Top-rated albums of the 1980s

Listed below are the top-rated albums of the 1980s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

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The Atlantic Years 1973-1980 
Compilation

 Roxy Music

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

2

Rank in 1983:

1,110

Rank in 1980s:

11,704

Average Rating:

 75 (11 votes)

Comments:

0

992.

Greatest Hits 
Compilation

 Bill Withers

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

21

Rank in 1981:

475

Rank in 1980s:

4,488

Overall Rank:

35,600

Average Rating:

 75 (11 votes)

Comments:

0

993.

Hat 

 The Nits

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

34

Rank in 1988:

340

Rank in 1980s:

3,429

Overall Rank:

26,293

Average Rating:

 75 (11 votes)

Comments:

2

994.

Heartbeat City 

 The Cars

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

851

Rank in 1984:

31

Rank in 1980s:

305

Overall Rank:

1,960

Average Rating:

 75 (216 votes)

Comments:

9

995.

Beauty And The Beat 

 Go-Go's

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

790

Rank in 1981:

32

Rank in 1980s:

322

Overall Rank:

2,097

Average Rating:

 75 (165 votes)

Comments:

7

996.

Dead Can Dance 

 Dead Can Dance

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

235

Rank in 1984:

91

Rank in 1980s:

836

Overall Rank:

5,633

Average Rating:

 75 (91 votes)

Comments:

3

997.

They Might Be Giants 

 They Might Be Giants

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

515

Rank in 1986:

43

Rank in 1980s:

456

Overall Rank:

2,941

Average Rating:

 75 (117 votes)

Comments:

4

998.

2400 Fulton Street 
Compilation

 Jefferson Airplane

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

51

Rank in 1987:

265

Rank in 1980s:

2,722

Overall Rank:

20,231

Average Rating:

 75 (12 votes)

Comments:

0

999.

Les Miserables 

 The Original Broadway Cast

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Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

76

Rank in 1987:

203

Rank in 1980s:

2,047

Overall Rank:

14,799

Average Rating:

 75 (12 votes)

Comments:

0

1000.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) 

 Eurythmics

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Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

707

Rank in 1983:

33

Rank in 1980s:

348

Overall Rank:

2,284

Average Rating:

 75 (225 votes)

Comments:

11

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).