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.
(Official website: https://www.loudersound.com | Original URL Warning: The address at the original source was valid at the time the chart was added, but may have changed afterwards. )
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1980
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1981
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8,637
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1984
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4,027
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1988
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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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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Other 1980s decade charts
A total of 25 charts from recognised sources are available for 1980s, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 810 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s | New Music Express | 1980s decade chart | 1990 | |
| 100 Best Albums of the Eighties | Rolling Stone | 1980s decade chart | 1989 | |
| The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s | Pitchfork | 1980s decade chart | 2018 | |
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| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 50 best albums of the 80s | Louder | 1980s decade chart | 2018 | |
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