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.
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,960
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Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,958
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Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,925
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,923
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,898
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,893
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,889
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Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,870
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Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,849
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,847
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 15 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
Year | Albums | % | |
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1980 | 118 | 12% | |
1981 | 120 | 12% | |
1982 | 110 | 11% | |
1983 | 97 | 10% | |
1984 | 102 | 10% | |
1985 | 81 | 8% | |
1986 | 96 | 10% | |
1987 | 87 | 9% | |
1988 | 93 | 9% | |
1989 | 97 | 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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417 | 42% | ||
386 | 39% | ||
40 | 4% | ||
27 | 3% | ||
23 | 2% | ||
22 | 2% | ||
12 | 1% | ||
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Best Artists of 1985 | |
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1. Kate Bush | |
2. Tom Waits | |
3. Dire Straits | |
4. The Smiths | |
5. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
6. Tears For Fears | |
7. The Cure | |
8. The Replacements | |
9. Prefab Sprout | |
10. Marillion | |
11. The Pogues | |
12. New Order | |
13. Hüsker Dü | |
14. The Waterboys | |
15. The Fall | |
16. R.E.M. | |
17. Talking Heads | |
18. Prince | |
19. Prince And The Revolution | |
20. The Cult (UK) |