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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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,881
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2020]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,297
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2020]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
843
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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% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 23rd to 24thThe Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden |
| Down 1 from 24th to 25thPurple Rain by Prince And The Revolution |
| Down 1 from 25th to 26thBad by Michael Jackson |
| New entries |
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| Secrets Of The Beehive by David Sylvian |
| Leavers |
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| Holy Diver by Dio |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
