Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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foxytreeko 
- Chart updated: 11/19/2025 22:45
- (Created: 11/19/2025 22:22).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,960
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Year of Release:
1989
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26,260
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Year of Release:
1986
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3,717
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
944
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5. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,394
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,008
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,961
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9. (=)
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,142
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[First added to this chart: 11/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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15,148
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1981 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1983 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1984 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1985 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1986 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1989 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 1 | 1% | |
| Venom | 1 | 1% | |
| Minor Threat | 1 | 1% | |
| Fugazi | 1 | 1% | |
| Devo | 1 | 1% | |
| The Chameleons | 1 | 1% | |
| Ultramagnetic MC's | 1 | 1% | |
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48 | 48% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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