Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by zowie 
love the 80s.loads of great albums.
- Chart updated: 10/18/2019 19:15
- (Created: 09/28/2019 13:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
635
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,074
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,057
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,609
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,257
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Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Buy album
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2019]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30 | 30% | |
| 1981 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Kate Bush | 5 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 5 | 5% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 4 | 4% | |
| Phil Collins | 4 | 4% | |
| Billy Joel | 4 | 4% | |
| Grace Jones | 3 | 3% | |
| Gary Numan | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 31 from 87th to 56th Please by Pet Shop Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 56th to 57th The Friends Of Mr. Cairo by Jon & Vangelis |
| Down 1 from 57th to 58th The Game by Queen |
| Down 1 from 58th to 59th True Colours by Split Enz |
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