Top 17 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 02/21/2021 01:15
- (Created: 12/06/2018 22:39).
- Chart size: 17 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,875
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,026
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,218
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,165
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,487
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,759
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,558
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,022
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,683
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
5,729
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Total albums: 17. Page 1 of 2
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Top 17 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1982 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1983 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 2 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 18% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 24% | |
| 1987 | 1 | 6% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 3 | 18% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smiths | 3 | 18% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 12% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 6% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1 | 6% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 1 | 6% | |
| The Stone Roses | 1 | 6% | |
| Slayer | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 17 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 7th to 8th Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963 by Sam Cooke |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9th Rain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Down 1 from 9th to 10th Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths |
| New entries |
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| Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
