Best Albums of the 1980s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1980s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1980	2,138	193,524	Remain In Light (27th)by Talking Heads
1981	2,177	120,276	Moving Pictures (156th)by Rush
1982	2,140	147,953	Thriller (77th)by Michael Jackson
1983	2,153	135,295	Murmur (144th)by R.E.M.
1984	2,157	170,523	Purple Rain (80th)by Prince And The Revolution
1985	2,168	144,151	Hounds Of Love (56th)by Kate Bush
1986	2,285	169,668	The Queen Is Dead (17th)by The Smiths
1987	2,493	162,084	The Joshua Tree (52nd)by U2
1988	2,573	151,502	Daydream Nation (69th)by Sonic Youth
1989	2,606	197,527	Doolittle (19th)by Pixies
Total	22,890	1,592,504

The best artists of the 1980s were The Smiths, Prince, Pixies, The Cure, Talking Heads, U2, Metallica, Kate Bush, R.E.M. and The Stone Roses.

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891.

Gipsy Kings

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

891

Overall Rank:

5,999

Average Rating:

77 (31 votes)

Comments:

892.

Группа крови [Gruppa Krovi]

Кино [Kino]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

218

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Rank in 1980s:

892

Overall Rank:

6,003

Average Rating:

76 (47 votes)

Comments:

893.

Radio K.A.O.S.

Roger Waters

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

217

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

893

Overall Rank:

6,009

Average Rating:

68 (121 votes)

Comments:

894.

Too Tough To Die

Ramones

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

217

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

894

Overall Rank:

6,010

Average Rating:

74 (88 votes)

Comments:

895.

Seconds Of Pleasure

Rockpile

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

217

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896.

Sleep No More

The Comsat Angels

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

217

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897.

The Rise & Fall

Madness

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

216

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

897

Overall Rank:

6,042

Average Rating:

71 (85 votes)

Comments:

898.

Biograph
Compilation

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

216

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

898

Overall Rank:

6,043

Average Rating:

78 (118 votes)

Comments:

899.

Icehouse

Flowers (AU)

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

216

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900.

One, Two

Sister Nancy

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

216

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

900

Overall Rank:

6,051

Average Rating:

75 (28 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	117	12%
1981	123	12%
1982	110	11%
1983	96	10%
1984	102	10%
1985	81	8%
1986	94	9%
1987	86	9%
1988	92	9%
1989	99	10%

Artist	Albums	%

The Cure	10	1%
Depeche Mode	8	1%
Iron Maiden	8	1%
Rush	8	1%
The Fall	7	1%
The Smiths	7	1%
R.E.M.	7	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	415	42%
	386	39%
	41	4%
	27	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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