Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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seb7 
- Chart updated: 04/27/2023 02:15
- (Created: 04/29/2021 20:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/28/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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5,210
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,642
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,700
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[First added to this chart: 06/30/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,638
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,533
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
572
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[First added to this chart: 06/08/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
847
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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2021]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
6,339
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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 | % | |
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| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 21 | 21% | |
| 1984 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
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| Bauhaus | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Misfits | 3 | 3% | |
| Wipers | 2 | 2% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 2 | 2% | |
| X | 2 | 2% | |
| Pretenders | 2 | 2% | |
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52 | 52% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| ! | 03/19/2026 09:41 |  MadhattanJack | 364 | 86/100 |
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| ! | 10/24/2024 14:45 |  Larcx13 | 1,140 | 86/100 |
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Larcx13 10/24/2024 14:45 | #305755
I don't remember why I originally gave this an 80 back in 2021... but I like that there's a lot of stuff on here I'm not familiar with. (Edited)
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