Best Albums of the 1980s
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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Total albums: 102. Page 7 of 11
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
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| 1980 | 116 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 122 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 111 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 80 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 87 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1989 | 97 | 10% |
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| The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
| Rush | 8 | 1% | |
| Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 8 | 1% | |
| The Smiths | 7 | 1% | |
| The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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416 | 42% | |
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386 | 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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12 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1984 | |
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| 1. Prince | |
| 2. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 3. The Smiths | |
| 4. Metallica | |
| 5. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 6. The Replacements | |
| 7. Minutemen | |
| 8. Talking Heads | |
| 9. Cocteau Twins | |
| 10. Hüsker Dü | |
| 11. Iron Maiden | |
| 12. U2 | |
| 13. Echo & The Bunnymen | |
| 14. Bob Marley & The Wailers | |
| 15. Bob Marley | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Sade | |
| 18. Van Halen | |
| 19. Lloyd Cole And The Commotions | |
| 20. Meat Puppets |