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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Year of Release:
1986
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2,285
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,264
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,263
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,254
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
2,232
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Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
2,225
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
2,172
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
2,171
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Year of Release:
1988
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2,170
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Year of Release:
1988
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 12 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 118 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 120 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 83 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 95 | 10% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 8 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 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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389 | 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 1960 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Miles Davis | |
| 2. John Coltrane | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Joan Baez | |
| 7. Max Roach | |
| 8. Wes Montgomery | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. The Everly Brothers | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 13. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 14. Bill Evans | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. John Lee Hooker | |
| 17. Bo Diddley | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Eddie Cochran | |
| 20. The Ventures |
