Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Hyggevinyl

I am taking my time with this listening one year at a time. So right now there is a heavy overrepresentation of some years.

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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
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19,305
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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11,887
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
412
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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362
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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258
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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76
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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267
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,116
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[First added to this chart: 01/27/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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360
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,613
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year Albums %


1980 12 12%
1981 15 15%
1982 2 2%
1983 15 15%
1984 13 13%
1985 15 15%
1986 14 14%
1987 12 12%
1988 2 2%
1989 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 36 36%
Japan 23 23%
United Kingdom 18 18%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Germany 5 5%
Australia 4 4%
Denmark 3 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 93 93%
Yes 7 7%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

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Faller Down 1 from 76th to 77th
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Faller Down 1 from 77th to 78th
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Faller Down 1 from 78th to 79th
Sign 'O' The Times
by Prince

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To be fair, the 80s is a difficult decade in music for me. We differ a lot here. I guess we can learn from each others lists. I've only begun to appreciate this decade.
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