Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by emptysquares 
- Chart updated: 09/26/2020 21:15
- (Created: 07/20/2019 00:03).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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11,440
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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2,672
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,212
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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885
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,200
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,270
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,557
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,414
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,039
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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2019]
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1989
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441
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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 | % | |
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| 1980 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1988 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 8 | 8% | |
| XTC | 6 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 5 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 3 | 3% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
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72 | 72% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 10/16/2022 07:10 |  sssvnnn | 2,875 | 83/100 | |
| 08/29/2020 22:26 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 |
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From sssvnnn 10/16/2022 07:14 | #290518
sssvnnn 10/16/2022 07:14 | #290518
very good chart.
good music with "typical 80´s bands".
I just wish more different bands: It´s Ok to have The Cure as the top band of the 80`s but 8 albums of the same band makes the chart boring to reed,,,
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From buzzdainer 08/29/2020 22:28 | #257572
buzzdainer 08/29/2020 22:28 | #257572
A unique and fascinating take on the eighties. Yours is far heavier on British pop than mine is, which makes good sense since we're across the pond from one another. Your chart reminds me that I need to dig more deeply into Brian Eno's various collaborations in the eighties, as I think I haven't given that stuff enough of my attention.
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