Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
37,482
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
35,753
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Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
30,061
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
27,823
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
25,207
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,498
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,210
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Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
17,071
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
17,016
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Year of Release:
1984
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16,562
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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 | 118 | 12% | |
1981 | 121 | 12% | |
1982 | 108 | 11% | |
1983 | 98 | 10% | |
1984 | 101 | 10% | |
1985 | 80 | 8% | |
1986 | 94 | 9% | |
1987 | 89 | 9% | |
1988 | 95 | 10% | |
1989 | 96 | 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% | |
The Fall | 7 | 1% | |
R.E.M. | 7 | 1% | |
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Country | Albums | % | |
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415 | 42% | ||
391 | 39% | ||
41 | 4% | ||
26 | 3% | ||
23 | 2% | ||
22 | 2% | ||
12 | 1% | ||
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Best Artists of 1961 | |
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1. John Coltrane | |
2. Robert Johnson | |
3. Ornette Coleman | |
4. Bill Evans | |
5. Bill Evans Trio | |
6. Ornette Coleman Double Quartet | |
7. Miles Davis | |
8. Oliver Nelson | |
9. John Coltrane Quartet | |
10. Ray Charles | |
11. Yusef Lateef | |
12. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | |
13. Art Blakey | |
14. Patsy Cline | |
15. The Miles Davis Sextet | |
16. Roy Orbison | |
17. Bobby Bland | |
18. Eric Dolphy | |
19. Django Reinhardt | |
20. Elvis Presley |