Top 22 Music Albums of the 1980s
by gloriousgoo 
- Chart updated: 06/09/2026 09:15
- (Created: 12/10/2018 00:09).
- Chart size: 22 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
26,835
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
32,049
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
25,759
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,654
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,300
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,485
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
30,442
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,877
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,856
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,853
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Total albums: 22. Page 1 of 3
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Top 22 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | 18% | |
| 1981 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 3 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 1 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 14% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 18% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Talking Heads | 3 | 14% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 9% | |
| Galaxie 500 | 2 | 9% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 5% | |
| Young Marble Giants | 1 | 5% | |
| Brian Eno & David Byrne | 1 | 5% | |
| Devo | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 22 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thMy Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5thStop Making Sense by Talking Heads |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6thLittle Creatures by Talking Heads |
| New entries |
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| Disintegration by The Cure |
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