Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 07/23/2012 10:07
- (Created: 06/09/2012 20:39).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,453
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,937
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,633
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,408
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,257
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
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1986
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3,526
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
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1985
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1,891
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
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1982
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5,777
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[First added to this chart: 06/09/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,828
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1987 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Mekons | 4 | 4% | |
| The Go-Betweens | 3 | 3% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Randy Newman | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 2 from 94th to 92ndHello Cruel World by Tall Dwarfs |
| Up 2 from 92nd to 90thPump by Aerosmith |
| Up 1 from 90th to 89thPsychocandy by The Jesus And Mary Chain |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thSplit by Patricia Barber |
| Down 1 from 21st to 22ndSign "O" The Times by Prince |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28thBend Sinister by The Fall |
| New entries |
|---|
| Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 / Sibelius: Pelléas Et Mélisande by Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Leavers |
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| Closer by Joy Division |
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| 07/25/2014 08:51 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 | |
| 08/18/2013 12:37 |  sssvnnn | 2,863 | 83/100 | |
| 06/11/2012 11:10 | Johnnyo | 2,573 | 80/100 |
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From greatson 07/25/2014 08:51 | #117762
greatson 07/25/2014 08:51 | #117762
Great chart!
A good feeling for the 80`s and lot`s of personal picks!
Und wieder: Keine musikalischen Scheuklappen!
From ABBA to Grieg to Tom Waits...
super
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From Johnnyo 06/11/2012 11:10 | #44234
Really interesting chart.
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