Top 73 Music Albums of the 1980s
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DriftingOrpheus 
- Chart updated: 03/22/2025 16:45
- (Created: 04/25/2020 18:47).
- Chart size: 73 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/26/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,523
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80.7
[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,683
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72.9
[First added to this chart: 05/26/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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10,285
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Top 73 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 14% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 4% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Swans | 6 | 8% | |
| New Order | 5 | 7% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 7% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 5% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 5% | |
| Violent Femmes | 4 | 5% | |
| The Adicts | 4 | 5% | |
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Top 73 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 11th to 12th You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14th Low-Life by New Order |
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| Nigeria by Grant Green |
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| ! | 01/31/2025 14:17 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,106 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2021 17:41 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2021 15:03 |  Larcx13 | 1,144 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2021 19:07 |  Rhyner | 1,454 | 99/100 |
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From Larcx13 07/20/2021 15:03 | #271753
Larcx13 07/20/2021 15:03 | #271753
Love that Misfits album!
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