Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by TroutMaskGreg Unknown

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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
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132
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
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1989
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85
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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6,796
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
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1986
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148
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,502
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1983
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4,663
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
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1987
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595
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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221
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1989
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23,842
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[First added to this chart: 09/12/2021]
Year of Release:
1981
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820
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 13 13%
1981 14 14%
1982 17 17%
1983 11 11%
1984 11 11%
1985 7 7%
1986 8 8%
1987 4 4%
1988 5 5%
1989 10 10%
Artist Albums %


Frank Zappa 10 10%
Public Image Ltd. 5 5%
Gary Numan 4 4%
Kate Bush 4 4%
Tom Waits 4 4%
Talking Heads 3 3%
Devo 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 49 49%
United States 44 44%
Germany 2 2%
Sweden 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
New Zealand 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Live? Albums %
No 96 96%
Yes 4 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

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From 12/25/2023 20:34
very funny chart
maybe too many Zappa and PIL albums...
Respect for a lot of power.
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