Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s
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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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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,971
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,744
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,897
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,541
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,479
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
4,547
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,569
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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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% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 4% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 4% | |
| Black Flag | 2 | 4% | |
| Minutemen | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 31 from 43rd to 12th Doolittle by Pixies |
| Up 4 from 30th to 26th One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye by Cecil Taylor |
| Up 1 from 12th to 11th Evol by Sonic Youth |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 17 from 23rd to 40th Gravity by Fred Frith |
| Down 3 from 10th to 13th Rétrospective Vol. 1 & 2 by Magma (FR) |
| Down 3 from 11th to 14th 13 Songs by Fugazi |
| New entries |
|---|
| Alma De Diamante by Spinetta Jade |
| Surfer Rosa by Pixies |
| Reckoning by R.E.M. |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Butthole Surfers by Butthole Surfers |
| Ice Cream For Crow by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band |
| Hysteria by Def Leppard |
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