Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
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| 1980 | 118 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 119 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1986 | 94 | 9% | |
| 1987 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 96 | 10% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 8 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 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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388 | 39% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. Animal Collective | |
| 9. Wilco | |
| 10. The White Stripes | |
| 11. Kanye West | |
| 12. Phil Elverum | |
| 13. Interpol | |
| 14. Modest Mouse | |
| 15. Queens Of The Stone Age | |
| 16. Madvillain | |
| 17. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 18. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| 19. The National | |
| 20. The Flaming Lips |
