Best Albums of the 1980s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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1980s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1980	2,226	192,326	Remain In Light (26th)by Talking Heads
1981	2,268	120,222	Moving Pictures (154th)by Rush
1982	2,241	147,717	Thriller (71st)by Michael Jackson
1983	2,252	134,435	Murmur (139th)by R.E.M.
1984	2,222	169,221	Purple Rain (76th)by Prince And The Revolution
1985	2,245	142,737	Hounds Of Love (53rd)by Kate Bush
1986	2,360	168,173	The Queen Is Dead (16th)by The Smiths
1987	2,582	160,130	The Joshua Tree (51st)by U2
1988	2,686	151,294	Daydream Nation (72nd)by Sonic Youth
1989	2,721	194,624	Doolittle (19th)by Pixies
Total	23,803	1,580,878

The best artists of the 1980s were The Smiths, Prince, Pixies, The Cure, Talking Heads, U2, Metallica, Kate Bush, R.E.M. and The Stone Roses.

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991.

Another Side

Fingers, Inc

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

190

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

991

Overall Rank:

6,775

Average Rating:

77 (15 votes)

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992.

Clan Of Xymox

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

190

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Rank in 1980s:

992

Overall Rank:

6,776

Average Rating:

77 (37 votes)

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993.

Iron Fist

Motörhead

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

190

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994.

Falco 3

Falco

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

189

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Rank in 1980s:

994

Overall Rank:

6,783

Average Rating:

71 (52 votes)

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995.

Synthesist

Harald Grosskopf

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

189

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996.

Seasons End

Marillion

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

189

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

996

Overall Rank:

6,794

Average Rating:

76 (73 votes)

Comments:

997.

Robespierre's Velvet Basement

Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth Jacobites

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

189

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Rank in 1980s:

997

Overall Rank:

6,795

Average Rating:

71 (24 votes)

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998.

The Singles 81→85
Compilation

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

189

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998

Overall Rank:

6,797

Average Rating:

78 (90 votes)

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999.

Complete Madness
Compilation

Madness

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

188

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1000.

The Only Fun In Town

Josef K

Year of Release:

1981

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

188

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Best Albums of the 1980s composition

Year	Albums	%

1980	119	12%
1981	119	12%
1982	111	11%
1983	97	10%
1984	101	10%
1985	81	8%
1986	100	10%
1987	88	9%
1988	92	9%
1989	94	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Cure	10	1%
Iron Maiden	8	1%
Depeche Mode	8	1%
The Smiths	8	1%
Rush	8	1%
The Fall	7	1%
R.E.M.	7	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	417	42%
	392	39%
	40	4%
	27	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	35	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	12	1%

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