Best Selling Albums of the 80s
1980
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Position
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Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
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Abba | Super Trouper |
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2
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The Police | Zenyatta Mondatta |
|
3
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Rose Royce | Greatest Hits |
|
4
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The Pretenders | Pretenders |
|
5
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The Police | Regatta De Blanc |
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6
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Roxy Music | Flesh And Blood |
|
7
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Michael Jackson | Off The Wall |
|
8
|
Genesis | Duke |
|
9
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Barbra Streisand | Guilty |
|
10
|
Sky | Sky 2 |
1981
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
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Adam & The Ants | Kings Of The Wild Frontier |
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2
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Queen | Queen’s Greatest Hits |
|
3
|
Phil Collins | Face Value |
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4
|
Shakin’ Stevens | Shaky |
|
5
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The Police | Ghost In The Machine |
|
6
|
Cliff Richard | Love Songs |
|
7
|
The Human League | Dare |
|
8
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John Lennon | Double Fantasy |
|
9
|
Neil Diamond | Jazz Singer |
|
10
|
Star Sound | Stars On 45 |
1982
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Barbra Streisand | Love Songs |
|
2
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Kids From Fame | The Kids From Fame |
|
3
|
Madness | Complete Madness |
|
4
|
ABC | Lexicon Of Love |
|
5
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Duran Duran | Rio |
|
6
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John Lennon | The John Lennon Collection |
|
7
|
Dire Straits | Love Over Gold |
|
8
|
Haircut One Hundred | Pelican West |
|
9
|
The Human League | Dare |
|
10
|
Roxy Music | Avalon |
1983
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Michael Jackson | Thriller |
|
2
|
David Bowie | Let’s Dance |
|
3
|
Culture Club | Colour By Numbers |
|
4
|
Paul Young | No Parlez |
|
5
|
Spandau Ballet | 1 |
|
6
|
Wham! | Fantastic |
|
7
|
Men At Work | Business As Usual |
|
8
|
The Police | Synchronicity |
|
9
|
Genesis | Genesis |
|
10
|
The Eurythmics | Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) |
1984
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Lionel Richie | Can’t Slow Down |
|
2
|
Various artists (CBS/WEA) | The Hits Album/The Hits Tape – 32 Original Hits |
|
3
|
Bob Marley & The Wailers | Legend |
|
4
|
Wham! | Make It Big |
|
5
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Various artists (Virgin/EMI) | Now, That’s What I Call Music III |
|
6
|
Michael Jackson | Thriller |
|
7
|
Sade | Diamond Life |
|
8
|
Frankie Goes To Hollywood | The Pleasuredome |
|
9
|
Billy Joel | An Innocent Man |
|
10
|
Various artists (Virgin/EMI) | Now, That’s What I Call Music 4 |
1985
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms |
|
2
|
Phil Collins | No Jacket Required |
|
3
|
Madonna | Like A Virgin |
|
4
|
Bruce Springsteen | Born In The U.S.A. |
|
5
|
Tears For Fears | Songs From The Big Chair |
|
6
|
Various artists (Virgin/EMI) | Now, That’s What I Call Music 6 |
|
7
|
Various artists (Virgin/EMI) | Now – The Christmas Album |
|
8
|
Various artists (Virgin/EMI) | Now, That’s What I Call Music 5 |
|
9
|
Paul Young | The Secret Of Association |
|
10
|
Various artists (CBS/WEA) | The Hits Album 2/The Hits Tape 2 |
1986
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Madonna | True Blue |
|
2
|
Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms |
|
3
|
Various artists (EMI/Virgin) | Now, That’s What I Call Music 8 |
|
4
|
Paul Simon | Graceland |
|
5
|
Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
|
6
|
Various artist (Virgin/EMI) | Now, That’s What I Call Music 7 |
|
7
|
A-Ha | Hunting High And Low |
|
8
|
Queen | A Kind Of Magic |
|
9
|
Eurythmics | Revenge |
|
10
|
Five Star | Silk And Steel |
1987
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Michael Jackson | Bad |
|
2
|
U2 | The Joshua Tree |
|
3
|
Whitney Houston | Whitney |
|
4
|
Various artists (EMI/Virgin/Polygram) | Now That’s What I Call Music 10 |
|
5
|
Fleetwood Mac | Tango In The Night |
|
6
|
Various artists (CBS/WEA) | Hits 6 |
|
7
|
Rick Astley | Whenever You Need Somebody |
|
8
|
T’Pau | Bridge Of Spies |
|
9
|
Original Cast | The Phantom Of The Opera |
|
10
|
Level 42 | Running In The Family |
1988
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Kylie Minogue | Kylie |
|
2
|
Cliff Richard | Private Collection |
|
3
|
Michael Jackson | Bad |
|
4
|
Bros | Push |
|
5
|
Various artists (EMI/Virgin/Polygram) | Now That’s What I Call Music 13 |
|
6
|
Wet Wet Wet | Popped In Souled Out |
|
7
|
Fleetwood Mac | Tango In The Night |
|
8
|
U2 | Rattle And Hum |
|
9
|
Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman |
|
10
|
Terence Trent D’Arby | Introducing The Hardline According To… |
1989
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Jason Donovan | Ten Good Reasons |
|
2
|
Simply Red | A New Flame |
|
3
|
Phil Collins | … But Seriously |
|
4
|
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | Anything For You |
|
5
|
Gloria Estefan | Cuts Both Ways |
|
6
|
Kylie Minogue | Enjoy Yourself |
|
7
|
Madonna | Like A Prayer |
|
8
|
Fine Young Cannibals | The Raw And The Cooked |
|
9
|
Tina Turner | Foreign Affair |
|
10
|
Chris Rea | The Road To Hell |
The Overall Top 10 Best Selling Albums of the 80s
|
Position
|
Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms |
|
2
|
Michael Jackson | Bad |
|
3
|
Michael Jackson | Thriller |
|
4
|
Queen | Greatest Hits |
|
5
|
Kylie Minogue | Kylie |
|
6
|
Whitney Houston | Whitney |
|
7
|
Fleetwood Mac | Tango In The Night |
|
8
|
Phil Collins | No Jacket Required |
|
9
|
Madonna | True Blue |
|
10
|
U2 | The Joshua Tree |
