Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,662
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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9,324
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Year of Release:
1988
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5,182
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Year of Release:
1983
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3,253
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 8 8%
1981 3 3%
1982 10 10%
1983 4 4%
1984 5 5%
1985 9 9%
1986 9 9%
1987 13 13%
1988 18 18%
1989 21 21%
Artist Albums %


R.E.M. 6 6%
Mötley Crüe 4 4%
Run-D.M.C. 4 4%
Bruce Springsteen 4 4%
Metallica 4 4%
LL Cool J 3 3%
Sonic Youth 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 79 79%
United Kingdom 14 14%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Canada 2 2%
Ireland 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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New entryDiary Of A Madman
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New entryMoving Pictures
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New entryMilo Goes To College
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New entryBad Brains
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New entryShout At The Devil
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New entryDocument
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New entryBigger And Deffer
by LL Cool J
New entryTougher Than Leather
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by Ice-T
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Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Marquee Moon by Television
13. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
14. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
15. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
16. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
17. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
18. Low by David Bowie
19. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell
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