Top 97 Music Albums of the 1980s by Nightprowler

Chart updated: 06/01/2016 10:15
(Created: 12/15/2015 07:23).
Chart size: 97 albums.

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Back In Black

AC/DC

[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,257 charts

Rank Score:

10,848

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

80 (1,848 votes)

Comments:

140

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica

[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,250 charts

Rank Score:

12,985

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

968

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

276

Overall Rank:

1,746

Average Rating:

75 (260 votes)

Comments:

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Tracy Chapman

[First added to this chart: 12/26/2015]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

550 charts

Rank Score:

3,687

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

480

Average Rating:

77 (624 votes)

Comments:

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Defenders Of The Faith

Judas Priest

[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

1,068

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

251

Overall Rank:

1,608

Average Rating:

76 (218 votes)

Comments:

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Hysteria

Def Leppard

[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

2,884

Rank in 1987:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

609

Average Rating:

72 (547 votes)

Comments:

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Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

842 charts

Rank Score:

7,446

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

221

Average Rating:

78 (1,155 votes)

Comments:

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5150

Van Halen

[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

540

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

436

Overall Rank:

2,826

Average Rating:

73 (225 votes)

Comments:

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Diamond Life

Sade

[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

2,494

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

110

Overall Rank:

715

Average Rating:

79 (346 votes)

Comments:

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Love At First Sting

Scorpions

[First added to this chart: 12/15/2015]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

666

Rank in 1984:

Rank in 1980s:

367

Overall Rank:

2,393

Average Rating:

75 (205 votes)

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Top 97 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	11	11%
1981	5	5%
1982	10	10%
1983	9	9%
1984	11	11%
1985	10	10%
1986	12	12%
1987	11	11%
1988	11	11%
1989	7	7%

Artist	Albums	%

AC/DC	7	7%
Judas Priest	6	6%
Van Halen	6	6%
Wishbone Ash	6	6%
Metallica	5	5%
Bon Jovi	4	4%
Tom Waits	4	4%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	43	44%
	36	37%
	8	8%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	95	98%
Yes	2	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	96	99%
Yes	1	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	95	98%
Yes	2	2%

Top 97 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 9 from 80th to 71st Ghost In The Machine by The Police
Up 1 from 20th to 19th Script For A Jester's Tear by Marillion

Biggest fallers
Down 11 from 70th to 81st Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police
Down 2 from 84th to 86th The Final Cut by Pink Floyd
Down 1 from 19th to 20th Metal Heart by Accept

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Top 93 Music Albums of the 1980s	elton229	1980s decade chart	2012
Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s	Hermes_requite	1980s decade chart	2012
Top 85 Music Albums of the 1980s	GARY	1980s decade chart	2012
Top 73 Music Albums of the 1980s	RFNAPLES	1980s decade chart	2013
Top 62 Music Albums of the 1980s	kramerfan86	1980s decade chart	2013
Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s	lightmyway	1980s decade chart	2012
Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s	zdwyatt	1980s decade chart	2013
Top 70 Music Albums of the 1980s	Taric	1980s decade chart	2012
Top 43 Music Albums of the 1980s	zexen47	1980s decade chart	2016
Top 42 Music Albums of the 1980s	them	1980s decade chart	2013

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