Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Patman360

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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33,123
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[First added to this chart: 08/06/2012]
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1984
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4,810
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2012]
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1981
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2,004
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
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1985
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3,084
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
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1985
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12,075
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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1,923
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,313
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
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1986
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10,988
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,979
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2015]
Year of Release:
1987
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604
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 12 12%
1981 11 11%
1982 10 10%
1983 5 5%
1984 7 7%
1985 12 12%
1986 8 8%
1987 9 9%
1988 12 12%
1989 14 14%
Artist Albums %


Dead Kennedys 2 2%
X (US) 2 2%
Pixies 2 2%
Minutemen 2 2%
Talking Heads 2 2%
Black Flag 2 2%
The Smiths 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 61 61%
United Kingdom 26 26%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Jamaica 3 3%
Ireland 2 2%
Germany 1 1%
Hungary 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 94 94%
Yes 6 6%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 10/29/2019 09:16
Pretty hard stuff.
No poor 80`s pop in your chart - fine
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From 11/11/2014 08:27
@RepoMan I think I discovered them off some punk blog by chance awhile back and got obsessed with them for awhile! t
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From 11/08/2014 09:05
Phenomenal for the 80s! I tend to think of the 80s as being pretty sucky music-wise, but this is a good example of how much good stuff there was to listen to then.
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From 07/02/2014 19:59
One of the best charts in this site!
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From 07/01/2014 07:14
Well done!
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From 04/26/2014 06:20
Cool chart. The eighties don't suck nearly as bad as most people think. A lot of great albums on your list (45 albums in common with my list).
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