Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by cronadigallina 
- Chart updated: 09/06/2025 14:15
- (Created: 10/06/2019 08:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,208
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,245
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,972
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,196
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,480
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,903
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8. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 10/07/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,028
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,973
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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,930
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1985 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1986 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Hüsker Dü | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Talk Talk | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Died Pretty | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 38 from 93rd to 55th Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians |
| Up 20 from 95th to 75th The Ghost Of Cain by New Model Army |
| Up 19 from 96th to 77th Declaration by The Alarm |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 24 from 59th to 83rd fROMOHIO by fIREHOSE |
| Down 19 from 69th to 88th Slow To Fade by Red Guitars |
| Down 17 from 72nd to 89th Hello Cruel World by Tall Dwarfs |
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