Top 95 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 12/23/2025 19:45
- (Created: 12/03/2024 18:09).
- Chart size: 95 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,784
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
581
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,328
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,033
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,297
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
489
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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2024]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
1,151
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Top 95 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 15 | 16% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Ry Cooder | 8 | 8% | |
| Black Sabbath | 6 | 6% | |
| Dead Can Dance | 4 | 4% | |
| Rush | 4 | 4% | |
| Van Morrison | 3 | 3% | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | 3 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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40 | 42% | |
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37 | 39% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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