Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2021]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
561
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20. (15) Down 5
Ireland U2
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,389
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31. (21) Down 10
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,330
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73. New entry
War 
Ireland U2
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,288
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 11 11%
1981 5 5%
1982 9 9%
1983 8 8%
1984 11 11%
1985 9 9%
1986 11 11%
1987 13 13%
1988 12 12%
1989 11 11%
Artist Albums %


Metallica 4 4%
Dire Straits 4 4%
Iron Maiden 4 4%
U2 4 4%
Bruce Springsteen 3 3%
Talk Talk 3 3%
The Smiths 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 42 42%
United States 39 39%
Sweden 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Ireland 4 4%
Germany 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%
Live? Albums %
No 92 92%
Yes 8 8%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 33 from 45th to 12thMisplaced Childhood
by Marillion
Climber Up 29 from 48th to 19thTango In The Night
by Fleetwood Mac
Climber Up 27 from 49th to 22ndIt's My Life
by Talk Talk
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 15 from 27th to 42ndPurple Rain
by Prince And The Revolution
Faller Down 14 from 26th to 40thLove
by The Cult
Faller Down 14 from 29th to 43rdThe Concert In Central Park
by Simon & Garfunkel
New entries
New entry Super Trouper
by ABBA
New entry Kilimanjaro
by The Teardrop Explodes
New entry Hi Infidelity
by REO Speedwagon
New entry British Steel
by Judas Priest
New entry Absolutely
by Madness
New entry Youth Of America
by Wipers
New entry 4
by Foreigner
New entry Stray Cats
by Stray Cats
New entry Asia
by Asia
New entry Toto IV
by Toto
New entry Nebraska
by Bruce Springsteen
New entry Blackout
by Scorpions
New entry Kill 'Em All
by Metallica
New entry Rebel Yell
by Billy Idol
New entry Holy Diver
by Dio
New entry Script For A Jester's Tear
by Marillion
New entry War
by U2
New entry Let It Be
by The Replacements
New entry Born In The U.S.A.
by Bruce Springsteen
New entry The Smiths
by The Smiths
New entry Love At First Sting
by Scorpions
New entry Songs From The Big Chair
by Tears For Fears
New entry Different Light
by The Bangles
New entry Brothers In Arms
by Dire Straits
New entry Meat Is Murder
by The Smiths
New entry The Head On The Door
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New entry True Blue
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New entry The Final Countdown
by Europe
New entry Crowded House
by Crowded House
New entry Raising Hell
by Run-D.M.C.
New entry Chris Isaak
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New entry Cloud Nine
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by Eric B. & Rakim
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by Whitesnake
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by Suzanne Vega
New entry Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
by Terence Trent D'Arby
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New entry Push
by Bros
New entry ...And Justice For All
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New entry Spirit Of Eden
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New entry Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
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New entry 3 Feet High And Rising
by De La Soul
New entry The Seeds Of Love
by Tears For Fears
New entry The Road To Hell
by Chris Rea
New entry The Miracle
by Queen
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