Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 19 hours ago
- (Created: 02/17/2019 13:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,534
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,098
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,836
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[First added to this chart: 02/17/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,732
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,393
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
691
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,238
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1987 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| John Hiatt | 2 | 2% | |
| Sting | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 81st to 80thSubstance by New Order |
| Up 1 from 80th to 79thPsychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Up 1 from 79th to 78thHigh Adventure by Kenny Loggins |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 72nd to 81stAppetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses |
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| ! | 11/26/2021 07:50 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2020 22:49 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2020 09:50 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2020 01:03 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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