Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Rm12398 Unknown

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8th August 2022: SCRIPT FOR A JESTER'S TEAR- MARILLION enters the chart at #47. This knocks PRETENDERS- PRETENDERS out of the Top 100.
10th August 2022: STRANGE TIMES- THE CHAMELEONS enters the chart at #30. This knocks ACTUALLY- PET SHOP BOYS out of the Top 100.
11th August 2022: TODAY- GALAXIE 500 enters the chart at #87. This knocks ELIMINATOR- ZZ TOP out of the Top 100.
16th August 2022: POWERSLAVE- IRON MAIDEN enters the chart at #96. This knocks DISCIPLINE- KING CRIMSON out of the Top 100.
10th September 2022: IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD- THE POGUES enters the chart at #46. This knocks INFECTED- THE THE out of the Top 100.
15th September: CAIFANES- CAIFANES enters the chart at #52. This knocks STAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON- N.W.A. out of the Top 100.
16th September 2022: THUNDER AND CONSOLATION- NEW MODEL ARMY enters the chart at #84. This knocks PURPLE RAIN- PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION out of the Top 100.
21st September 2022: TEXAS FLOOD- STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE enters the chart at #90. This knocks OCEAN RAIN- ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN out of the Top 100.
14th October 2022: SOUND AFFECTS- THE JAM enters the chart at #86. This knocks POWERSLAVE- IRON MAIDEN out of the Top 100.
17th October 2022: CLUTCHING AT STRAWS- MARILLION enters the chart at #56. This knocks HATS- THE BLUE NILE out of the Top 100.
1st November 2022: YOU CAN'T HIDE YOUR LOVE FOREVER- ORANGE JUICE enters the chart at #62. This knocks THE ASCENSION- GLENN BRANCA out of the Top 100.
1st November 2022: THE RIVER- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN enters the chart at #54. This knocks FAITH- GEORGE MICHAEL out of the Top 100.
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. This knocks MASTER OF PUPPETS- METALLICA out of the Top 100.
4th November 2022: EVOL- SONIC YOUTH enters the chart at #97. This knocks I'M YOUR MAN- LEONARD COHEN out of the Top 100.
4th November 2022: KALEIDOSCOPE- SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES enters the chart at #84. This knocks 16 LOVERS LANE- THE GO BETWEENS out of the Top 100.
5th November 2022: CRUEZA DE MAR- FABRIZIO DE ANDRE enters the chart at #97. This knocks MY LIFE IN TEH BUSH OF GHOSTS- BRIAN ENO & DAVID BYRNE out of the Top 100.
6th November 2022: 1999- PRINCE enters the chart at #99. This knocks POWER, CORRUPTION & LIES- NEW ORDER out of the Top 100.

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The Queen Is Dead 
United Kingdom The Smiths
Buy album United States
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Top Tracks: I Know It's Over, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Cemetry Gates.
A+ [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
2,349 charts
Rank Score:
41,938
Rank in 1986:
1
Rank in 1980s:
1
Overall Rank:
17
Average Rating:
Top rated 88 (2,756 votes)
Comments:
257
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Graceland 
United States Paul Simon
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A+ [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
1,066 charts
Rank Score:
12,772
Rank in 1986:
3
Rank in 1980s:
16
Overall Rank:
128
Average Rating:
 81 (1,277 votes)
Comments:
75
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Thriller 
United States Michael Jackson
Buy album United States
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A+ [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
1,504 charts
Rank Score:
17,803
Rank in 1982:
1
Rank in 1980s:
10
Overall Rank:
79
Average Rating:
 82 (2,035 votes)
Comments:
155
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Disintegration 
United Kingdom The Cure
Buy album United States
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A [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
1,704 charts
Rank Score:
29,263
Rank in 1989:
2
Rank in 1980s:
4
Overall Rank:
33
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (1,897 votes)
Comments:
144
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Strangeways, Here We Come 
United Kingdom The Smiths
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A [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
701 charts
Rank Score:
6,867
Rank in 1987:
4
Rank in 1980s:
34
Overall Rank:
271
Average Rating:
 81 (1,062 votes)
Comments:
62
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Spirit Of Eden 
United Kingdom Talk Talk
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A [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
851 charts
Rank Score:
11,835
Rank in 1988:
3
Rank in 1980s:
18
Overall Rank:
137
Average Rating:
 84 (936 votes)
Comments:
63
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The Stone Roses 
United Kingdom The Stone Roses
Buy album United States
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A [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
1,914 charts
Rank Score:
28,238
Rank in 1989:
3
Rank in 1980s:
5
Overall Rank:
35
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (2,178 votes)
Comments:
200
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Remain In Light 
United States Talking Heads
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A [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
1,884 charts
Rank Score:
32,618
Rank in 1980:
1
Rank in 1980s:
3
Overall Rank:
29
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (2,154 votes)
Comments:
183
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Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963 
Live
United States Sam Cooke
Buy album United States
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A [First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
131 charts
Rank Score:
1,050
Rank in 1985:
20
Rank in 1980s:
260
Overall Rank:
1,641
Average Rating:
 82 (167 votes)
Comments:
16
10. (=)
The Joshua Tree 
Ireland U2
Buy album United States
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A- [First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
1,771 charts
Rank Score:
21,933
Rank in 1987:
1
Rank in 1980s:
6
Overall Rank:
50
Average Rating:
 83 (2,341 votes)
Comments:
222
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 11 11%
1981 3 3%
1982 11 11%
1983 8 8%
1984 6 6%
1985 11 11%
1986 9 9%
1987 14 14%
1988 15 15%
1989 12 12%
Country Albums %


United Kingdom 46 46%
United States 40 40%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Ireland 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
Australia 2 2%
Italy 1 1%
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Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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From 06/26/2022 00:14
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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Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. King Crimson
12. John Coltrane
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Van Morrison
17. Charles Mingus
18. Neil Young
19. The Zombies
20. Miles Davis
 
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