Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 12/02/2025 05:15
- (Created: 09/07/2018 04:24).
- Chart size: 36 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
998
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,270
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,505
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,457
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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2025]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,182
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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,931
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,363
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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10,716
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[First added to this chart: 04/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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1,614
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Total albums: 36. Page 1 of 4
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Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | 19% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 14% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pixies | 2 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 6% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 6% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 6% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 1 | 3% | |
| Guns N' Roses | 1 | 3% | |
| David Kauffman And Eric Caboor | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 36 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 18 from 27th to 9thTango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac |
| Up 8 from 13th to 5thSongs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears |
| Up 2 from 8th to 6thGaucho by Steely Dan |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 6th to 12thDoolittle by Pixies |
| Down 3 from 5th to 8thGraceland by Paul Simon |
| Down 3 from 10th to 13thViolent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| New entries |
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| Songs From Suicide Bridge by David Kauffman And Eric Caboor |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 08/06/2019 21:40 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 |
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From leniad 08/06/2019 21:41 | #240858
really like your selection, think you should have 1 prince in top 10
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