Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2020]
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1981
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494
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25. (20) Down 5
Stop Making Sense 
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Year of Release:
1984
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4,296
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Year of Release:
1985
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1,020
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 11 11%
1981 6 6%
1982 10 10%
1983 7 7%
1984 12 12%
1985 10 10%
1986 10 10%
1987 14 14%
1988 7 7%
1989 13 13%
Artist Albums %


Iron Maiden 6 6%
New Order 4 4%
The Smiths 4 4%
Talking Heads 3 3%
Metallica 3 3%
The Cure 3 3%
Cocteau Twins 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 50 50%
United Kingdom 44 44%
Canada 2 2%
Germany 2 2%
Brazil 1 1%
Ireland 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Live? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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