Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
104
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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6,106
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
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649
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1982
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76
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
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1985
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92
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[First added to this chart: 01/09/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
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3,915
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[First added to this chart: 01/11/2023]
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1989
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23,044
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2299 votes)  86 (2,299 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1982
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2,766
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[First added to this chart: 11/22/2022]
Year of Release:
1984
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647
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1988
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23
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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 %


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 %


United Kingdom 49 49%
United States 17 17%
Germany 10 10%
Canada 6 6%
Ireland 5 5%
France 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
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Live? Albums %
No 91 91%
Yes 9 9%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 9 from 27th to 18th
Live After Death
by Iron Maiden
Climber Up 6 from 79th to 73rd
Deutsche Wertarbeit
by Deutsche Wertarbeit
Climber Up 2 from 29th to 27th
Making Movies
by Dire Straits
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 39 from 21st to 60th
Disintegration
by The Cure
Faller Down 3 from 86th to 89th
E2-E4
by Manuel Göttsching
Faller Down 3 from 87th to 90th
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by Yes
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