Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s
by 
Jbalbinolr 
Favorite Artists 1980-1989:
1. Husker Du
2. Minutemen/Firehose
3. Sonic Youth
4. The Replacements
5. Black Flag
6. Butthole Surfers
7. Prince
8. Minor Threat
9. The Pop Group/Rip Rig + Panic/Mark Stewart
10. Slayer
- Chart updated: 10/16/2022 17:15
- (Created: 05/03/2021 12:51).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,846
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,608
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Year of Release:
1985
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3,746
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,539
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,298
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,453
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Year of Release:
1980
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2,468
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 20% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 16% | |
| 1982 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 16% | |
| 1985 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Hüsker Dü | 3 | 6% | |
| The Replacements | 3 | 6% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 4% | |
| Black Flag | 2 | 4% | |
| Minutemen | 2 | 4% | |
| Prince | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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Up 4 from 30th to 26th |
Up 1 from 12th to 11th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 17 from 23rd to 40th |
Down 3 from 10th to 13th |
Down 3 from 11th to 14th |
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