Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by MrOlan 
- Chart updated: 12/15/2023 04:45
- (Created: 11/18/2022 02:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
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37,266
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[First added to this chart: 04/13/2023]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,819
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,225
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2023]
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Year of Release:
1982
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16,833
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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30,674
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Year of Release:
1988
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5,014
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1987
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4,497
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1984
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16,455
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Total albums: 100. Page 10 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Iron Maiden | 6 | 6% | |
| Dire Straits | 4 | 4% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 3 | 3% | |
| Scorpions | 3 | 3% | |
| BAP | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| Marillion | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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21 | 21% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 19 from 46th to 27th Vun Drinne Noh Drusse by BAP |
| Up 13 from 60th to 47th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Up 11 from 84th to 73rd Plays Live by Peter Gabriel |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 48 from 27th to 75th E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching |
| Down 32 from 25th to 57th Beauty by Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Down 14 from 74th to 88th Pornography by The Cure |
| New entries |
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| Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
| ...And Justice For All by Metallica |
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