Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by multiverso 
- Chart updated: 02/06/2021 11:45
- (Created: 01/15/2021 04:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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5,103
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
906
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,444
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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23,044
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
660
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,317
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,075
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,900
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
9,209
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2021]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Def Leppard | 4 | 4% | |
| The Police | 3 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 12th to 5th High 'N' Dry by Def Leppard |
| Up 5 from 24th to 19th Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses |
| Up 4 from 42nd to 38th Jane's Addiction by Jane's Addiction |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 11 from 15th to 26th Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
| Down 10 from 38th to 48th Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction |
| Down 4 from 4th to 8th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
