Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by
Larcx13 
All my lists have been edited so that only albums I've listened to are on the charts.
Top Artists:
The Replacements
Kino
Soda Stereo
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Husker Du
Pixies
Titas
Gil Scott-Heron
Gregory Isaac
Aquarium
- Chart updated: 11/02/2025 03:45
- (Created: 06/23/2020 13:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1989 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 5 | 5% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 5 | 5% | |
| Titãs | 5 | 5% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 4 | 4% | |
| Аквариум [Aquarium] | 4 | 4% | |
| Soda Stereo | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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61 | 61% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 10 from 89th to 99th Дети Декабря [Deti Dekabrya] by Аквариум [Aquarium] |
| Down 10 from 90th to 100th Private Beach Party by Gregory Isaacs |
| Down 4 from 56th to 60th Синий Альбом [Siniy Al'bom] by Аквариум [Aquarium] |
| New entries |
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| Signos by Soda Stereo |
| Doble Vida by Soda Stereo |
| Nada Personal by Soda Stereo |
| Soda Stereo by Soda Stereo |
| Leavers |
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| Confrontation by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Sister by Sonic Youth |
| Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen |
| Табу by Аквариум [Aquarium] |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/22/2024 19:45 | 115 | 91/100 | |
| ! | 10/22/2024 13:45 | 480 | 95/100 | |
| ! | 03/31/2024 17:02 | 309 | 84/100 | |
| ! | 07/28/2023 16:04 | Johnnyo | 2,555 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2023 09:14 | 1,004 | 89/100 |
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specific but interesting and very cool!
Very good list.
This is my kind of 80s heavy list
Terrible list
And where is Thriller?
For someone who didn't love the eighties, you've managed to pull together an excellent list of albums from that decade. I feel like the discussion begins with Doolittle, but it's also gratifying to see Double Nickels on the Dime getting its due here as well.
Nice to see Dead Kennedys at No.1. Lots of other great stuff, too - De La Soul, PE, Pixies, NWA, Eric B & Rakim... love it.
Honestly not a bad list dude, lots of excellent rap, rock, metal, punk records etc... HOWEVER!! I know for a FACT that this list would change if you went and listened to the freaking PIXIES!!!!! Other than that, you really should look into the Smiths, Talking Heads, The Cure, Stone Roses, Sonic Youth, Joy Division, Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Prince, Paul Simon, Beastie Boys, Dire Straits, U2, Tom Waits, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Def Leppard, Kraftwerk, DE LA SOUL, Tom Petty lmao, Peter Gabriel, The Police...etc etc. For real though, just listen to the fucking pixies please
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