Bestselling Albums of the 80s

1980

Position	Artist	Title
1	Abba	Super Trouper
2	The Police	Zenyatta Mondatta
3	Rose Royce	Greatest Hits
4	The Pretenders	Pretenders
5	The Police	Regatta De Blanc
6	Roxy Music	Flesh And Blood
7	Michael Jackson	Off The Wall
8	Genesis	Duke
9	Barbra Streisand	Guilty
10	Sky	Sky 2

1981

Position	Artist	Title
1	Adam & The Ants	Kings Of The Wild Frontier
2	Queen	Queen's Greatest Hits
3	Phil Collins	Face Value
4	Shakin' Stevens	Shaky
5	The Police	Ghost In The Machine
6	Cliff Richard	Love Songs
7	The Human League	Dare
8	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	Kids From Fame	The Kids From Fame
3	Madness	Complete Madness
4	ABC	Lexicon Of Love
5	Duran Duran	Rio
6	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	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