Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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zwiebel 
- Chart updated: 05/18/2024 13:15
- (Created: 10/18/2019 08:54).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,040
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,334
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,151
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 01/06/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
1,256
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,987
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,309
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,294
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Williams (US) | 4 | 4% | |
| Butthole Surfers | 4 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3 | 3% | |
| Sade | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 2 | 2% | |
| Mylène Farmer | 2 | 2% | |
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52 | 52% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 19th to 21stViolent Femmes by Violent Femmes |
| Down 2 from 20th to 22ndDisintegration by The Cure |
| Down 2 from 21st to 23rdOne Way Home by The Hooters |
| New entries |
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| Alannah Myles by Alannah Myles |
| 淡淡幽情 [Dàndàn Yōuqíng] by 鄧麗君 [Teresa Teng] |
| Diana by Diana Ross |
| Leavers |
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| The Red Hot Chili Peppers by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Southside by Texas |
| Rio by Duran Duran |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/01/2021 09:50 |  Tamthebam | 650 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2021 19:43 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2020 18:46 |  sssvnnn | 2,863 | 83/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2020 22:23 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 |
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From buzzdainer 09/14/2020 22:24 | #258234
buzzdainer 09/14/2020 22:24 | #258234
Looks like I need to check out some Joe Hisaishi, if you're going to rank one of his albums #3 of the eighties! Looking forward to hearing some of his stuff.
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