Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by 
Wasinski 
- Chart updated: 01/05/2025 18:45
- (Created: 10/19/2019 23:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,547
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,274
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,491
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,398
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,820
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,767
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7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,017
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2019]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
644
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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2019]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1981 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Television Personalities | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| NoMeansNo | 2 | 2% | |
| XTC | 2 | 2% | |
| The Residents | 2 | 2% | |
| Wipers | 2 | 2% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 41st to 32nd Come On Pilgrim by Pixies |
| Up 8 from 47th to 39th Over The Edge by Wipers |
| Up 7 from 45th to 38th Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 34th to 41st Et Hundeliv by Jokke & Valentinerne |
| Down 7 from 35th to 42nd The Commercial Album by The Residents |
| Down 7 from 36th to 43rd Nothingface by Voïvod |
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| ! | 11/11/2019 22:44 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2019 19:21 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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From sssvnnn 11/11/2019 22:45 | #244705
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Very cool chart, pretty different from mine but I love it.
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