Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by MOgnjenovic 
- Chart updated: 10/08/2022 17:45
- (Created: 01/13/2019 20:54).
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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16,768
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,881
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,862
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,056
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,990
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[First added to this chart: 10/09/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2021]
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1980
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659
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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3,245
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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5,941
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,024
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 63 from 79th to 16th Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons |
| Up 13 from 67th to 54th Couldn't Stand The Weather by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
| Up 12 from 70th to 58th Holy Diver by Dio |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 16 from 35th to 51st Surfer Rosa by Pixies |
| Down 16 from 43rd to 59th Let It Be by The Replacements |
| Down 13 from 31st to 44th Document by R.E.M. |
| New entries |
|---|
 Forever Nowby The Psychedelic Furs |
| Strange Times by The Chameleons |
| Starfish by The Church |
| Leavers |
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 Slippery When Wetby Bon Jovi |
| Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout |
| Night And Day by Joe Jackson |
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