Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by MOgnjenovic 
- Chart updated: 10/08/2022 17:45
- (Created: 01/13/2019 20:54).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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31,809
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
14,494
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2022]
[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,699
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,696
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
17,914
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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934
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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2020]
[First added to this chart: 10/07/2021]
[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,048
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Rush | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 4 | 4% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 4 | 4% | |
| Game Theory | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smithereens | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 3% | |
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44 | 44% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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