Top 82 Music Albums of the 1980s
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TheDarkOrb 
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- (Created: 07/24/2019 17:40).
- Chart size: 82 albums.
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Top 82 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1981 | 3 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 16% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 14 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Depeche Mode | 6 | 7% | |
| Skinny Puppy | 6 | 7% | |
| Einstürzende Neubauten | 5 | 6% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 4 | 5% | |
| Talk Talk | 3 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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27 | 33% | |
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25 | 30% | |
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9 | 11% | |
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9 | 11% | |
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4 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 82 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 29th to 30th The Dreaming by Kate Bush |
| Down 1 from 30th to 31st Disintegration by The Cure |
| Down 1 from 31st to 32nd Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode |
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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 |