Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
DriftingOrpheus 
- Chart updated: 04/04/2024 16:15
- (Created: 04/25/2020 18:47).
- Chart size: 60 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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27,782
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150
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81.6
[First added to this chart: 10/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
550
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78.8
[First added to this chart: 04/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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2,289
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78.3
[First added to this chart: 04/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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37,386
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68.6
[First added to this chart: 05/25/2020]
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 15% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 15% | |
| 1984 | 5 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 4 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Swans | 6 | 10% | |
| New Order | 5 | 8% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 7% | |
| The Adicts | 4 | 7% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 7% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 2 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 3% | |
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Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 40th to 33rd Your Funeral... My Trial by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 33rd to 34th Discipline by King Crimson |
| Down 1 from 34th to 35th Technique by New Order |
| Down 1 from 35th to 36th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
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From Larcx13 07/20/2021 15:03
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Love that Misfits album!
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