Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by MrOlan 
- Chart updated: 10/18/2025 07:15
- (Created: 11/18/2022 02:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
6,117
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
639
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2023]
[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,950
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
22,644
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,788
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
635
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2023]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 8 | 8% | |
| U2 | 4 | 4% | |
| Dire Straits | 4 | 4% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Scorpions | 3 | 3% | |
| Marillion | 3 | 3% | |
| Eloy | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 27th to 18thLive After Death by Iron Maiden |
| Up 6 from 79th to 73rdDeutsche Wertarbeit by Deutsche Wertarbeit |
| Up 2 from 29th to 27thMaking Movies by Dire Straits |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 39 from 21st to 60thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Down 3 from 86th to 89thE2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching |
| Down 3 from 87th to 90th90125 by Yes |
| New entries |
|---|
| British Steel by Judas Priest |
| Permanent Waves by Rush |
| Screaming For Vengeance by Judas Priest |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Paradise Theater by Styx |
| Rain Dogs by Tom Waits |
| A Kind Of Magic by Queen |
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