Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by ThuramThugood 
Best tracks of 1980s (TBC - unfinished):
Rated 80+ only:
* A Flock Of Seagulls (AFoS - UK - Apr 82) - I Ran (So Far Away) 99
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Big In Japan 99
* A Flock Of Seagulls (AFoS - UK - Apr 82) - Space Age Love Song 96
* A Flock Of Seagulls (TSoAYH Bonus Track - UK - Aug 84) - Lost Control 95
山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] (JAP - FY - Jan 82) - Sparkle 93
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - She Fades Away 92
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Forever Young 91
* 菊池ひみこ [Himiko Kikuchi] (AR - JAP - Jun 81) - Calling Waves 90
菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] (JAP - Adv - Jun 86) - Good Friend 90
* A Flock Of Seagulls (Listen - UK - Apr 83) - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) 90
菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] (JAP - Adv - Jun 86) - Tomorrow 89
* A Flock Of Seagulls (TSoAYH - UK - Aug 84) - Remember David 87
Legião Urbana (BRA) (AQE) - Ha Tempos. 87
Legião Urbana (Dois) - Índios 86
菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] (JAP - Adv - Jun 86) - もう逢えないかもしれない 86
菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] (JAP - Adv - Jun 86) - Night Cruising 86
山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] (JAP - FY - Jan 82) - Your Eyes 86
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Victory Of Love 85
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Summer In Berlin 85
* 菊池ひみこ [Himiko Kikuchi] (AR - JAP - Jun 81) - Rolling 40th 85
* A Flock Of Seagulls (Listen - UK - Apr 83) - Over The Border 85
Daniel Na Cova Dos Leões - Legião Urbana (Dois). 85
* A Flock Of Seagulls (DCT - UK - Mar 86) - Better & Better 85
菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] (JAP - Adv - Jun 86) - 波になりたい 84
野力奏一Noriki (JAP - DC - Sep 84) - Night Lights 84
Legião Urbana (BRA) (AQE) - Feedback Song For A Dying. 84
山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita] (JAP - FY - Jan 82) - Futari 84
角松敏生 [Toshiki Kadomatsu] (JAP - A5C - Apr 84) - If You ... 83
角松敏生 [Toshiki Kadomatsu] (JAP - A5C - Apr 84) - Will You Wait For Me 83
* Alphaville (TBB - DE/GER - Apr 89) - Romeos 83
菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] (JAP - Adv - Jun 86) - Overture 83
Fábrica - Legião Urbana (Dois). 83
* A Flock Of Seagulls (Listen - UK - Apr 83) - The Fall 83
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - In The Mood 83
Música Urbana 2. - Legião Urbana (Dois). 83
菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] (JAP - Adv - Jun 86) - Mystical Composer 83
Legião Urbana (BRA) (AQE) - Eu Era Um Lobiaomem Juven. 83
* A Flock Of Seagulls (AFoS - UK - Apr 82) - Man Made 82
菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] (JAP - Adv - Jun 86) - Adventure 81
角松敏生 [Toshiki Kadomatsu] (JAP - A5C - Apr 84) - Step Into The Light 81
* A Flock Of Seagulls (DCT - UK - Mar 86) - Whole Lot Of Loving 81
* A Flock Of Seagulls (Listen - UK - Apr 83) - (It's Not Me) Talking 81
角松敏生 [Toshiki Kadomatsu] (JAP - A5C - Apr 84) - Airport Lady 80
* Alphaville (FY - DE/GER - Sep 84) - Sounds Like A Melody 80
* A Flock Of Seagulls (B-side (HLAD) - UK - Feb 86) - (Cosmos) The Effect of the Sun 80
Legião Urbana (BRA) (AQE) - Meninos E Meninas. 80
* A Flock Of Seagulls (DCT - UK - Mar 86) - Love On Your Knees 80
- Chart updated: 11/01/2025 14:45
- (Created: 04/15/2020 15:55).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Album Rating: 93.47
(1,402/15)
1. "Debaser" - 94
2. "Tame" - 98
3. "Wave of Mutilation" - 92
4. "I Bleed" - 87
5. "Here Comes Your Man" - 94
6. "Dead" - 85
7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" - 99
8. "Mr. Grieves" - 94
9. "Crackity Jones" - 97
10. "La La Love You" - 90
11. "No. 13 Baby" - 93
12. "There Goes My Gun" - 92
13. "Hey" - 100
14. "Silver" - 87
15. "Gouge Away" - 100 [First added to this chart: 04/15/2020]
(1,402/15)
1. "Debaser" - 94
2. "Tame" - 98
3. "Wave of Mutilation" - 92
4. "I Bleed" - 87
5. "Here Comes Your Man" - 94
6. "Dead" - 85
7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" - 99
8. "Mr. Grieves" - 94
9. "Crackity Jones" - 97
10. "La La Love You" - 90
11. "No. 13 Baby" - 93
12. "There Goes My Gun" - 92
13. "Hey" - 100
14. "Silver" - 87
15. "Gouge Away" - 100 [First added to this chart: 04/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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30,173
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Album Rating: 92.36
(1,016/11)
1. "I Wanna Be Adored" 4:52 - 96
2. "She Bangs the Drums" 3:42 - 98
3. "Waterfall" 4:37 - 98
4. "Don't Stop" 5:17 - 74
5. "Bye Bye Badman" 4:04 - 91
6. "Elizabeth My Dear" 0:53 - 87
7. "(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister" 3:25 - 90
8. "Made of Stone" 4:10 - 100
9. "Shoot You Down" 4:10 - 85
10. "This Is the One" 4:58 - 98
11. "I Am the Resurrection" 8:12 - 99 [First added to this chart: 04/22/2020]
(1,016/11)
1. "I Wanna Be Adored" 4:52 - 96
2. "She Bangs the Drums" 3:42 - 98
3. "Waterfall" 4:37 - 98
4. "Don't Stop" 5:17 - 74
5. "Bye Bye Badman" 4:04 - 91
6. "Elizabeth My Dear" 0:53 - 87
7. "(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister" 3:25 - 90
8. "Made of Stone" 4:10 - 100
9. "Shoot You Down" 4:10 - 85
10. "This Is the One" 4:58 - 98
11. "I Am the Resurrection" 8:12 - 99 [First added to this chart: 04/22/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,079
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[First added to this chart: 04/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,535
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Album Rating: 86.89
(782/9)
Side one
1. "Atrocity Exhibition" - 85
2. "Isolation" - 84
3. "Passover" - 83
4. "Colony" - 78
5. "A Means to an End" - 84
Side two
1. "Heart and Soul" - 82
2. "Twenty Four Hours" - 97
3. "The Eternal" - 91
4. "Decades" - 98 [First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
(782/9)
Side one
1. "Atrocity Exhibition" - 85
2. "Isolation" - 84
3. "Passover" - 83
4. "Colony" - 78
5. "A Means to an End" - 84
Side two
1. "Heart and Soul" - 82
2. "Twenty Four Hours" - 97
3. "The Eternal" - 91
4. "Decades" - 98 [First added to this chart: 05/19/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
14,514
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Album Rating: 86.40
(864/10)
Side A
1. "Ivo" - 88
2. "Lorelei" - 93
3. "Beatrix" - 86
4. "Persephone" - 98
5. "Pandora (for Cindy)" - 89
Side B
1. "Amelia" - 81
2. "Aloysius" - 86
3. "Cicely" - 76
4. "Otterley" - 79
5. "Donimo" - 88 [First added to this chart: 12/11/2021]
(864/10)
Side A
1. "Ivo" - 88
2. "Lorelei" - 93
3. "Beatrix" - 86
4. "Persephone" - 98
5. "Pandora (for Cindy)" - 89
Side B
1. "Amelia" - 81
2. "Aloysius" - 86
3. "Cicely" - 76
4. "Otterley" - 79
5. "Donimo" - 88 [First added to this chart: 12/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,059
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[First added to this chart: 04/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
25,566
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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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31,813
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Album Rating: 84.67
(762/9)
The Cure’s ‘Low’ moment.
Side A
1. "A Reflection" - 76
2. "Play for Today" - 95
3. "Secrets" - 79
4. "In Your House" - 81
5. "Three" - 72
Side B
6. "The Final Sound" - N/A
7. "A Forest" - 98
8. "M" - 89
9. "At Night" - 84
10. "Seventeen Seconds" - 88 [First added to this chart: 10/31/2021]
(762/9)
The Cure’s ‘Low’ moment.
Side A
1. "A Reflection" - 76
2. "Play for Today" - 95
3. "Secrets" - 79
4. "In Your House" - 81
5. "Three" - 72
Side B
6. "The Final Sound" - N/A
7. "A Forest" - 98
8. "M" - 89
9. "At Night" - 84
10. "Seventeen Seconds" - 88 [First added to this chart: 10/31/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,732
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[First added to this chart: 08/22/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,714
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10. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 05/21/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
11,940
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 18 | 18% |
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| Prince | 5 | 5% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| A Flock Of Seagulls | 4 | 4% | |
| Alphaville | 3 | 3% | |
| Grace Jones | 3 | 3% | |
| Guns N' Roses | 2 | 2% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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36 | 36% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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