Top 23 Music Albums of the 1980s
by araidernomore 
- Chart updated: 10/06/2025 18:15
- (Created: 04/15/2024 19:56).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2024]
Year of Release:
1986
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[First added to this chart: 09/18/2024]
Year of Release:
1986
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Top 23 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1983 | 3 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1985 | 3 | 13% | |
| 1986 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 2 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 5 | 22% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| New Order | 4 | 17% | |
| Talking Heads | 3 | 13% | |
| U2 | 2 | 9% | |
| The Smiths | 2 | 9% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 4% | |
| N.W.A | 1 | 4% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 23 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 19th to 14thAppetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses |
| Up 4 from 14th to 10thDisintegration by The Cure |
| Up 2 from 5th to 3rdSpeaking In Tongues by Talking Heads |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 9th to 21st3 Feet High And Rising by De La Soul |
| Down 5 from 12th to 17thMaster Of Puppets by Metallica |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4thRemain In Light by Talking Heads |
| New entries |
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| The Smiths by The Smiths |
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