Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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discojets1 
- Chart updated: 04/11/2020 06:15
- (Created: 04/10/2020 01:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,530
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
3,210
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,766
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,659
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,555
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,397
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,869
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,071
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,224
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,035
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Wipers | 3 | 3% | |
| Meat Puppets | 3 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 3% | |
| XTC | 3 | 3% | |
| Bad Brains | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Down 2 from 58th to 60th Psychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Down 2 from 59th to 61st Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure |
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Briliant Chart.
I feel I should give a listen to the Meat Puppets...
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