Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by welshbird 
- Chart updated: 08/19/2012 01:08
- (Created: 08/18/2012 23:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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18,266
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,744
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
3,436
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Year of Release:
1980
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3,980
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2012]
[First added to this chart: 08/18/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,284
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Year of Release:
1983
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4,956
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2012]
Year of Release:
1981
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8,866
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2012]
Year of Release:
1987
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1,694
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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2012]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1989 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Eurythmics | 5 | 5% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| Genesis | 3 | 3% | |
| Pretenders | 3 | 3% | |
| Everything But The Girl | 3 | 3% | |
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56 | 56% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| 11/04/2013 22:49 |  sssvnnn | 2,877 | 83/100 | |
| 08/23/2012 18:04 | Johnnyo | 2,587 | 80/100 |
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From Johnnyo 08/23/2012 18:05 | #49096
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