Top 93 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
2nd-Impressions 
As I listen to more albums, I'm going to update this list and add them! ^^
Here's a list of some of the albums I'm going to be ranking in the future...
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
Rush - Permanent Waves (1980)
The Pretenders - The Pretenders (1980)
Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)
Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
Hall & Oates - Voices (1980)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Foreigner- 4 (1981)
The Cars - Shake It Up (1981)
George Harrison - Somewhere in England (1981)
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (1981)
ABBA - The Visitors (1981)
Donald Fagan - The Nightfly (1982)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
XTC - English Settelement (1982)
Toto - Toto IV (1982)
Phil Collins - Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982)
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (1983)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (1983)
The Police - Synchronicity (1983)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave (1984)
Cyndi Lauper - She’s So Unusual (1984)
Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
The Replacements - Let It Be (1984)
Wham - Make It Big (1984)
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (1985)
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1985)
Sade - Promise (1985)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (1986)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
XTC - Skylarking (1986)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pagaent (1986)
Prince - Parade (1986)
U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987)
Prince - Sign O’ the Times (1987)
Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night (1987)
Whitney Houston - Whitney (1987)
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton (1988)
Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1988)
The Travelling Wilburys - The Travelling Wilburys, Vol 1 (1988)
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1988)
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)
Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood (1989)
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl (1989)
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
Aerosmith - Pump (1989)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
- Chart updated: 09/23/2020 02:45
- (Created: 06/06/2020 21:04).
- Chart size: 93 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]
Year of Release:
1984
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16,461
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1982
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16,885
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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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19,250
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Year of Release:
1987
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4,505
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1988
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17,649
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]
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1982
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816
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[First added to this chart: 09/11/2020]
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1980
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11,156
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1986
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1,155
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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2020]
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1981
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10,129
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1983
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Top 93 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 15 | 16% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 10% |
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| Queen | 5 | 5% | |
| Elton John | 4 | 4% | |
| Madonna | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Paul McCartney | 3 | 3% | |
| Journey | 2 | 2% | |
| Lionel Richie | 2 | 2% | |
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