Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Patman360 
- Chart updated: 05/19/2016 08:45
- (Created: 04/14/2012 03:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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30,827
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[First added to this chart: 08/06/2012]
Year of Release:
1984
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4,581
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,044
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1985
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2,988
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,470
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2013]
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1985
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1,900
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2015]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,282
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
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10,669
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,340
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2015]
Year of Release:
1987
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593
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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 | % | |
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| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
| The Pogues | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 2 | 2% | |
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 2% | |
| Daniel Johnston | 2 | 2% | |
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61 | 61% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/29/2019 09:16 |  sssvnnn | 2,876 | 83/100 | |
| 12/02/2016 09:09 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 11/08/2014 09:04 |  Decurso | 171 | 82/100 | |
| 07/02/2014 19:58 |  Kalos | 41 | 96/100 | |
| 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 | #244241
sssvnnn 10/29/2019 09:16 | #244241
Pretty hard stuff.
No poor 80`s pop in your chart - fine
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From Patman360 11/11/2014 08:27 | #126702
Patman360 11/11/2014 08:27 | #126702
@RepoMan I think I discovered them off some punk blog by chance awhile back and got obsessed with them for awhile! t
Thanks for the comment!
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From Decurso 11/08/2014 09:05 | #126475
Decurso 11/08/2014 09:05 | #126475
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 Kalos 07/02/2014 19:59 | #115854
Kalos 07/02/2014 19:59 | #115854
One of the best charts in this site!
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From greatson 07/01/2014 07:14 | #115747
greatson 07/01/2014 07:14 | #115747
Well done!
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From JeffN999 04/26/2014 06:20 | #110108
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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