Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s
by BLO 
- Chart updated: 12/02/2025 05:15
- (Created: 09/07/2018 04:24).
- Chart size: 36 albums.
There is 1 comment for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 1 vote). Please log in or create an account to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 60,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
[First added to this chart: 02/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
975
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,517
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
22,094
Rank in 1989:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,216
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2025]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,148
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,926
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,306
Rank in 1981:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,418
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 04/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,676
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 36. Page 1 of 4
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | 19% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 17% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Kate Bush | 2 | 6% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 6% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 6% | |
| New Order | 1 | 3% | |
| Paul Simon | 1 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
Up 18 from 27th to 9th |
Up 8 from 13th to 5th |
Up 2 from 8th to 6th |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
Down 6 from 6th to 12th |
Down 3 from 5th to 8th |
Down 3 from 10th to 13th |
| New entries |
|---|
Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 31 Music Albums of the 1980s | ConnorSziklasi | 1980s decade chart | 2018 |  |
| Top 25 Music Albums of the 1980s |  dfulfo01 | 1980s decade chart | 2013 | |
| Top 30 Music Albums of the 1980s |  Freddie55 | 1980s decade chart | 2013 | |
| Top 25 Music Albums of the 1980s | Snowball15963 | 1980s decade chart | 2018 | |
| Top 35 Music Albums of the 1980s |  Komorebi-D | 1980s decade chart | 2017 |  |
| Top 21 Music Albums of the 1980s | Seab | 1980s decade chart | 2017 |  |
| Top 30 Music Albums of the 1980s | Boo69 | 1980s decade chart | 2013 |  |
| Top 25 Music Albums of the 1980s | 17demmonsjared | 1980s decade chart | 2020 | |
| Top 31 Music Albums of the 1980s |  NickGordons | 1980s decade chart | 2019 |  |
| Top 30 Music Albums of the 1980s |  Puzzlr | 1980s decade chart | 2022 | |
Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Creating an account is quick, easy and FREE!
Join 50,000+ music fans
- Join a community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Influence the overall album rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Unlock Dark Mode and other member features.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- And much more.
Join now It only takes a moment.
Other decade charts by BLO
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 23 Music Albums of the 2020s | BLO | 2020s decade chart | 2024 | |
| Top 41 Music Albums of the 2010s | BLO | 2010s decade chart | 2025 | |
| Top 22 Music Albums of the 2000s | BLO | 2000s decade chart | 2024 | |
Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 1 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/06/2019 21:40 | leniad | 670 | 85/100 |
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to leave a rating
Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s favourites
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to add a favourite
Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s comments
Showing all 1 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From
leniad 08/06/2019 21:41 | #240858
really like your selection, think you should have 1 prince in top 10
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to add a comment
Your feedback for Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s
What do you think of this chart? Leave a comment or rate it below!
Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments and join the discussion.
