Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 10/17/2019 16:45
- (Created: 10/17/2019 16:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1989
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31,550
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1989
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6,577
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1989
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3,499
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1989
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509
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1980
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842
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1989
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714
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1989
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23,063
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1984
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5,990
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1984
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4,306
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1988
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2,167
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1989 | 14 | 14% |
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| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Jane's Addiction | 1 | 1% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 1% | |
| XTC | 1 | 1% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 1% | |
| Ultramagnetic MC's | 1 | 1% | |
| Fugazi | 1 | 1% | |
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58 | 58% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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