Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s
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spigelwii 
- Chart updated: 09/23/2025 20:45
- (Created: 12/08/2023 02:42).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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Year of Release:
1985
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Year of Release:
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9 | 18% | |
| 1981 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1988 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1989 | 4 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Talking Heads | 7 | 14% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 6 | 12% | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | 5 | 10% | |
| Warren Zevon | 4 | 8% | |
| The Police | 3 | 6% | |
| Blue Öyster Cult | 3 | 6% | |
| Joe Jackson | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 6 from 31st to 25thTrue Stories by Talking Heads |
| Up 3 from 38th to 35thNight And Day by Joe Jackson |
| Up 3 from 18th to 15thReign In Blood by Slayer |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 14th to 16thJunta by Phish |
| Down 2 from 25th to 27thSpike by Elvis Costello |
| Down 2 from 35th to 37thTexas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
| New entries |
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| The Envoy by Warren Zevon |
| Leavers |
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| Polka Party! by "Weird Al" Yankovic |
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