Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Spyglass 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2020 22:45
- (Created: 04/06/2020 17:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,232
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Year of Release:
1988
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390
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Year of Release:
1982
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16,349
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Year of Release:
1986
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12,557
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Year of Release:
1984
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4,025
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,498
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Year of Release:
1989
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1,276
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,362
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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1,165
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2020]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1988 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 6 | 6% | |
| Iron Maiden | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Van Halen | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Slayer | 2 | 2% | |
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47 | 47% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| New entries |
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| Secrets Of The Beehive by David Sylvian |
| Leavers |
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