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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27,490
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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15,388
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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2014]
Year of Release:
1984
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4,135
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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2013]
[First added to this chart: 03/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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6,475
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[First added to this chart: 09/22/2014]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,132
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[First added to this chart: 03/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,504
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[First added to this chart: 12/02/2015]
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1985
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482
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[First added to this chart: 04/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,022
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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% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | 2 | 2% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 2 | 2% | |
| Swans | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 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
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 82nd to 83rdNothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction |
| Down 1 from 83rd to 84thTropical Gangsters by Kid Creole And The Coconuts |
| Down 1 from 84th to 85thLubricate Your Living Room by Fire Engines |
| New entries |
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| Technodelic by YMO |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 11/20/2020 18:07 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 10/26/2017 11:42 |  sssvnnn | 2,863 | 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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