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.

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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
953
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,162
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,867
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28. (30) Up2
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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3,686
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
1,065
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[First added to this chart: 08/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,701
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48. (39) Down9
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,909
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
839
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,949
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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31
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


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 %


Bob Dylan 3 3%
Bruce Springsteen 3 3%
The Cure 3 3%
Dire Straits 3 3%
Midnight Oil 2 2%
David Bowie 2 2%
Talking Heads 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 37 37%
United States 26 26%
Australia 24 24%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
New Zealand 3 3%
Canada 3 3%
Jamaica 1 1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 52 from 83rd to 31st
Diamond Life
by Sade
Climber Up 37 from 90th to 53rd
Short Sharp Shocked
by Michelle Shocked
Climber Up 28 from 71st to 43rd
Touch
by Eurythmics
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 47 from 48th to 95th
The River
by Bruce Springsteen
Faller Down 44 from 40th to 84th
Business As Usual
by Men At Work
Faller Down 40 from 34th to 74th
Born In The U.S.A.
by Bruce Springsteen

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