Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 11/08/2024 11:45
- (Created: 10/25/2020 09:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/06/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,616
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Comments:
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
3,275
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
2,276
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
728
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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% | |
| The Smiths | 5 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 5 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Sonic Youth | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Judas Priest | 4 | 4% | |
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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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| ! | 05/02/2021 14:49 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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