Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Milhaud 
- Chart updated: 12/30/2025 21:45
- (Created: 12/30/2025 21:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1989
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29,924
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1983
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9,527
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1989
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21,963
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1985
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6,853
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1986
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3,429
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1987
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2,292
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1988
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3,952
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1980
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4,547
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
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| R.E.M. | 8 | 8% | |
| U2 | 5 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 4 | 4% | |
| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| Queen | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 3% | |
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47 | 47% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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