Top 23 Music Albums of the 1980s
by gloriousgoo 
- Chart updated: 10/30/2020 22:15
- (Created: 12/10/2018 00:09).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,487
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Year of Release:
1986
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33,852
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,135
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,756
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,465
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,571
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,916
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
4,028
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,742
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Top 23 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | 17% | |
| 1981 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 3 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Talking Heads | 3 | 13% | |
| Galaxie 500 | 2 | 9% | |
| The Fall | 2 | 9% | |
| Wipers | 1 | 4% | |
| Black Flag | 1 | 4% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 4% | |
| The Replacements | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 23 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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