Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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covecove 
- Chart updated: 10/29/2021 18:45
- (Created: 06/03/2019 18:27).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,441
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8,714
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,524
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,332
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,954
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
6,927
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
9,953
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,516
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,349
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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6,494
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 3% | |
| Violent Femmes | 2 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 40 from 92nd to 52ndRhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson |
| Up 29 from 51st to 22ndPaid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim |
| Up 27 from 55th to 28thHounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 41 from 15th to 56thPeter Gabriel (1980) by Peter Gabriel |
| Down 37 from 60th to 97thConstruction Time Again by Depeche Mode |
| Down 31 from 42nd to 73rdMeat Is Murder by The Smiths |
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