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:
1982
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Rank Score:
5,807
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Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,560
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Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,522
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,300
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Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,260
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,106
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
5,101
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
4,905
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,869
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
4,782
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
Year | Albums | % | |
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1980 | 119 | 12% | |
1981 | 120 | 12% | |
1982 | 108 | 11% | |
1983 | 97 | 10% | |
1984 | 102 | 10% | |
1985 | 80 | 8% | |
1986 | 95 | 10% | |
1987 | 89 | 9% | |
1988 | 92 | 9% | |
1989 | 99 | 10% |
Artist | Albums | % | |
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The Cure | 10 | 1% | |
Rush | 8 | 1% | |
Iron Maiden | 8 | 1% | |
Depeche Mode | 8 | 1% | |
Talking Heads | 7 | 1% | |
U2 | 7 | 1% | |
The Smiths | 7 | 1% | |
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414 | 41% | |
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391 | 39% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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Best Artists of the 1960s | |
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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. King Crimson | |
12. John Coltrane | |
13. Frank Zappa | |
14. The Kinks | |
15. Love | |
16. Van Morrison | |
17. Neil Young | |
18. Charles Mingus | |
19. Miles Davis | |
20. The Zombies |