Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
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Luciano1962 
- Chart updated: 01/04/2014 18:30
- (Created: 12/08/2012 22:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1982
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2,487
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Year of Release:
1980
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5,711
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Year of Release:
1980
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4,072
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Year of Release:
1985
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11,692
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Year of Release:
1981
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1,816
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Year of Release:
1982
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1,725
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Year of Release:
1986
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7,017
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1981 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1987 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 16 | 16% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Peter Gabriel | 6 | 6% | |
| Francesco De Gregori | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Thin White Rope | 4 | 4% | |
| Faust'o | 4 | 4% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 4 | 4% | |
| The Dream Syndicate | 3 | 3% | |
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46 | 46% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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11 | 11% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 13th to 9th J'Accuse... Amore Mio by Faust'o |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 38 from 21st to 59th Crêuza De Mä by Fabrizio De André |
| Down 27 from 22nd to 49th Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Down 3 from 20th to 23rd Enter K by Peter Hammill |
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| ! | 09/01/2016 07:53 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2016 16:27 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2013 20:50 | guigs13 | 237 | 88/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/02/2016 16:27 | #170331
buzzdainer 07/02/2016 16:27 | #170331
Excellent eighties chart! Great to see Rain Dogs and Tattoo You getting the love they deserve.
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From greatson 11/15/2013 08:54 | #92563
greatson 11/15/2013 08:54 | #92563
Good to see Hammill´s Enter K - I like it and I feel its often underrated.
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From guigs13 01/10/2013 20:51 | #60985
Great chart!
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| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
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