Top 64 Music Albums of the 1980s
by mianfei 
A child of the 1980s, but one who as a young adult came was almost completely turned away from the music I had listened to during my childhood.
As with my 1990s and 2000s charts, I will not limit albums by artists — as I did for my overall chart — but I will exclude compilations.
This chart will require quite a bit more organisation in the future.
- Chart updated: 01/31/2025 01:45
- (Created: 05/24/2022 13:20).
- Chart size: 64 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,066
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,742
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,154
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
4,581
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
3,455
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
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1,147
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2022]
Total albums: 64. Page 1 of 7
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Top 64 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 6% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 14% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 4 | 6% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 19% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Cocteau Twins | 5 | 8% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 5% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 5% | |
| The Ordinaires | 2 | 3% | |
| Talk Talk | 2 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 3% | |
| Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic | 2 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 64 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 24th to 17thStop Making Sense by Talking Heads |
| Up 1 from 52nd to 51stLes Espaces Inquiets by Art Zoyd |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 60th to 63rdHotter Than July by Stevie Wonder |
| Down 2 from 18th to 20thHouse Tornado by Throwing Muses |
| Down 2 from 51st to 53rdFables Of The Reconstruction by R.E.M. |
| New entries |
|---|
| Blind Idiot God by Blind Idiot God |
| Little Creatures by Talking Heads |
| Songs To Remember by Scritti Politti |
| Lately I Keep Scissors by Barbara Manning |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 06/15/2025 06:24 | Johnnyo | 2,576 | 80/100 | |
| 01/31/2025 14:10 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,091 | 85/100 |
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From Johnnyo 06/15/2025 06:25 | #309539
Really nice chart.
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