Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 118 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 119 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 81 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 87 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 94 | 9% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 7 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
| Talking Heads | 7 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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417 | 42% | |
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391 | 39% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1982 | |
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| 1. Michael Jackson | |
| 2. Kate Bush | |
| 3. Iron Maiden | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 6. Prince | |
| 7. Roxy Music | |
| 8. Duran Duran | |
| 9. Dire Straits | |
| 10. Donald Fagen | |
| 11. Simple Minds | |
| 12. Elvis Costello | |
| 13. Elvis Costello And The Attractions | |
| 14. The Clash | |
| 15. Peter Gabriel | |
| 16. Laurie Anderson | |
| 17. XTC | |
| 18. The Fall | |
| 19. Judas Priest | |
| 20. Bad Brains |