Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by Ashmark 
- Chart updated: 02/25/2018 00:45
- (Created: 02/24/2018 16:50).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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38,700
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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30,637
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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37,248
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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2,824
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
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1985
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19,192
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1983
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5,512
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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13,515
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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17,674
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
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1984
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8,772
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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27,807
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1981 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1985 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1986 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1987 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1988 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smiths | 4 | 4% | |
| The Cure | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| Pretenders | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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33 | 33% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 75 from 99th to 24th The Walking by Jane Siberry |
| Up 67 from 100th to 33rd King Of America by The Costello Show Featuring The Attractions And Confederates |
| Up 66 from 97th to 31st Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 32 from 32nd to 64th Tim by The Replacements |
| Down 32 from 33rd to 65th Moving Pictures by Rush |
| Down 31 from 22nd to 53rd Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order |
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95/100 | 02/13/2019 14:55 |  Oselju | | 83/100 |
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From WillyMac 06/20/2020 15:24
22 albums in common and I've only got a top 50... And not just the usual suspects but underappreciated albums like King of America and Learning to Crawl... You are more of a Smiths and Pixies fan than I am, but otherwise I really like this list.
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From Oselju 02/13/2019 14:56
Oselju 02/13/2019 14:56
34 albums in common !
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