Top 26 Music Albums of the 1980s
by stareaterogni0n 
- Chart updated: 01/02/2026 19:45
- (Created: 07/13/2025 17:24).
- Chart size: 26 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
5,066
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
9,089
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,492
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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: 07/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
5,449
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[First added to this chart: 08/02/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,720
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[First added to this chart: 10/02/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,321
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2025]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
789
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2026]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,938
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Total albums: 26. Page 1 of 3
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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1981 | 2 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 3 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 3 | 12% | |
| 1984 | 2 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 1 | 4% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 19% | |
| 1987 | 2 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 5 | 19% | |
| 1989 | 2 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Nurse With Wound | 6 | 23% | |
| Metallica | 5 | 19% | |
| Iron Maiden | 3 | 12% | |
| The Police | 3 | 12% | |
| Slayer | 2 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 26 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 22nd to 21stSoliloquy For Lilith by Nurse With Wound |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 21st to 22ndPeace Sells... But Who's Buying? by Megadeth |
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