The 50 best albums of the 80s
by Louder (2018) 
The family of Future's UK consumer music magazines including Classic Rock re-branded and became covered under the umbrella title of Louder (also known as Louder Sound). These are their best albums of 1980s.
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1986
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1987
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1980
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10,070
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1982
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6,093
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1981
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8,927
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1984
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3,930
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1988
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2,516
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1984
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1988
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5,126
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1987
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The 50 best albums of the 80s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 5 | 10% | |
| Rush | 4 | 8% | |
| Ozzy Osbourne | 3 | 6% | |
| Judas Priest | 3 | 6% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 6% | |
| Def Leppard | 2 | 4% | |
| Bon Jovi | 2 | 4% | |
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