Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s
by willowen9 
- Chart updated: 04/05/2021 21:15
- (Created: 12/28/2018 11:01).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Top three tracks: Born In The USA, Glory Days, Dancing In The Dark
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,947
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Top three tracks: Harborcoat, So. Central Rain, Don't Go Back To Rockville
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1984
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3,229
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Top three tracks: Hungry Heart, Out In The Street, The River
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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3,952
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Top three tracks: I Won't Back Down, Love Is A Long Road, Runnin' Down A Dream
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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3,287
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Top three tracks: Where The Streets Have No Name, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Bullet The Blue Sky
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,352
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Top three tracks: Modern Love, China Girl, Let's Dance
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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2,768
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Top three tracks: Radio Free Europe, Laughing, Talk About The Passion
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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9,928
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Top three tracks: So Far Away, Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1985
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7,138
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Top three tracks: Pictures Of You, Lullaby, Fascination Street
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,126
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Top three tracks: Wanna Be Startin' Something, Beat It, Billie Jean
[First added to this chart: 12/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,307
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 6 | 12% | |
| U2 | 5 | 10% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 8% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 6% | |
| The Police | 3 | 6% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 6% | |
| Prince | 3 | 6% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 10 from 16th to 6thLet's Dance by David Bowie |
| Up 8 from 17th to 9thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Up 6 from 9th to 3rdThe River by Bruce Springsteen |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 5th to 10thThriller by Michael Jackson |
| Down 5 from 6th to 11thThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Down 4 from 4th to 8thBrothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
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From WillyMac 05/24/2020 21:59 | #252043
I like your taste. There is virtually nothing on your chart I don't like and only a couple I don't know. We have 19 out of 50 albums the same!
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. Wilco | |
| 9. Animal Collective | |
| 10. The White Stripes | |
| 11. Kanye West | |
| 12. Phil Elverum | |
| 13. Interpol | |
| 14. Modest Mouse | |
| 15. Queens Of The Stone Age | |
| 16. Madvillain | |
| 17. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| 19. The National | |
| 20. The Flaming Lips |
