Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by samistake2ice

• Chart updated: 10/26/2020 12:45
• (Created: 07/12/2012 20:36).
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Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,138 charts

Rank Score:

12,389

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

 84 (1,326 votes)

Comments:

85

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Graceland 

 Paul Simon

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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,125 charts

Rank Score:

11,196

Rank in 1986:

3

Rank in 1980s:

16

Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

 81 (1,336 votes)

Comments:

80

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Rum Sodomy & The Lash 

 The Pogues

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[First added to this chart: 04/01/2013]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

423 charts

Rank Score:

3,021

Rank in 1985:

10

Rank in 1980s:

89

Overall Rank:

581

Average Rating:

 78 (403 votes)

Comments:

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Full Moon Fever 

 Tom Petty

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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2014]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

3,423

Rank in 1989:

9

Rank in 1980s:

79

Overall Rank:

520

Average Rating:

 79 (571 votes)

Comments:

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5. (9) 4

I'm Your Man 

 Leonard Cohen

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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2014]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

349 charts

Rank Score:

2,296

Rank in 1988:

11

Rank in 1980s:

115

Overall Rank:

775

Average Rating:

 79 (373 votes)

Comments:

15

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Volume One 

 The Traveling Wilburys

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[First added to this chart: 12/25/2012]

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

321 charts

Rank Score:

2,197

Rank in 1988:

13

Rank in 1980s:

121

Overall Rank:

801

Average Rating:

 77 (390 votes)

Comments:

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Greatest Hits 
Compilation

 Queen

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[First added to this chart: 05/15/2013]

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

547

Rank in 1981:

51

Rank in 1980s:

431

Overall Rank:

2,815

Average Rating:

 83 (387 votes)

Comments:

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8. (5) 3

Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers 
Compilation

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

515 charts

Rank Score:

3,405

Rank in 1984:

14

Rank in 1980s:

80

Overall Rank:

522

Average Rating:

 84 (1,029 votes)

Comments:

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Heartattack And Vine 

 Tom Waits

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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

961

Rank in 1980:

38

Rank in 1980s:

274

Overall Rank:

1,761

Average Rating:

 75 (261 votes)

Comments:

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Doolittle 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 12/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,539 charts

Rank Score:

34,041

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 88 (2,932 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%
1980	10	10%
1981	9	9%
1982	6	6%
1983	9	9%
1984	8	8%
1985	11	11%
1986	11	11%
1987	13	13%
1988	12	12%
1989	11	11%

Artist	Albums	%
Tom Waits	4	4%
Pixies	3	3%
Dire Straits	3	3%
R.E.M.	3	3%
Leonard Cohen	2	2%
George Strait	2	2%
Queen	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	67	67%
	20	20%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 4 from 9th to 5th I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
Up 4 from 8th to 4th Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty
Up 1 from 4th to 3rd Rum Sodomy & The Lash by The Pogues

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 3rd to 7th Greatest Hits by Queen
Down 3 from 5th to 8th Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Down 2 from 7th to 9th Heartattack And Vine by Tom Waits

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From buzzdainer 06/13/2016 18:43

There is so much goodness in this chart! I love that you have some obvious classics like Doolittle and Graceland mixed in with less familiar material such as Live At The Austin Outhouse. Excellent work!

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From samistake2ice 11/24/2014 13:48

Typically, I agree with you about compilation albums, and I try not to incorporate them in my charts. But, I am torn between my love for Queen and my apathy for any of their studio albums. Essentially, I know that they should be represented highly in my charts, but I can't bring myself to hold any individual album in that regard. "Legend" speaks for itself. Thanks for commenting though!

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From Decurso 11/24/2014 09:40

Definitely dig the love for Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen and Dire Straits. Not big on including compilation albums on decade charts myself, but Marley's Legend is a pretty good one.

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From Arthurknight 10/23/2014 03:57

tom waits and paul simon immediately won me over

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From greatson 02/20/2014 15:42

Great chart!
short but A lot to discover! and... you remind me that I forgot to but some Tom Waits albums in my 80´s chart!

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