Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by pinkfreud1981 
- Chart updated: 12/01/2025 18:15
- (Created: 12/09/2022 14:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,194
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,555
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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2025]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
8,813
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,256
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2025]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
522
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,585
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[First added to this chart: 08/31/2023]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,996
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,146
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,880
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,635
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Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| Кино [Kino] | 3 | 3% | |
| U2 | 3 | 3% | |
| Guns N' Roses | 2 | 2% | |
| XTC | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 2% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 6th to 8th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
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