Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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rambleon80 
- Chart updated: 10/23/2025 07:45
- (Created: 03/07/2022 05:40).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,309
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,128
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
11,135
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
9,999
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,598
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,225
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
691
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,897
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Motörhead | 4 | 4% | |
| Iron Maiden | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | 4 | 4% | |
| INXS | 3 | 3% | |
| Rush | 3 | 3% | |
| Thin Lizzy | 3 | 3% | |
| Midnight Oil | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 8 from 33rd to 25thThriller by Michael Jackson |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 25th to 26thPlaying To Win by Little River Band |
| Down 1 from 26th to 27thTemple Of Low Men by Crowded House |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28thTracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
