Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Patman360

• Chart updated: 05/19/2016 08:45
• (Created: 04/14/2012 03:58).
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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,540 charts

Rank Score:

33,123

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 88 (2,938 votes)

Comments:

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Double Nickels On The Dime 

 Minutemen

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[First added to this chart: 08/06/2012]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

584 charts

Rank Score:

4,810

Rank in 1984:

7

Rank in 1980s:

47

Overall Rank:

357

Average Rating:

 80 (639 votes)

Comments:

47

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Damaged 

 Black Flag

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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2012]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

2,004

Rank in 1981:

9

Rank in 1980s:

133

Overall Rank:

869

Average Rating:

 76 (503 votes)

Comments:

28

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Rum Sodomy & The Lash 

 The Pogues

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

427 charts

Rank Score:

3,084

Rank in 1985:

10

Rank in 1980s:

86

Overall Rank:

569

Average Rating:

 78 (408 votes)

Comments:

27

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Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,138 charts

Rank Score:

12,075

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

 84 (1,332 votes)

Comments:

87

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This Nation's Saving Grace 

 The Fall

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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

1,923

Rank in 1985:

15

Rank in 1980s:

139

Overall Rank:

907

Average Rating:

 78 (445 votes)

Comments:

20

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Substance 
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 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,313

Rank in 1988:

21

Rank in 1980s:

213

Overall Rank:

1,323

Average Rating:

 82 (375 votes)

Comments:

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Graceland 

 Paul Simon

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,127 charts

Rank Score:

10,988

Rank in 1986:

3

Rank in 1980s:

16

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 81 (1,342 votes)

Comments:

80

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Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,573 charts

Rank Score:

15,979

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

76

Average Rating:

 84 (1,860 votes)

Comments:

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George Best 

 The Wedding Present

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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

604

Rank in 1987:

43

Rank in 1980s:

395

Overall Rank:

2,607

Average Rating:

 77 (96 votes)

Comments:

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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	%
	61	61%
	26	26%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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80/100	10/29/2019 09:16	sssvnnn	2,845	83/100
80/100	12/02/2016 09:09	TheSmiths82-87	1,833	83/100
85/100	11/08/2014 09:04	Decurso	172	82/100
100/100	07/02/2014 19:58	Kalos	42	95/100
80/100	07/01/2014 07:14	greatson	904	80/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.6/100, a mean average of 87.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.5/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.8.

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From sssvnnn 10/29/2019 09:16

Pretty hard stuff.
No poor 80`s pop in your chart - fine

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From Patman360 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 Decurso 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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100/100

From Kalos 07/02/2014 19:59

One of the best charts in this site!

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80/100

From greatson 07/01/2014 07:14

Well done!

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From JeffN999 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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