Best Albums of the 1980s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1980s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100
Best Albums of the 1980s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1980 | 118 | 12% | |
| 1981 | 122 | 12% | |
| 1982 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1983 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1984 | 104 | 10% | |
| 1985 | 79 | 8% | |
| 1986 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1987 | 88 | 9% | |
| 1988 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1989 | 97 | 10% |
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| 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 | % | |
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416 | 41% | |
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393 | 39% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
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| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Tom Waits | |
| 16. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |