Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s
by OFarrio 
- Chart updated: 01/27/2023 15:45
- (Created: 01/29/2013 10:02).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,655
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,615
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
4,158
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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 11/21/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,566
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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,214
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,580
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
483
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,136
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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 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1981 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1982 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1983 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1984 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1985 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1988 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Talking Heads | 3 | 3% | |
| Swans | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
| Big Black | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
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52 | 52% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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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
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| ! | 11/20/2020 18:07 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2017 11:42 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/06/2014 21:16 |  thedistantship | 162 | 84/100 |
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From sssvnnn 10/26/2017 11:43 | #200107
sssvnnn 10/26/2017 11:43 | #200107
Inerestin chart - pretty different from mine but I like it.
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