Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 greatest album charts.
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
12,007
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,603
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,908
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,830
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,631
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,562
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Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,117
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Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,064
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Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
919
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1981
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889
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Total albums: 33. Page 1 of 4
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
Year | Albums | % | |
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1980 | 112 | 11% | |
1981 | 120 | 12% | |
1982 | 107 | 11% | |
1983 | 98 | 10% | |
1984 | 102 | 10% | |
1985 | 84 | 8% | |
1986 | 97 | 10% | |
1987 | 88 | 9% | |
1988 | 92 | 9% | |
1989 | 100 | 10% |
Artist | Albums | % | |
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The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
Depeche Mode | 8 | 1% | |
Rush | 8 | 1% | |
The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
The Smiths | 7 | 1% | |
R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
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416 | 42% | |
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394 | 39% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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