Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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LedZep 
- Chart updated: 36 hours ago
- (Created: 08/13/2020 15:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,284
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1984 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Rush | 1 | 1% | |
| John Eliot Gardiner / English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir | 1 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 1% | |
| Einstürzende Neubauten | 1 | 1% | |
| The Cramps | 1 | 1% | |
| Horace Andy | 1 | 1% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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30 | 30% | |
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28 | 28% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 23rd to 21st ...Off The Bone by The Cramps |
| Up 2 from 22nd to 20th New Mexico by Andie Oppenheimer |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 6 from 18th to 24th Wrong by NoMeansNo |
| Down 3 from 20th to 23rd Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Down 2 from 16th to 18th No More Color by Coroner |
| New entries |
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 Dub Rootsby Prince Douglas |
| Leavers |
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 Group Sexby Circle Jerks |
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