Top 91 Music Albums of the 1980s by MetaKoopa99

A rough estimate of my favorite '80s albums. If it seems kind of streamlined toward certain artists, that's because it is. I have more exploring to do in this decade. I'm only including albums that I've listened to in their entirety.

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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,001
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Stop Making Sense 
Live soundtrack
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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4,376
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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226
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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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19,942
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War 
Ireland U2
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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,540
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,116
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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30,857
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[First added to this chart: 10/23/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
245
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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1983
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10,714
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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
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4,792
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Top 91 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 18 20%
1981 11 12%
1982 16 18%
1983 9 10%
1984 7 8%
1985 8 9%
1986 6 7%
1987 6 7%
1988 6 7%
1989 4 4%
Artist Albums %


R.E.M. 7 8%
Wishbone Ash 7 8%
Billy Joel 6 7%
Genesis 5 5%
Supertramp 3 3%
Yes 3 3%
Dire Straits 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 49 54%
United States 32 35%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Ireland 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
Canada 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 85 93%
Yes 6 7%
Live? Albums %
No 82 90%
Yes 9 10%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 90 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 91 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 20 from 41st to 21st
Shoot Out The Lights
by Richard & Linda Thompson
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 21st to 22nd
The River
by Bruce Springsteen
Faller Down 1 from 22nd to 23rd
Glass Houses
by Billy Joel
Faller Down 1 from 23rd to 24th
Making Movies
by Dire Straits

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