Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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imacgill 
- Chart updated: 08/09/2026 18:15
- (Created: 09/07/2022 20:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
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3,596
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Year of Release:
1986
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2,684
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Year of Release:
1986
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31,272
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Year of Release:
1987
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17,952
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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7,179
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1985
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5,457
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Year of Release:
1987
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3,588
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2024]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,957
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[First added to this chart: 09/03/2023]
Year of Release:
1987
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1,306
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Year of Release:
1989
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25,390
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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 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1985 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| New Order | 4 | 4% | |
| The Fall | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| Prince | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
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From imacgill 10/26/2022 02:22 in Song Chronicle
imacgill 10/26/2022 02:22 in Song Chronicle“U2 seem to getting some redemption. After years of bashing the band, I am reading stories that people are starting to love their recent output or at least some of the songs from these records. Check out the No Line On The Horizon, is an album I listened to once and hated so much I never listened to…”
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