Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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- Chart updated: 06/12/2025 13:45
- (Created: 06/12/2025 13:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1982
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2,805
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1984
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15,913
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1989
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23,025
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1987
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11,187
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1988
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2,247
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1983
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1,397
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1987
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4,257
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1985
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2,973
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1985
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7,135
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1982
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1986 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kate Bush | 4 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 3% | |
| Talk Talk | 2 | 2% | |
| AC/DC | 2 | 2% | |
| Run-D.M.C. | 2 | 2% | |
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46 | 46% | |
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41 | 41% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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