Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s by lightmyway

• Chart updated: 08/19/2012 20:20
• (Created: 04/30/2012 09:21).
• Chart size: 70 albums.

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Rattle And Hum 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

1,412

Rank in 1988:

20

Rank in 1980s:

199

Overall Rank:

1,233

Average Rating:

 72 (641 votes)

Comments:

35

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Green 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

512 charts

Rank Score:

3,493

Rank in 1988:

8

Rank in 1980s:

76

Overall Rank:

503

Average Rating:

 78 (745 votes)

Comments:

56

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Disintegration 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,836 charts

Rank Score:

26,682

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 86 (2,048 votes)

Comments:

152

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Cosmic Thing 

 The B-52's

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

834

Rank in 1989:

26

Rank in 1980s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,991

Average Rating:

 74 (204 votes)

Comments:

8

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,018 charts

Rank Score:

23,499

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 86 (2,290 votes)

Comments:

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Tracy Chapman 

 Tracy Chapman

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

562 charts

Rank Score:

3,904

Rank in 1988:

6

Rank in 1980s:

64

Overall Rank:

444

Average Rating:

 77 (637 votes)

Comments:

35

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,855 charts

Rank Score:

18,490

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 83 (2,452 votes)

Comments:

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Purple Rain 
Soundtrack

 Prince And The Revolution

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,436 charts

Rank Score:

16,169

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

9

Overall Rank:

72

Average Rating:

 83 (1,655 votes)

Comments:

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Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,396 charts

Rank Score:

11,361

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 78 (1,949 votes)

Comments:

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Graceland 

 Paul Simon

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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,129 charts

Rank Score:

10,834

Rank in 1986:

3

Rank in 1980s:

16

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 81 (1,346 votes)

Comments:

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Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	8	11%
1981	3	4%
1982	4	6%
1983	7	10%
1984	4	6%
1985	5	7%
1986	6	9%
1987	8	11%
1988	12	17%
1989	13	19%

Artist	Albums	%
U2	5	7%
Metallica	4	6%
Prince	3	4%
Prince And The Revolution	3	4%
R.E.M.	3	4%
Talking Heads	3	4%
The Police	3	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	35	50%
	24	34%
	6	9%
	3	4%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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85/100	09/29/2016 10:08	Leonard	341	88/100
75/100	03/19/2016 01:24	sssvnnn	2,852	83/100
80/100	02/26/2014 16:58	greatson	903	80/100
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90/100	02/08/2013 20:37	5thbeatle	216	74/100

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From greatson 02/26/2014 16:58

WELL done!

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From 5thbeatle 02/08/2013 20:38

Some good taste, it's hard to find from those dreadful 80's

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