Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s by Elvar

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6. (8) 2

Disintegration 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,805 charts

Rank Score:

27,832

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 86 (2,002 votes)

Comments:

152

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Faith 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

383 charts

Rank Score:

2,141

Rank in 1981:

8

Rank in 1980s:

127

Overall Rank:

828

Average Rating:

 78 (577 votes)

Comments:

23

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The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,455 charts

Rank Score:

37,127

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,875 votes)

Comments:

265

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Boys Don't Cry 
Compilation

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

949

Rank in 1980:

39

Rank in 1980s:

283

Overall Rank:

1,780

Average Rating:

 78 (310 votes)

Comments:

12

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Standing On A Beach - The Singles 
Compilation

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

620

Rank in 1986:

35

Rank in 1980s:

390

Overall Rank:

2,539

Average Rating:

 83 (218 votes)

Comments:

11

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Zenyatta Mondatta 

 The Police

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

1,632

Rank in 1980:

25

Rank in 1980s:

170

Overall Rank:

1,079

Average Rating:

 75 (515 votes)

Comments:

20

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The Head On The Door 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

616 charts

Rank Score:

4,647

Rank in 1985:

7

Rank in 1980s:

52

Overall Rank:

381

Average Rating:

 82 (779 votes)

Comments:

42

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Synchronicity 

 The Police

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

800 charts

Rank Score:

5,531

Rank in 1983:

5

Rank in 1980s:

43

Overall Rank:

322

Average Rating:

 79 (1,027 votes)

Comments:

78

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The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

958 charts

Rank Score:

8,510

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

23

Overall Rank:

184

Average Rating:

 83 (1,460 votes)

Comments:

86

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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[First added to this chart: 03/23/2014]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,000 charts

Rank Score:

24,896

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

34

Average Rating:

 86 (2,257 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	6	12%
1981	2	4%
1982	2	4%
1983	2	4%
1984	8	16%
1985	5	10%
1986	5	10%
1987	6	12%
1988	6	12%
1989	8	16%

Artist	Albums	%
The Cure	6	12%
The Smiths	5	10%
Hüsker Dü	4	8%
Lou Reed	3	6%
Metallica	2	4%
The Police	2	4%
Pixies	2	4%
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Country	Albums	%
	27	54%
	20	40%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 6 from 7th to 1st Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
Up 2 from 8th to 6th Disintegration by The Cure
Up 1 from 6th to 5th New York by Lou Reed

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 3rd to 7th Faith by The Cure
Down 4 from 4th to 8th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Down 1 from 1st to 2nd Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys

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From greatson 06/23/2014 09:29

The Cure - maybe the band of the 80`s ?!

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