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
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Husker Du
Pixies
Aquarium
Metallica
Titas
Iron Maiden
Gil Scott-Heron
Gregory Isaacs
A+ // A record that approaches perfection. // 100-96%
A // A great record with only a couple weaker tracks. // 95-91%
A- // A great record that is either over-produced, micro-marketed or just missing something to get rid of that minus. // 90-86%
B+ // A very good record that sometimes flirts with the half-assed. // 85-81%
B // A good record often thoroughly enjoyed by the artist's fanbase. Nothing extraordinary, but definitely decent. // 80-76%
*** // Honorable Mention. For those who cherish it. // 80-76%
B- // Has a fair few good tracks but is either too long, too repetitive, or just plain too much of something (anything) at times. // 75-71%
C+ // A hackwork kind of record. Pick and choose your favorites. // 70-66%
C // Professional record with seemingly no substance OR a decent try at something different. Often corny. // 65-60%
C- // Honest work that doesn't quite cut it. Also often quite corny. // 59-50%
✂️ // 1 or 2 good songs could be cut out and added to a greatest hits album. // 49-45%
💣 // A grade of D, E or F lands a "dud". It fails in every way. // 44-0%
- Chart updated: 12/02/2024 17:45
- (Created: 06/23/2020 13:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1984
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7,626
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[First added to this chart: 11/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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597
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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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1,476
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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34,785
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[First added to this chart: 12/31/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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4,019
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[First added to this chart: 11/15/2021]
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1984
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720
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[First added to this chart: 07/09/2020]
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1989
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4,110
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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,326
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2020]
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1983
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1,579
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[First added to this chart: 11/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,646
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Аквариум [Aquarium] | 6 | 6% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 5 | 5% | |
| Titãs | 5 | 5% | |
| Iron Maiden | 5 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| The Replacements | 4 | 4% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 4 | 4% | |
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63 | 63% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd Hold On To Me by The Black Sorrows |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74th Computer Games by George Clinton |
| Down 1 from 74th to 75th Soul To Soul by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
| New entries |
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 Go For Itby Stiff Little Fingers |
| Leavers |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings
90/100 (from 17 votes)
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 90/100  | 10/22/2024 19:45 |  seb7 | | 91/100 |
| 100/100 | 10/22/2024 13:45 |  HoldenM | | 95/100 |
| 90/100 | 03/31/2024 17:02 |  dihansse | | 84/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/28/2023 16:04 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 90/100 | 07/28/2023 09:14 |  DommeDamian | | 89/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.1/100, a mean average of 92.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.7.
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From seb7 10/22/2024 19:45
seb7 10/22/2024 19:45
specific but interesting and very cool!
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90/100
From Johnnyo 07/28/2023 16:04
Very good list.
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90/100
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Keatownrodriguez 03/26/2022 16:58
Keatownrodriguez 03/26/2022 16:58
This is my kind of 80s heavy list
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From johnd6213 04/15/2021 13:23
Terrible list
And where is Thriller?
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100/100
From 
buzzdainer 12/04/2020 19:26
buzzdainer 12/04/2020 19:26
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.
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100/100
From 
desh79 11/13/2020 19:57
desh79 11/13/2020 19:57
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.
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90/100
From 0129114 06/30/2020 16:59
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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