Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by tim0505 
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- Chart updated: 10/06/2025 17:15
- (Created: 03/11/2023 13:19).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,570
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80
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,556
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,406
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,210
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[First added to this chart: 03/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,277
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,000
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[First added to this chart: 05/09/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
963
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[First added to this chart: 03/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
721
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
635
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[First added to this chart: 03/18/2023]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
629
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Total albums: 10. Page 1 of 1
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1989 | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 3 | 3% | |
| The Police | 3 | 3% | |
| Phil Collins | 3 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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