Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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BozoTyrannus 
- Chart updated: 06/10/2020 15:15
- (Created: 06/10/2020 14:46).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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The only reason this isn't on my overall is because I'm mostly trying to avoid live albums there. That rule does not apply here, however, so this takes its rightful place as my favorite album of the 80s.
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1984
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1982
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5,746
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1985
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11,534
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1980
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27,482
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1989
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31,267
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1983
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7,942
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1984
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3,240
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1987
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1,396
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1984
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15,837
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Year of Release:
1988
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15,421
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
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| Talking Heads | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 4 | 4% | |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Daniel Johnston | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 2 | 2% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| ! | 11/20/2020 09:15 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2020 22:48 |  mickilennial | 715 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2020 20:28 |  sssvnnn | 2,863 | 83/100 |
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From sssvnnn 06/14/2020 20:30 | #253537
sssvnnn 06/14/2020 20:30 | #253537
Very good 80`s chart.
Tom Waits and The Talking Heads as 80`s top artists: I like it.
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