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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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,488 charts

Rank Score:

34,685

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,913 votes)

Comments:

265

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Doolittle

Pixies

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,543 charts

Rank Score:

32,405

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,946 votes)

Comments:

293

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Green

R.E.M.

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

513 charts

Rank Score:

3,489

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

503

Average Rating:

78 (746 votes)

Comments:

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Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

468 charts

Rank Score:

2,781

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

621

Average Rating:

78 (690 votes)

Comments:

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The Stone Roses

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,018 charts

Rank Score:

23,438

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

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[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

868 charts

Rank Score:

6,691

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

245

Average Rating:

82 (1,040 votes)

Comments:

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Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

972

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

270

Overall Rank:

1,747

Average Rating:

78 (188 votes)

Comments:

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Sign "O" The Times

Prince

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

8,955

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

169

Average Rating:

81 (944 votes)

Comments:

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Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,437 charts

Rank Score:

16,134

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (1,656 votes)

Comments:

130

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The Joshua Tree

[First added to this chart: 01/17/2019]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,856 charts

Rank Score:

18,510

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (2,453 votes)

Comments:

228

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

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	%

R.E.M.	7	7%
The Smiths	6	6%
Bob Dylan	4	4%
The Cure	3	3%
Warren Zevon	3	3%
The Human League	2	2%
Queen	2	2%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	51	51%
	35	35%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	85	85%
Yes	15	15%

Live?	Albums	%
No	97	97%
Yes	3	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 99th to 98th The Works by Queen

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 45th to 46th Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
Down 1 from 46th to 47th Crowded House by Crowded House
Down 1 from 47th to 48th Crocodiles by Echo & The Bunnymen

New entries
Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Learning To Crawl by Pretenders

Leavers
Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Spike by Elvis Costello

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings

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90/100	02/01/2022 15:06	Larcx13	1,140	86/100
80/100	02/28/2021 15:41	sssvnnn	2,852	83/100
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