Top 61 Music Albums of the 1980s
by Montpejo

• Chart updated: 07/26/2025 20:45
• (Created: 05/30/2019 01:50).
• Chart size: 61 albums.

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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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91.6667

80.6667

11 highlights [First added to this chart: 03/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,543 charts

Rank Score:

32,204

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,949 votes)

Comments:

293

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Disintegration 

 The Cure

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89.8333

9 Highlights

80.8333 [First added to this chart: 02/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,834 charts

Rank Score:

26,450

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

30

Average Rating:

 86 (2,051 votes)

Comments:

152

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1999 

 Prince

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88.0000

8 Highlights

80.0000 [First added to this chart: 03/03/2025]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

584 charts

Rank Score:

3,808

Rank in 1982:

6

Rank in 1980s:

65

Overall Rank:

453

Average Rating:

 79 (737 votes)

Comments:

50

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Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

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87.4167

7 Highlights

80.4167 [First added to this chart: 03/28/2020]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,407 charts

Rank Score:

18,380

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 85 (1,404 votes)

Comments:

103

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Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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87.4167

80.4167

7 Highlights [First added to this chart: 03/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,584 charts

Rank Score:

15,815

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

75

Average Rating:

 84 (1,867 votes)

Comments:

147

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The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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86.5000

7 Highlights

79.5000 [First added to this chart: 03/15/2020]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

978 charts

Rank Score:

8,081

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

24

Overall Rank:

189

Average Rating:

 83 (1,481 votes)

Comments:

86

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Scary Monsters 

 David Bowie

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86.0000

6 Highlights

80.0000 [First added to this chart: 02/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

775 charts

Rank Score:

5,687

Rank in 1980:

4

Rank in 1980s:

39

Overall Rank:

297

Average Rating:

 81 (1,118 votes)

Comments:

62

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Meat Is Murder 

 The Smiths

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86.0000

6 Highlights

80.0000 [First added to this chart: 11/05/2021]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

826 charts

Rank Score:

6,401

Rank in 1985:

4

Rank in 1980s:

32

Overall Rank:

257

Average Rating:

 82 (1,292 votes)

Comments:

68

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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85.8462

7 Highlights

78.8462 [First added to this chart: 09/19/2020]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,310 charts

Rank Score:

12,171

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

105

Average Rating:

 84 (1,867 votes)

Comments:

112

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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85.6250

80.6250

5 Highlights [First added to this chart: 03/01/2020]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,030 charts

Rank Score:

28,086

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,295 votes)

Comments:

196

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Top 61 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	7	11%
1981	6	10%
1982	6	10%
1983	6	10%
1984	6	10%
1985	6	10%
1986	6	10%
1987	6	10%
1988	6	10%
1989	6	10%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	5	8%
Metallica	3	5%
Pixies	2	3%
The Cure	2	3%
R.E.M.	2	3%
Tom Waits	2	3%
Prince	2	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	28	46%
	25	41%
	2	3%
	2	3%
	2	3%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 61 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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85/100	09/21/2020 09:51	TheSmiths82-87	1,831	83/100
85/100	01/03/2020 04:56	JoaoMoreira	91	85/100
90/100	08/05/2019 06:39	Johnnyo	2,528	80/100

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From JoaoMoreira 01/03/2020 04:56

Nice chart

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From Johnnyo 08/05/2019 06:39

Great start. Looking forward to the rest

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