Top 70 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: 05/30/2026 00:45
- (Created: 05/24/2022 13:20).
- Chart size: 70 albums.
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Year of Release:
1985
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17,717
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,889
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Year of Release:
1987
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1,266
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
4,596
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Year of Release:
1982
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3,473
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Year of Release:
1983
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1,115
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Total albums: 70. Page 1 of 7
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Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 13% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 3 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 17% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Cocteau Twins | 5 | 7% | |
| American Music Club | 3 | 4% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 4% | |
| Bel Canto | 2 | 3% | |
| The Ordinaires | 2 | 3% | |
| Talk Talk | 2 | 3% | |
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21 | 30% | |
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4 | 6% | |
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Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 4 from 52nd to 48th |
Up 1 from 17th to 16th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 5 from 62nd to 67th |
Down 5 from 63rd to 68th |
Down 5 from 64th to 69th |
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