Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Moondance 
I have revised this chart in mid January 2023 ~ with a few changes (additions) resulting from new discoveries and a re-ordering of rankings based on a deeper assessment of the merit of each of the albums.
- Chart updated: 01/17/2023 01:45
- (Created: 08/10/2020 01:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1986
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11,832
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Year of Release:
1980
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2,883
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,226
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Year of Release:
1982
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948
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Year of Release:
1981
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2,204
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Year of Release:
1980
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30,755
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 20 | 20% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Midnight Oil | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 52 from 83rd to 31st Diamond Life by Sade |
| Up 37 from 90th to 53rd Short Sharp Shocked by Michelle Shocked |
| Up 28 from 71st to 43rd Touch by Eurythmics |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 47 from 48th to 95th The River by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 44 from 40th to 84th Business As Usual by Men At Work |
| Down 40 from 34th to 74th Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen |
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