Top 43 Music Albums of the 1980s
by BoxFL 
- Chart updated: 03/07/2025 14:45
- (Created: 11/13/2018 23:01).
- Chart size: 43 albums.
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Top 43 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6 | 14% | |
| 1981 | 3 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 5 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 3 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 4 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 14% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 1 | 2% | |
| 1989 | 3 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Rush | 6 | 14% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 9% | |
| Wipers | 3 | 7% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5% | |
| XTC | 2 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 5% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 43 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 35th to 29thGenesis by Genesis |
| Up 5 from 18th to 13thGrace Under Pressure by Rush |
| Up 5 from 13th to 8thSo by Peter Gabriel |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 26th to 32ndIs This Real? by Wipers |
| Down 5 from 32nd to 37thViolent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Down 5 from 33rd to 38thBad by Michael Jackson |
| New entries |
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| The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel |
| Document by R.E.M. |
| Inside Information by Foreigner |
| War by U2 |
| Jeopardy by The Sound |
| Solitude Standing by Suzanne Vega |
| Closer by Joy Division |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 06/08/2020 17:19 | WillyMac | 95 | 86/100 |
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From WillyMac 06/08/2020 17:20 | #253084
That's a cool eclectic list. I be if you expanded it beyond 22 albums we'd have more than 8 in common...
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