Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Favorite songs of the decade:
• Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order (1986)
• Duke's Travels - Genesis (1980)
• In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel (1986)
• It's Alright - Pet Shop Boys (1988)
• Just Like Heaven - The Cure (1987)
• Like a Prayer - Madonna (1989)
• Lorelei - Cocteau Twins (1984)
• Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division (1980)
• Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads (1980)
• There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths (1986)
- Chart updated: 06/24/2026 20:15
- (Created: 11/04/2025 16:48).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1980
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26,289
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1989
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25,379
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1980
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1986
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31,188
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1985
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1987
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2,966
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1982 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 9 | 9% |
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| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 3% | |
| Prince | 3 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 3 | 3% | |
| New Order | 3 | 3% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 2% | |
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