Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
35,459
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
33,230
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Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
28,535
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,862
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
23,754
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,757
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,527
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Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,425
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Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,303
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
16,048
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
Year | Albums | % | |
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1980 | 119 | 12% | |
1981 | 119 | 12% | |
1982 | 108 | 11% | |
1983 | 96 | 10% | |
1984 | 101 | 10% | |
1985 | 83 | 8% | |
1986 | 95 | 10% | |
1987 | 87 | 9% | |
1988 | 97 | 10% | |
1989 | 95 | 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% | |
U2 | 7 | 1% | |
The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
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416 | 42% | |
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390 | 39% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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