Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by daCritic 
- Chart updated: 07/27/2023 17:15
- (Created: 10/23/2019 19:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
7,006
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,545
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,566
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1984
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15,913
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,692
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,140
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7. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,017
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,084
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[First added to this chart: 11/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,281
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,576
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Prince | 3 | 3% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 2 | 2% | |
| Madonna | 2 | 2% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
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59 | 59% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 86th to 89th Born To Mack by Too $hort |
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