Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 10/17/2021 09:15
- (Created: 09/18/2019 07:19).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,535
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,689
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,534
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,211
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,900
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,919
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,874
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,044
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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2021]
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 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 15 | 15% |
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| The Fall | 1 | 1% | |
| Swell Maps | 1 | 1% | |
| Boogie Down Productions | 1 | 1% | |
| The Replacements | 1 | 1% | |
| Wipers | 1 | 1% | |
| Prefab Sprout | 1 | 1% | |
| Violent Femmes | 1 | 1% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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