Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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• Chart updated: 06/09/2020 16:45
• (Created: 06/09/2020 15:58).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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7. (=)

The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,858 charts

Rank Score:

18,352

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,454 votes)

Comments:

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14. (=)

Appetite For Destruction 

 Guns N' Roses

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,398 charts

Rank Score:

11,243

Rank in 1987:

2

Rank in 1980s:

15

Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

 78 (1,949 votes)

Comments:

168

26. (=)

Sign "O" The Times 

 Prince

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

886 charts

Rank Score:

8,897

Rank in 1987:

3

Rank in 1980s:

22

Overall Rank:

167

Average Rating:

 81 (946 votes)

Comments:

56

33. (=)

You're Living All Over Me 

 Dinosaur

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

661 charts

Rank Score:

5,609

Rank in 1987:

5

Rank in 1980s:

41

Overall Rank:

302

Average Rating:

 82 (730 votes)

Comments:

45

35. (=)

Substance 
Compilation

 New Order

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

339 charts

Rank Score:

2,873

Rank in 1987:

11

Rank in 1980s:

92

Overall Rank:

597

Average Rating:

 84 (489 votes)

Comments:

37

45. (=)

Bad 

 Michael Jackson

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

601 charts

Rank Score:

4,287

Rank in 1987:

7

Rank in 1980s:

54

Overall Rank:

395

Average Rating:

 76 (927 votes)

Comments:

60

46. (=)

Document 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

699 charts

Rank Score:

4,642

Rank in 1987:

6

Rank in 1980s:

49

Overall Rank:

364

Average Rating:

 80 (930 votes)

Comments:

48

60. (=)

Hysteria 

 Def Leppard

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

415 charts

Rank Score:

2,922

Rank in 1987:

10

Rank in 1980s:

91

Overall Rank:

584

Average Rating:

 72 (557 votes)

Comments:

43

64. (=)

Music For The Masses 

 Depeche Mode

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

496 charts

Rank Score:

3,691

Rank in 1987:

8

Rank in 1980s:

71

Overall Rank:

469

Average Rating:

 79 (615 votes)

Comments:

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87. (=)

Kick 

 INXS

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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2020]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

461 charts

Rank Score:

2,775

Rank in 1987:

12

Rank in 1980s:

96

Overall Rank:

618

Average Rating:

 76 (461 votes)

Comments:

33

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	10	10%
1981	9	9%
1982	9	9%
1983	9	9%
1984	11	11%
1985	9	9%
1986	8	8%
1987	12	12%
1988	12	12%
1989	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%
Talking Heads	2	2%
Metallica	2	2%
New Order	2	2%
R.E.M.	2	2%
Def Leppard	2	2%
U2	2	2%
Pixies	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	45	45%
	42	42%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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