Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by jonny5244 
- Chart updated: 01/29/2026 10:45
- (Created: 11/10/2022 10:17).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,238
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,981
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,271
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
11,034
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
289
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,334
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2025]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,126
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,465
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,325
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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6,917
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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 | 25 | 25% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Madonna | 4 | 4% | |
| Prince | 2 | 2% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 2 | 2% | |
| Run-D.M.C. | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Whitney Houston | 2 | 2% | |
| Motörhead | 2 | 2% | |
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44 | 44% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 83 from 99th to 16thRain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| Up 74 from 100th to 26thRum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues |
| Up 35 from 43rd to 8thRemain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 28 from 15th to 43rdHounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Down 7 from 93rd to 100thColour By Numbers by Culture Club |
| Down 6 from 91st to 97thMurmur by R.E.M. |
| New entries |
|---|
| Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston |
| Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega |
| Low-Life by New Order |
| The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto by Various Artists |
| Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
| Leavers |
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| Soul Mining by The The |
| Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits |
| The Meaning Of Life by Monty Python |
| Talk Talk Talk by The Psychedelic Furs |
| Moving Pictures by Rush |
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