Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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MadhattanJack 
- Chart updated: 12/28/2025 09:15
- (Created: 07/20/2022 03:23).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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I just wanted to say that the fact that I've put this particular Pixies LP, containing the song "Number 13 Baby," in at the #13 spot on this chart is a complete and total coincidence. And when I say "complete and total coincidence," I do of course mean that I did it deliberately.
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Year of Release:
1989
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30,818
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Year of Release:
1987
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1,405
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Year of Release:
1988
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12,078
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1986
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1,407
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85. (=)
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,512
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Church | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
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