Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
MadhattanJack 
- Chart updated: 04/09/2023 06:15
- (Created: 07/20/2022 03:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 22 | 22% | |
| 1981 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1985 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| XTC | 6 | 6% | |
| Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians | 4 | 4% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| The Chameleons | 3 | 3% | |
| The Comsat Angels | 2 | 2% | |
| Colin Newman | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 52 from 85th to 33rd Thunder Up by The Sound |
| Up 2 from 34th to 32nd The Ideal Copy by Wire |
| Up 1 from 32nd to 31st The Big Express by XTC |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 31st to 34th Gyrate by Pylon |
| Down 2 from 33rd to 35th Sound Affects by The Jam |
| Down 1 from 35th to 36th Construction Time Again by Depeche Mode |
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85/100 | 05/10/2023 18:32 |  RevolverCB72 | | 84/100 |
100/100 | 04/11/2023 21:02 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
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