Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by Rm12398 
CHART UPDATES:
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.
- Chart updated: 01/09/2026 23:15
- (Created: 04/11/2022 22:57).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top Tracks: I Know It's Over, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Cemetry Gates.
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Year of Release:
1986
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33,607
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Year of Release:
1989
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26,295
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Top Tracks: Graceland, Crazy Love Vol II, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes.
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Year of Release:
1986
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10,859
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,169
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1985
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2,801
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
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3,711
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,778
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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16,311
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1985
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4,448
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,017
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 6 | 6% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Felt (UK) | 3 | 3% | |
| Marillion | 3 | 3% | |
| Prefab Sprout | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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52 | 52% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Down 1 from 93rd to 94thNothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction |
| Down 1 from 94th to 95thFrom Langley Park To Memphis by Prefab Sprout |
| Down 1 from 95th to 96thThe Pictorial Jackson Review by Felt (UK) |
| New entries |
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| Making Movies by Dire Straits |
| Leavers |
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| Hunkpapa by Throwing Muses |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/17/2022 02:35 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2022 00:11 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2022 00:11 | StreakyNuno | 130 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2022 00:16 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 |
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From leniad 10/17/2022 02:35 | #290551
awesome chart !!!!!!!
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buzzdainer 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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