Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.
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1980
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Rank Score:
30,061
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1980
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16,514
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1980
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10,986
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1980
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5,925
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1980
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4,921
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1980
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4,312
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1980
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3,937
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1980
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3,176
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1980
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3,018
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1980
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3,004
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Total albums: 118. Page 1 of 12
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
Year | Albums | % | |
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1980 | 118 | 12% | |
1981 | 121 | 12% | |
1982 | 108 | 11% | |
1983 | 98 | 10% | |
1984 | 101 | 10% | |
1985 | 80 | 8% | |
1986 | 94 | 9% | |
1987 | 89 | 9% | |
1988 | 95 | 10% | |
1989 | 96 | 10% |
Artist | Albums | % | |
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The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
Depeche Mode | 8 | 1% | |
The Smiths | 8 | 1% | |
Rush | 8 | 1% | |
The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
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415 | 42% | ||
391 | 39% | ||
41 | 4% | ||
26 | 3% | ||
23 | 2% | ||
22 | 2% | ||
12 | 1% | ||
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