Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by bertdepoortere 
- Chart updated: 09/12/2025 12:45
- (Created: 01/03/2019 10:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,162
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Year of Release:
1989
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31,122
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,511
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,794
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,584
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,457
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
944
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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8,676
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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,883
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,380
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 7 | 7% | |
| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 4% | |
| Warren Zevon | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
| Soft Cell | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 45th to 46thLouder Than Bombs by The Smiths |
| Down 1 from 46th to 47thCrowded House by Crowded House |
| Down 1 from 47th to 48thCrocodiles by Echo & The Bunnymen |
| New entries |
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| Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen |
| Learning To Crawl by Pretenders |
| Leavers |
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| Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman |
| Spike by Elvis Costello |
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