Top 38 Music Albums of the 1980s
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,261
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2. (5) Up3
Ireland U2
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,510
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
32,405
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
34,685
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5. (7) Up2
Boy 
Ireland U2
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,129
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,438
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
8,157
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
28,324
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
6,127
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10. (4) Down6
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[First added to this chart: 04/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,539
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Top 38 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 4 11%
1981 2 5%
1982 1 3%
1983 4 11%
1984 5 13%
1985 4 11%
1986 4 11%
1987 6 16%
1988 5 13%
1989 3 8%
Artist Albums %


U2 6 16%
The Smiths 6 16%
Pixies 4 11%
Talking Heads 3 8%
Echo & The Bunnymen 3 8%
R.E.M. 2 5%
David Bowie 2 5%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 21 55%
United States 11 29%
Ireland 6 16%
Compilation? Albums %
No 35 92%
Yes 3 8%

Top 38 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 3 from 5th to 2nd
The Joshua Tree
by U2
Climber Up 2 from 7th to 5th
Boy
by U2
Climber Up 2 from 6th to 4th
The Queen Is Dead
by The Smiths
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 19 from 18th to 37th
Standing On A Beach - The Singles
by The Cure
Faller Down 14 from 1st to 15th
Strangeways, Here We Come
by The Smiths
Faller Down 10 from 14th to 24th
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by R.E.M.
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