Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by MasterOfPuppets 
- Chart updated: 06/20/2026 21:15
- (Created: 06/08/2020 16:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1982
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6,022
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Year of Release:
1987
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10,346
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[First added to this chart: 06/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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12,136
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Year of Release:
1987
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4,213
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1984
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4,118
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1982
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16,004
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1989
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21,866
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Year of Release:
1986
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1,493
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Year of Release:
1980
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1,709
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[First added to this chart: 06/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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1,550
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
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| Iron Maiden | 8 | 8% | |
| Manilla Road | 5 | 5% | |
| Rush | 4 | 4% | |
| Saxon | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Overkill | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
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