Top 81 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
UofTBlues 
Great Hard Rock/Heavy Metal albums from the 80's. Some of my favorites & not in any particular order.
- Chart updated: 02/12/2022 20:15
- (Created: 12/28/2019 17:56).
- Chart size: 81 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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11,128
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,519
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Year of Release:
1987
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12,175
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,280
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Year of Release:
1980
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1,599
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
688
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
10,084
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2020]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
3,323
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2020]
Total albums: 78. Page 1 of 8
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Top 81 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 16 | 20% | |
| 1981 | 15 | 19% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 3 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 7 | 9% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 4 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 5% | |
| Judas Priest | 3 | 4% | |
| Motörhead | 3 | 4% | |
| Van Halen | 3 | 4% | |
| Rush | 3 | 4% | |
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| 100/100 | 05/05/2020 09:44 |  Repo | | 100/100 |
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Love the chart. Metal bliss
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