Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
briggs54 
- Chart updated: 03/22/2018 07:15
- (Created: 06/09/2014 09:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1984
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4,915
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Year of Release:
1985
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12,419
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Year of Release:
1988
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10,786
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Year of Release:
1981
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1,782
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2015]
Year of Release:
1981
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1,609
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1981 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1982 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1983 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1984 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1985 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1987 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1988 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1989 | 17 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Replacements | 2 | 2% | |
| Tom Waits | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
| Anthony Davis | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 2% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 2% | |
| Bill Frisell | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes
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| Up 1 from 99th to 98th Alone On Penguin Island by Desmond Simmons |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97th World Of Echo by Arthur Russell |
| Up 1 from 97th to 96th New Day Rising by Hüsker Dü |
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| Down 10 from 90th to 100th Reckoning by Grateful Dead |
| New entries |
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90/100  | 11/13/2024 09:07 |  Purplepash | | 88/100 |
100/100 | 05/09/2019 20:32 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
 75/100 | 05/22/2015 10:45 | Roal | | 78/100 |
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From sssvnnn 05/09/2019 20:34
sssvnnn 05/09/2019 20:34
Brillisnt chsrt with a lot of wonderful rare picks: Massacre, Tuxedomoon, Samla...
( are you sure "The Kiss And Other Movements" is Nyman`s best album in the 80`s?)
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From Roal 05/22/2015 10:42
Nice to see Minutemen on top.
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