Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.
Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,256
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Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,249
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Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,243
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,240
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225.
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,240
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Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,239
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,234
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Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,219
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,202
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,186
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 23 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
Year | Albums | % | |
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1980 | 119 | 12% | |
1981 | 119 | 12% | |
1982 | 109 | 11% | |
1983 | 97 | 10% | |
1984 | 101 | 10% | |
1985 | 81 | 8% | |
1986 | 100 | 10% | |
1987 | 88 | 9% | |
1988 | 92 | 9% | |
1989 | 94 | 9% |
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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Country | Albums | % | |
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417 | 42% | |
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391 | 39% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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1. The Beatles | |
2. The Velvet Underground | |
3. Jimi Hendrix | |
4. Bob Dylan | |
5. The Beach Boys | |
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
8. Led Zeppelin | |
9. The Doors | |
10. The Rolling Stones | |
11. John Coltrane | |
12. King Crimson | |
13. Frank Zappa | |
14. The Kinks | |
15. Love | |
16. Neil Young | |
17. Van Morrison | |
18. Charles Mingus | |
19. Miles Davis | |
20. The Zombies |