Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by 
drstuey 
In my decade charts I'm really focusing on sonic innovation, so there may be some that are flawed or now sound a bit dated, and ones that are "just" rock or pop music (even if amazing collections of songs) will be lower down. This is very much a work in progress and won't be finished until I have reappraised every year.
- Chart updated: 01/10/2024 10:45
- (Created: 04/08/2021 02:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
7,006
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,011
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It's almost impossible to split Surfer Rosa and Doolittle they are both so perfect. Sometimes one is my favourite, sometimes the other, so they can go together in this chart.
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,017
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,541
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,693
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Year of Release:
1984
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3,761
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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 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Monochrome Set | 5 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| New Order | 4 | 4% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 3 | 3% | |
| The Go-Betweens | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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62 | 62% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 62 from 74th to 12th 16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens |
| Up 56 from 80th to 24th Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes |
| Up 44 from 93rd to 49th Why Should I Stand Up? by The Colorblind James Experience |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 45 from 15th to 60th Seventeen Seconds by The Cure |
| Down 33 from 18th to 51st Pornography by The Cure |
| Down 5 from 47th to 52nd The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies |
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