Top 61 Music Albums of the 1980s by ars2458

Chart updated: 12/10/2020 16:45
(Created: 07/01/2018 19:51).
Chart size: 61 albums.

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Remain In Light

Talking Heads

[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,967 charts

Rank Score:

30,507

Rank in 1980:

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Average Rating:

87 (2,232 votes)

Comments:

194

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Thriller

Michael Jackson

[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,582 charts

Rank Score:

17,073

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Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

82 (2,107 votes)

Comments:

160

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...And Justice For All

Metallica

[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

610 charts

Rank Score:

5,016

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

360

Average Rating:

79 (1,121 votes)

Comments:

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica

[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,230 charts

Rank Score:

13,143

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

83 (1,769 votes)

Comments:

116

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The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

694 charts

Rank Score:

6,487

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

269

Average Rating:

81 (989 votes)

Comments:

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Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,359 charts

Rank Score:

12,218

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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

869 charts

Rank Score:

9,141

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

178

Average Rating:

84 (1,315 votes)

Comments:

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The Joshua Tree

[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,820 charts

Rank Score:

19,856

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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

888 charts

Rank Score:

8,373

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

197

Average Rating:

78 (1,298 votes)

Comments:

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Doolittle

Pixies

[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,494 charts

Rank Score:

36,927

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,882 votes)

Comments:

289

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Top 61 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	6	10%
1981	4	7%
1982	5	8%
1983	5	8%
1984	7	11%
1985	4	7%
1986	6	10%
1987	10	16%
1988	8	13%
1989	6	10%

Artist	Albums	%

The Cure	9	15%
U2	5	8%
Prince	5	8%
The Smiths	5	8%
Sonic Youth	4	7%
Metallica	3	5%
Joy Division	3	5%
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Country	Albums	%

	31	51%
	21	34%
	5	8%
	2	3%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	55	90%
Yes	6	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	60	98%
Yes	1	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	59	97%
Yes	2	3%

Top 61 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

New entries
Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths
Meat Is Murder by The Smiths
Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
The World Won't Listen by The Smiths
The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Disintegration by The Cure
Pornography by The Cure
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure
The Head On The Door by The Cure
Faith by The Cure
Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
Boys Don't Cry by The Cure
Japanese Whispers by The Cure
Concert by The Cure
Rattle And Hum by U2
War by U2
October by U2
Wide Awake In America by U2
Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
EVOL by Sonic Youth
Kill Yr. Idols by Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth by Sonic Youth
Closer by Joy Division
Substance by Joy Division
Still by Joy Division
18 Greatest Hits by Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5
Sign 'O' The Times by Prince
Parade by Prince And The Revolution
Around The World In A Day by Prince And The Revolution
Lovesexy by Prince
The Black Album by Prince
Controversy by Prince

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