Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Finky

• Chart updated: 07/27/2017 09:45
• (Created: 05/11/2015 08:32).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Joshua Tree 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,818 charts

Rank Score:

19,869

Rank in 1987:

1

Rank in 1980s:

6

Overall Rank:

52

Average Rating:

 83 (2,396 votes)

Comments:

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Reckoning 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

3,359

Rank in 1984:

15

Rank in 1980s:

82

Overall Rank:

539

Average Rating:

 80 (665 votes)

Comments:

38

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,967 charts

Rank Score:

30,573

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,228 votes)

Comments:

193

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1999 

 Prince

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

3,580

Rank in 1982:

7

Rank in 1980s:

73

Overall Rank:

501

Average Rating:

 79 (711 votes)

Comments:

48

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Pretenders 

 Pretenders

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

479 charts

Rank Score:

2,994

Rank in 1980:

9

Rank in 1980s:

90

Overall Rank:

591

Average Rating:

 78 (567 votes)

Comments:

28

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Los Angeles 

 X (US)

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

318 charts

Rank Score:

1,708

Rank in 1980:

24

Rank in 1980s:

163

Overall Rank:

1,042

Average Rating:

 77 (341 votes)

Comments:

17

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Avalon 

 Roxy Music

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

473 charts

Rank Score:

3,660

Rank in 1982:

6

Rank in 1980s:

70

Overall Rank:

490

Average Rating:

 79 (612 votes)

Comments:

28

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,290 charts

Rank Score:

13,418

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

12

Overall Rank:

99

Average Rating:

 85 (1,828 votes)

Comments:

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Graceland 

 Paul Simon

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,100 charts

Rank Score:

11,665

Rank in 1986:

3

Rank in 1980s:

16

Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

 81 (1,316 votes)

Comments:

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Lives In The Balance 

 Jackson Browne

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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

113

Rank in 1986:

144

Rank in 1980s:

1,498

Overall Rank:

10,368

Average Rating:

 68 (57 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	10	10%
1981	7	7%
1982	9	9%
1983	12	12%
1984	13	13%
1985	6	6%
1986	13	13%
1987	14	14%
1988	6	6%
1989	10	10%

Artist	Albums	%
X (US)	4	4%
R.E.M.	4	4%
Pretenders	3	3%
Bruce Springsteen	3	3%
U2	3	3%
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble	3	3%
Talking Heads	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	55	55%
	31	31%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 3 from 91st to 88th Kick by INXS
Up 2 from 79th to 77th Oh Mercy by Bob Dylan
Up 2 from 78th to 76th The Hurting by Tears For Fears

Biggest fallers
Down 70 from 25th to 95th New York by Lou Reed
Down 3 from 75th to 78th Sister by Sonic Youth

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