Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by pinkfreud1981 
- Chart updated: 08/06/2025 15:15
- (Created: 12/09/2022 14:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/10/2024]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,996
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[First added to this chart: 01/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,886
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
9,025
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,162
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,717
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2022]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2022]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,824
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Average Rating:
Comments:
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[First added to this chart: 12/12/2022]
Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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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% | |
| Einstürzende Neubauten | 2 | 2% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 6 from 14th to 8th Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk |
| Up 3 from 8th to 5th Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth |
| Up 1 from 2nd to 1st Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 7th to 9th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Down 1 from 1st to 2nd The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6th Treasure by Cocteau Twins |
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