Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by 
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- Chart updated: 12/04/2024 19:15
- (Created: 03/25/2016 02:14).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1981 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1982 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1983 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1986 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1987 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1988 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
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| The Smiths | 6 | 6% | |
| The Cure | 5 | 5% | |
| Cocteau Twins | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Kate Bush | 4 | 4% | |
| Talk Talk | 3 | 3% | |
| New Order | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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56 | 56% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 100th to 99th Head Over Heels by Cocteau Twins |
| Up 1 from 99th to 98th Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure |
| Up 1 from 98th to 97th Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album by Daniel Johnston |
| New entries |
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 Born In The U.S.A.by Bruce Springsteen |
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 90/100  | 01/06/2024 16:53 |  Goliath | | 86/100 |
| 85/100 | 04/12/2023 07:02 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/11/2023 20:26 |  MadhattanJack | | 84/100 |
| 80/100 | 04/11/2023 20:14 |  melisandre | | 88/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/11/2023 09:00 | Moondance | | 85/100 |
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Nice chart
Solid 80's chart.
Ledgin72 08/15/2022 13:36
Love the Wilburys in the Top 10. Any list with a TMBG album gets a thumbs up from me!!
RoundTheBend 12/08/2020 02:29
Basically anyone who holds R.E.M. in high regard on their chart has high marks from me for sure.
buzzdainer 09/08/2020 22:51
While I respect your caveat that this chart is a work in progress, I congratulate you on your work so far. There are a ton of great albums on here, most notably the likes of Doolittle and Remain in Light. I look forward to using this chart to undercover some more greats from the eighties. Thanks for sharing!
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