Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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eclab 
- Chart updated: 09/20/2025 06:15
- (Created: 07/08/2012 03:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| New Order | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 8th to 7thThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 7th to 8thHounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/19/2025 09:05 |  MadhattanJack | 266 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2024 19:35 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2024 12:57 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2022 20:58 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2020 13:40 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 9% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 88.0/100, a mean average of 88.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.7.
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Lots to admire about this chart.
Surprised to see only 1 Aussie album in the top 100 of the 80's. It was a decade where Aussie music was making a big mark on the world stage.
very good chart
StefanR10 06/22/2020 17:51 | #254171
Good album chart I like it with most of well known albums I give you a good rating.
buzzdainer 07/18/2016 04:22 | #171483
Wow, what a great eighties chart! I love many of the albums you've included here, particularly Doolittle, Graceland, Murmur, and Remain in Light. I'm also happy to see the Violent Femmes' self-titled debut in your top ten, as that one plays a huge role in many of my own memories of high school. Terrific work on this chart!
sssvnnn 03/28/2015 01:52 | #137995
good
good chart, with Talking Heads and The Smiths well placed and The Replacements which is not so common.
All good albums. Good sense.
sheep21 04/14/2013 01:50 | #72984
Good start. I think you could massively expand this chart however.
imnotanotter 01/17/2013 16:38 | #61828
'Bout as good as it gets for poor old 80's.
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