1980's TOP 100 BEST SELLING ALBUMS WORLDWIDE

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller [1982]

2. Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms [1985]

3. U2 - The Joshua Tree [1987]

4. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA [1984]

5. Michael Jackson - Bad [1987]

6. Prince - Purple Rain [1984]

7. The Police - Synchronicity [1983]

8. Paul Simon - Graceland [1986]

9. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston [1986]

10. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required [1985]

11. Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction [1987]

12. Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down [1983]

13. George Michael - Faith [1987]

14. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet [1986]

15. Original Soundtrack - Dirty Dancing [1987]

16. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman [1988]

17. Def Leppard - Hysteria [1987]

18. AC/DC - Back In Black [1980]

19. Madonna - True Blue [1986]

20. U2 - Rattle & Hum [1988]

21. Whitney Houston - Whitney [1987]

22. John Lennon - Double Fantasy [1980]

23. Madonna - Like A Prayer [1989]

24. Original Soundtrack - Flashdance [1983]

25. Phil Collins - ... But Seriously [1989]

26. Madonna - Like A Virgin [1984]

27. Prince - Sign 'O' The Times [1987]

28. Culture Club - Colour By Numbers [1983]

29. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair [1985]

30. The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You [1981]

31. Bryan Adams - Reckless [1985]

32. Peter Gabriel - So [1986]

33. Barbra Streisand - Guilty [1980]

34. Bruce Springsteen - The River [1980]

35. Men At Work - Business As Usual [1982]

36. Paul McCartney - Tug Of War [1982]

37. The Police - Ghost In The Machine [1981]

38. Bob Marley - Legend, The Best Of Bob Marley [1984]

39. Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love [1987]

40. The Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill [1986]

41. Phil Collins - Face Value [1981]

42. Sting - The Dream Of The Blue Turtles [1985]

43. Original Soundtrack - Footloose [1984]

44. Sting - Nothing Like The Sun [1987]

45. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire [1984]

46. Toto - Toto IV [1982]

47. David Bowie - Let's Dance [1983]

48. Wham! - Make It Big [1984]

49. Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw & The Cooked [1989]

50. Roxy Music - Avalon [1982]

51. INXS - Kick [1988]

52. ZZ Top - Eliminator [1983]

53. U2 - War [1983]

54. Asia - Asia [1982]

55. Tina Turner - Private Dancer [1984]

56. The Human League - Dare! [1981]

57. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead [1986]

58. Billy Joel - Glass Houses [1980]

59. Foreigner - 4 [1981]

60. Bon Jovi - New Jersey [1988]

61. Queen - Queen's Greatest Hits I [1981]

62. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta [1981]

63. Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline [1987]

64. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual [1984]

65. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut [1983]

66. The Cure - Disintegration [1989]

67. Traveling Wilburys - Volume I [1988]

68. Original Soundtrack - Top Gun [1986]

69. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity [1981]

70. Foreigner - Agent Provocateur [1985]

71. Sade - Promise [1985]

72. Janet Jackson - Control [1986]

73. Prince - Batman [1989]

74. Prince - Lovesexy [1988]

75. Sade - Diamond Life [1984]

76. Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody [1988]

77. The Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight [1985]

78. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love [1985]

79. Dire Straits - Love Over Gold [1982]

80. Bruce Springsteen - Live 1975-1985 [1986]

81. Van Halen - 5150 [1986]

82. The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue [1980]

83. Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl [1989]

84. Van Halen - 1984 (mcmlxxxiv) [1984]

85. Genesis - Genesis [1983]

86. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 [1989]

87. Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu [1980]

88. Queen - The Game [1980]

89. Paul Young - No Parlez [1983]

90. Billy Joel - An Innocent Man [1983]

91. Prince - Around The World In A Day [1985]

92. Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night [1987]

93. Abba - Super Trouper [1980]

94. Dire Straits - Making Movies [1980]

95. Prince - 1999 [1982]

96. Electric Light Orchestra - Time [1981]

97. Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert In Central Park [1982]

98. The Eurythmics - Touch [1983]

99. Genesis - Invisible Touch [1986]

100. Huey Lewis & The News - Sports [1984]