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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1980
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32,628
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1980
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18,183
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1980
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12,007
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1980
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5,941
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1980
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5,302
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1980
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4,494
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1980
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4,444
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1980
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3,177
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1980
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3,117
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1980
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3,093
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Total albums: 112. Page 1 of 12
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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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