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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Rum Sodomy & The Lash 

 The Pogues

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

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

2,994

Rank in 1985:

11

Rank in 1980s:

90

Overall Rank:

589

Average Rating:

 78 (392 votes)

Comments:

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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:

360 charts

Rank Score:

1,894

Rank in 1985:

15

Rank in 1980s:

145

Overall Rank:

952

Average Rating:

 78 (431 votes)

Comments:

20

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Substance 
Compilation

 Joy Division

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

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

1,244

Rank in 1988:

22

Rank in 1980s:

223

Overall Rank:

1,397

Average Rating:

 82 (368 votes)

Comments:

16

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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:

119 charts

Rank Score:

625

Rank in 1987:

44

Rank in 1980s:

388

Overall Rank:

2,515

Average Rating:

 78 (93 votes)

Comments:

4

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,805

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,868 votes)

Comments:

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,421 charts

Rank Score:

39,181

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,833 votes)

Comments:

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,972 charts

Rank Score:

25,920

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 86 (2,225 votes)

Comments:

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Shoot Out The Lights 

 Richard & Linda Thompson

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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2014]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

1,095

Rank in 1982:

23

Rank in 1980s:

242

Overall Rank:

1,572

Average Rating:

 78 (222 votes)

Comments:

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Foxheads Stalk This Land 

 Close Lobsters

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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

214

Rank in 1987:

76

Rank in 1980s:

898

Overall Rank:

6,074

Average Rating:

 76 (43 votes)

Comments:

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Ocean Rain 

 Echo & The Bunnymen

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[First added to this chart: 09/04/2013]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,862

Rank in 1984:

13

Rank in 1980s:

64

Overall Rank:

465

Average Rating:

 79 (589 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	%
Daniel Johnston	2	2%
Dead Kennedys	2	2%
X (US)	2	2%
Pixies	2	2%
Minutemen	2	2%
Talking Heads	2	2%
Black Flag	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	60	60%
	26	26%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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80/100	10/29/2019 09:16	sssvnnn	2,821	83/100
80/100	12/02/2016 09:09	TheSmiths82-87	1,839	83/100
85/100	11/08/2014 09:04	Decurso	173	82/100
100/100	07/02/2014 19:58	Kalos	43	96/100
80/100	07/01/2014 07:14	greatson	888	80/100

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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 85.7/100, 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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From Kalos 07/02/2014 19:59

One of the best charts in this site!

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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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