Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by snooppigg 
- Chart updated: 11/08/2024 11:45
- (Created: 10/25/2020 09:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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9.5
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,193
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9.5
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,218
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9
[First added to this chart: 10/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,952
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9
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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22,660
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9
[First added to this chart: 10/06/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,368
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9
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,512
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8.75
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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9,121
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8.75
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,119
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8.75
[First added to this chart: 06/08/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,506
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8.75
[First added to this chart: 10/06/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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2,471
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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 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Iron Maiden | 7 | 7% | |
| Black Sabbath | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| Sonic Youth | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Judas Priest | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 34 from 39th to 5thDaydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| Up 14 from 36th to 22ndSpeaking In Tongues by Talking Heads |
| Up 13 from 42nd to 29thPaid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 8 from 32nd to 40thRain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Down 7 from 25th to 32ndEye In The Sky by The Alan Parsons Project |
| Down 7 from 26th to 33rdBlizzard Of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne |
| New entries |
|---|
| Synchronicity by The Police |
| Bad Moon Rising by Sonic Youth |
| Evol by Sonic Youth |
| Sister by Sonic Youth |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Discipline by King Crimson |
| Cut The Crap by The Clash |
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| 07/26/2021 19:24 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
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| 05/02/2021 14:49 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
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