Top 42 Music Albums of the 1980s
by stareaterogni0n 
mostly not in order
- Chart updated: 06/04/2026 15:45
- (Created: 07/13/2025 17:24).
- Chart size: 42 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
8,983
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1988
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5,061
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,183
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2026]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
25,738
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2026]
[First added to this chart: 01/02/2026]
[First added to this chart: 08/02/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,639
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Year of Release:
1982
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5,671
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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3,237
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2025]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
753
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Total albums: 42. Page 1 of 5
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Top 42 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1985 | 5 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 19% | |
| 1989 | 3 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nurse With Wound | 8 | 19% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 12% | |
| Slayer | 4 | 10% | |
| Iron Maiden | 3 | 7% | |
| The Police | 3 | 7% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 7% | |
| Megadeth | 3 | 7% | |
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Top 42 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 8th to 5thHomotopy To Marie by Nurse With Wound |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 9th to 13thSynchronicity by The Police |
| Down 2 from 7th to 9thDiscipline by King Crimson |
| Down 2 from 14th to 16thPast Masters • Volumes One & Two by The Beatles |
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