Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by BlueNote 
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- (Created: 12/07/2011 23:19).
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]
Year of Release:
1988
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16,870
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,955
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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]
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1988
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Rank Score:
2,312
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[First added to this chart: 03/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,402
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
517
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,215
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
3,462
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,441
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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2019]
Year of Release:
1988
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1,701
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1988
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3,801
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1982 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1983 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1984 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1985 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1986 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1987 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1988 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1989 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| U2 | 7 | 7% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 4 | 4% | |
| Tom Waits | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Dire Straits | 3 | 3% | |
| The Pogues | 3 | 3% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 2% | |
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54 | 54% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 71st to 70th Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine |
| Up 1 from 69th to 68th Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 1 from 53rd to 52nd G N' R Lies by Guns N' Roses |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 7 from 92nd to 99th How Will The Wolf Survive? by Los Lobos |
| Down 3 from 50th to 53rd Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys |
| Down 3 from 91st to 94th It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy |
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 80/100  | 04/21/2017 01:29 | Reppu1976 | | 88/100 |
| 85/100 | 09/21/2016 10:11 |  pavelthevelvet | | 85/100 |
| 80/100 | 02/03/2015 23:47 | JasonZaia | | 89/100 |
| 80/100 | 03/20/2012 13:29 |  dazatoth | | 77/100 |
| 80/100 | 12/08/2011 02:18 |  Triple Seis | | 79/100 |
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From JasonZaia 02/03/2015 23:47
A lot of great albums to go with. Good job.
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