Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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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:
31,559
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,000
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[First added to this chart: 10/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,039
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% | |
| Dead Moon | 2 | 2% | |
| Rudimentary Peni | 2 | 2% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 2% | |
| Linton Kwesi Johnson | 2 | 2% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 41st to 32ndCome On Pilgrim by Pixies |
| Up 8 from 47th to 39thOver The Edge by Wipers |
| Up 7 from 45th to 38thUnderwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 34th to 41stEt Hundeliv by Jokke & Valentinerne |
| Down 7 from 35th to 42ndThe Commercial Album by The Residents |
| Down 7 from 36th to 43rdNothingface by Voïvod |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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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
sssvnnn 11/11/2019 22:45 | #244705
Very cool chart, pretty different from mine but I love it.
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