Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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8th August 2022: SCRIPT FOR A JESTER'S TEAR- MARILLION enters the chart at #47.
10th August 2022: STRANGE TIMES- THE CHAMELEONS enters the chart at #30.
11th August 2022: TODAY- GALAXIE 500 enters the chart at #87.
16th August 2022: POWERSLAVE- IRON MAIDEN enters the chart at #96.
10th September 2022: IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD- THE POGUES enters the chart at #46.
15th September: CAIFANES- CAIFANES enters the chart at #52.
16th September 2022: THUNDER AND CONSOLATION- NEW MODEL ARMY enters the chart at #84.
21st September 2022: TEXAS FLOOD- STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE enters the chart at #90.
14th October 2022: SOUND AFFECTS- THE JAM enters the chart at #86.
17th October 2022: CLUTCHING AT STRAWS- MARILLION enters the chart at #56.
1st November 2022: YOU CAN'T HIDE YOUR LOVE FOREVER- ORANGE JUICE enters the chart at #62.
1st November 2022: THE RIVER- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN enters the chart at #54.
3rd November 2022: DISINTERGRATION- THE CURE drops from #3 to #4.
4th November 2022: PLEASE TO MEET ME- THE REPLACEMENTS enters the chart at #91.
4th November 2022: EVOL- SONIC YOUTH enters the chart at #97.
4th November 2022: KALEIDOSCOPE- SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES enters the chart at #84.
5th November 2022: CRUEZA DE MAR- FABRIZIO DE ANDRE enters the chart at #97.
6th November 2022: 1999- PRINCE enters the chart at #99.
10th April 2023: GRACELAND- PAUL SIMON drops from #2 to #19.
21st April 2023: SPIRIT OF EDEN- TALK TALK drops from #5 to #38.
2nd May 2023: THRILLER- MICHAEL JACKSON drops from #2 to #23.
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Disintegration 
United Kingdom The Cure
Buy album United States
A [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
1,858 charts
Rank Score:
26,085
Rank in 1989:
2
Rank in 1980s:
4
Overall Rank:
28
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2082 votes)  86 (2,082 votes)
Comments:
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The Queen Is Dead 
United Kingdom The Smiths
Buy album United States
Top Tracks: I Know It's Over, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Cemetry Gates.
95/100 (A+) [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
2,499 charts
Rank Score:
32,417
Rank in 1986:
1
Rank in 1980s:
1
Overall Rank:
16
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2948 votes)  88 (2,948 votes)
Comments:
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3. (4) Up 1
Thriller 
United States Michael Jackson
Buy album United States
90/100 (A) [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
1,676 charts
Rank Score:
16,186
Rank in 1982:
1
Rank in 1980s:
8
Overall Rank:
66
Average Rating:
 82 (2,190 votes)
Comments:
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4. (5) Up 1
The Head On The Door 
United Kingdom The Cure
Buy album United States
90/100 (A) [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
644 charts
Rank Score:
4,483
Rank in 1985:
7
Rank in 1980s:
51
Overall Rank:
371
Average Rating:
 81 (813 votes)
Comments:
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5. (6) Up 1
Speaking In Tongues 
United States Talking Heads
Buy album United States
90/100 (A) [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
630 charts
Rank Score:
4,991
Rank in 1983:
6
Rank in 1980s:
46
Overall Rank:
339
Average Rating:
 81 (811 votes)
Comments:
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6. (7) Up 1
The Stone Roses 
United Kingdom The Stone Roses
Buy album United States
90/100 (A) [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
2,041 charts
Rank Score:
22,342
Rank in 1989:
3
Rank in 1980s:
5
Overall Rank:
33
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 2314 votes)  86 (2,314 votes)
Comments:
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7. (8) Up 1
Remain In Light 
United States Talking Heads
Buy album United States
A- [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
2,051 charts
Rank Score:
27,203
Rank in 1980:
1
Rank in 1980s:
3
Overall Rank:
26
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2316 votes)  87 (2,316 votes)
Comments:
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8. (9) Up 1
Violent Femmes 
United States Violent Femmes
Buy album United States
90/100 (A) [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
921 charts
Rank Score:
7,883
Rank in 1983:
2
Rank in 1980s:
23
Overall Rank:
189
Average Rating:
 81 (1,011 votes)
Comments:
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9. (10) Up 1
Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963 
Live
United States Sam Cooke
Buy album United States
This feels like cheating, but it's too good to not be recognized on one of my charts.
A [First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
150 charts
Rank Score:
1,001
Rank in 1985:
21
Rank in 1980s:
260
Overall Rank:
1,700
Average Rating:
 82 (182 votes)
Comments:
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10. (11) Up 1
The Joshua Tree 
Ireland U2
Buy album United States
A- [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
1,883 charts
Rank Score:
18,119
Rank in 1987:
1
Rank in 1980s:
6
Overall Rank:
51
Average Rating:
 83 (2,482 votes)
Comments:
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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Climber Up 1 from 18th to 17thYou're Living All Over Me
by Dinosaur
Climber Up 1 from 17th to 16thPornography
by The Cure
Climber Up 1 from 16th to 15thSign "O" The Times
by Prince
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 15 from 3rd to 18thMisplaced Childhood
by Marillion
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From 10/17/2022 02:35 | #290551
awesome chart !!!!!!!
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From 06/26/2022 00:14 | #286669
Outstanding eighties chart! Happy to see Talking Heads represented generously here, particularly Speaking in Tongues, which I've been revisiting quite a bit lately. Great job on this!
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