Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by platus

• Chart updated: 04/30/2015 10:15
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26. (=)

Talk Is Cheap 

 Keith Richards

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

150

Rank in 1988:

113

Rank in 1980s:

1,219

Overall Rank:

8,247

Average Rating:

 69 (43 votes)

Comments:

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Ancient Heart 

 Tanita Tikaram

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

240

Rank in 1988:

74

Rank in 1980s:

821

Overall Rank:

5,556

Average Rating:

 71 (86 votes)

Comments:

3

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Tracy Chapman 

 Tracy Chapman

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[First added to this chart: 04/02/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

562 charts

Rank Score:

3,875

Rank in 1988:

7

Rank in 1980s:

65

Overall Rank:

453

Average Rating:

 77 (632 votes)

Comments:

35

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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 
Live

 Frank Zappa

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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

91

Rank in 1988:

180

Rank in 1980s:

1,785

Overall Rank:

12,679

Average Rating:

 74 (25 votes)

Comments:

0

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Volume One 

 The Traveling Wilburys

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

322 charts

Rank Score:

2,207

Rank in 1988:

13

Rank in 1980s:

121

Overall Rank:

799

Average Rating:

 77 (390 votes)

Comments:

30

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Irish Heartbeat 

 Van Morrison & The Chieftains

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

238

Rank in 1988:

77

Rank in 1980s:

831

Overall Rank:

5,621

Average Rating:

 77 (59 votes)

Comments:

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Surfer Rosa 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 07/25/2013]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,307 charts

Rank Score:

12,585

Rank in 1988:

2

Rank in 1980s:

13

Overall Rank:

103

Average Rating:

 84 (1,858 votes)

Comments:

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Green 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

3,420

Rank in 1988:

9

Rank in 1980s:

78

Overall Rank:

519

Average Rating:

 78 (737 votes)

Comments:

56

72.

Daydream Nation 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,573 charts

Rank Score:

16,343

Rank in 1988:

1

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

74

Average Rating:

 84 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

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74. (73) 1

Fisherman's Blues 

 The Waterboys

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[First added to this chart: 04/30/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,360

Rank in 1988:

21

Rank in 1980s:

207

Overall Rank:

1,285

Average Rating:

 79 (223 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	20	20%
1981	12	12%
1982	13	13%
1983	5	5%
1984	4	4%
1985	8	8%
1986	6	6%
1987	9	9%
1988	12	12%
1989	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band	2	2%
Ry Cooder	2	2%
Bruce Springsteen	2	2%
Pixies	2	2%
Talking Heads	2	2%
Frank Zappa	2	2%
U2	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	44	44%
	41	41%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 72nd to 73rd Walking Into Mirrors by Johnny Warman
Down 1 from 73rd to 74th Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys
Down 1 from 74th to 75th Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution

New entries
Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Leavers
Flip by Nils Lofgren

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85/100	02/25/2020 09:01	Tamthebam	620	85/100
90/100	06/08/2016 08:29	greatson	904	80/100
95/100	05/08/2016 15:22	sssvnnn	2,845	83/100
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From sssvnnn 05/08/2016 15:22

Pretty cool albums in common: John Cale, French Frith Kaiser Thompson, Coyne, Hammill.
Very good chart.

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From decemberhotel 07/10/2015 16:13

I really enjoyed many of your selections. Fine list indeed.

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