Top 100 Albums Of The 1980s by Classic Pop (1990)

Classic Pop is a bi-monthly British music magazine. These are their best albums of 1980s.
(Official website: https://www.classicpopmag.com)

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1.

Dare 

 The Human League

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

389 charts

Rank Score:

2,209

Rank in 1981:

8

Rank in 1980s:

125

Overall Rank:

809

Average Rating:

 75 (447 votes)

Comments:

34

2.

Rio 

 Duran Duran

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

448 charts

Rank Score:

3,118

Rank in 1982:

8

Rank in 1980s:

87

Overall Rank:

571

Average Rating:

 76 (550 votes)

Comments:

40

3.

The Lexicon Of Love 

 ABC

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

1,432

Rank in 1982:

20

Rank in 1980s:

199

Overall Rank:

1,240

Average Rating:

 77 (259 votes)

Comments:

11

4.

Prince Charming 

 Adam And The Ants

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Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

171

Rank in 1981:

129

Rank in 1980s:

1,096

Overall Rank:

7,383

Average Rating:

 70 (78 votes)

Comments:

4

5.

Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,581 charts

Rank Score:

17,123

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

9

Overall Rank:

75

Average Rating:

 82 (2,106 votes)

Comments:

160

6.

Hunting High And Low 

 a-ha

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

976

Rank in 1985:

20

Rank in 1980s:

269

Overall Rank:

1,735

Average Rating:

 74 (284 votes)

Comments:

18

7.

Songs From The Big Chair 

 Tears For Fears

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

596 charts

Rank Score:

5,330

Rank in 1985:

6

Rank in 1980s:

44

Overall Rank:

340

Average Rating:

 79 (656 votes)

Comments:

47

8.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier 

 Adam And The Ants

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

764

Rank in 1980:

43

Rank in 1980s:

330

Overall Rank:

2,157

Average Rating:

 71 (194 votes)

Comments:

15

9.

Please 

 Pet Shop Boys

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

900

Rank in 1986:

26

Rank in 1980s:

289

Overall Rank:

1,872

Average Rating:

 76 (204 votes)

Comments:

10

10.

Upstairs At Eric's 

 Yazoo

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

734

Rank in 1982:

41

Rank in 1980s:

340

Overall Rank:

2,219

Average Rating:

 75 (143 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Albums Of The 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	9	9%
1981	13	13%
1982	12	12%
1983	15	15%
1984	12	12%
1985	12	12%
1986	11	11%
1987	4	4%
1988	5	5%
1989	6	6%

Artist	Albums	%
Madonna	4	4%
Talk Talk	4	4%
Kate Bush	3	3%
Peter Gabriel	3	3%
ABC	3	3%
Depeche Mode	3	3%
Tears For Fears	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	85	85%
	8	8%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

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Other 1980s decade charts

Listed below are 21 charts from recognised sources for 1980s. There are also 773 user submitted charts covering this period.

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Top 100 Albums Of The 1980s	Classic Pop	1980s decade chart	1990
The REAL 100 Greatest Albums Of The '80s	Classic Rock	1980s decade chart	2017
Die besten Alben der 80er	Classic Rock Deutschland	1980s decade chart	2018
The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s	FACT	1980s decade chart	2013
Die besten Alben der 80er	laut	1980s decade chart	2014
The 50 best albums of the 80s	Louder	1980s decade chart	2018
Die 80er	Musikexpress.de	1980s decade chart	1989
Die 50 besten Alben der 80er	Musikexpress.de	1980s decade chart	2003
Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s	New Music Express	1980s decade chart	1990
The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s	Paste	1980s decade chart	2012
The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s	Pitchfork	1980s decade chart	2018
Top 100 Albums of the 1980s	Pitchfork	1980s decade chart	2002
Die 100 besten Alben der 1980er Jahre	Popkultur.de	1980s decade chart	2022
Record Mirror Albums Of The '80s	Record Mirror	1980s decade chart	1989
100 Best Albums of the Eighties	Rolling Stone	1980s decade chart	1989
Die besten Platten: die 80er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1980s decade chart	1997
Best Albums of the 1980s	Slant Magazine	1980s decade chart	2012
250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 80er	Sounds (DE)	1980s decade chart	2009
StuBru albums of 1980s	StuBru	1980s decade chart	2017
Die 100 besten Platten der 80er Jahre	Tempo	1980s decade chart	1989
The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s	Uncut	1980s decade chart	2024

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Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 100 Albums Of The 1980s	Classic Pop	1980s decade chart	1990

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