Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
Boltzmann 
One less 10/10 this decade, but boy, are they important. The '80s saw the rise of dance-pop and hip hop which - needless to say - have had an everlasting impact on music. Meanwhile we saw rock split up: post-punk with their illusion of undergroundness, who realized shortly after the end of the '80s they were mainstream too all along; new wave who liked the sound of Joy Division a bit too much, and embraced their cheesiness very early on; hardcore punk and heavy metal that became almost indistinguishable after thrash was invented; and noise rock, which proved to be the only one that was actually interesting. The actual underground meanwhile was working on house and techno and everything that came from that. But that's another story for another decade.
First two are 10/10, 3-14 are 9/10, the rest 8/10 (which I haven't ordered properly yet), and the only ones of the decade that are.
- Chart updated: 10/28/2021 16:45
- (Created: 09/05/2018 23:05).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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1989
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1983
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 18% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Prince | 6 | 10% | |
| Madonna | 5 | 8% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 5% | |
| New Order | 2 | 3% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 3% | |
| Eric B. & Rakim | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Up 5 from 7th to 2nd Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim |
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