Top 82 Music Albums of the 1980s
by LosWochos 
- Chart updated: 04/27/2020 20:45
- (Created: 02/09/2013 03:24).
- Chart size: 82 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
33,926
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,550
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,555
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,059
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
26,086
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,240
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
5,990
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
12,020
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,216
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
18,150
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Total albums: 82. Page 1 of 9
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Top 82 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 10 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 4 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 9% | |
| 1983 | 6 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 15% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 13% | |
| 1988 | 8 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 8 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 6 | 7% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 4% | |
| Metallica | 3 | 4% | |
| New Order | 3 | 4% | |
| Sonic Youth | 3 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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39 | 48% | |
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33 | 40% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 82 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 19 from 79th to 60th Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode |
| Up 15 from 78th to 63rd The Great Twenty-Eight by Chuck Berry |
| Up 15 from 74th to 59th Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M. |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 17 from 59th to 76th Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A |
| Down 17 from 64th to 81st Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 13 from 69th to 82nd Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses |
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