Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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idiotican 
- Chart updated: 06/29/2025 03:15
- (Created: 06/29/2025 02:59).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1984
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4,031
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1984
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1985
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3,698
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1989
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1,380
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1980
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15,141
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1981
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1,840
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1983
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5,288
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1984
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618
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1980
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1,929
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1984 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Everything But The Girl | 1 | 1% | |
| The Dead Milkmen | 1 | 1% | |
| Pop Will Eat Itself | 1 | 1% | |
| Bad Brains | 1 | 1% | |
| Wang Chung | 1 | 1% | |
| The Replacements | 1 | 1% | |
| Wipers | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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56 | 56% | |
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31 | 31% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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