Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by svk4ever 
- Chart updated: 05/26/2025 16:15
- (Created: 05/28/2019 20:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,869
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Year of Release:
1983
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1,515
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Year of Release:
1987
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857
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Marillion | 4 | 4% | |
| Iron Maiden | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 4 | 4% | |
| Judas Priest | 3 | 3% | |
| Dio | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 2% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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35 | 35% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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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 |
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| Up 1 from 100th to 99th Vigilante by Magnum (UK) |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98th Mechanix by UFO |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97th Allied Forces by Triumph |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 82 from 18th to 100th The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
