Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by PapaShiz86 
- Chart updated: 02/18/2024 06:45
- (Created: 12/01/2021 02:01).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,054
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1988
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1,300
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Year of Release:
1988
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15,635
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Year of Release:
1988
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7,032
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1988
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3,289
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1988
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2,153
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1988
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1,874
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1988
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10,256
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1988
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5,127
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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2022]
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1988
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3,954
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| New Order | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Talk Talk | 3 | 3% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 32 from 72nd to 40th Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears |
| Up 25 from 50th to 25th The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden |
| Up 24 from 47th to 23rd Synchronicity by The Police |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 56 from 43rd to 99th Run-D.M.C. by Run-D.M.C. |
| Down 48 from 40th to 88th Graceland by Paul Simon |
| Down 37 from 38th to 75th Big Science by Laurie Anderson |
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