List of number-one albums from the 1980s (UK)

=1980=

# ABBA - "Greatest Hits Volume 2"
#:January 12 for 1 week
# The Pretenders - "Pretenders"
#:January 19 for 4 weeks
# Various Artists - "The Last Dance 2"
#:February 16 for 2 weeks
# The Shadows - "String of Hits"
#:March 1 for 3 weeks
# Johnny Mathis - "Tears and Laughter"
#:March 22 for 2 weeks
# Genesis - "Duke"
#:April 5 for 2 weeks
# Rose Royce - "Greatest Hits"
#:April 19 for 2 weeks
# Sky - "Sky 2"
#:May 3 for 2 weeks
# Boney M. - "The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits"
#:May 17 for 2 weeks
# Paul McCartney - "McCartney II"
#:May 31 for 2 weeks
# Peter Gabriel - "Peter Gabriel"
#:June 14 for 2 weeks
# Roxy Music - "Flesh + Blood"
#:June 28 for 1 week
# The Rolling Stones - "Emotional Rescue"
#:July 5 for 2 weeks
# Queen - "The Game"
#:July 19 for 2 weeks
# Deep Purple - ""
#:August 2 for 1 week
# AC/DC - "Back in Black"
#:August 9 for 2 weeks
# Roxy Music - "Flesh + Blood"
#:August 23 for 3 weeks
# Gary Numan - "Telekon"
#:September 13 for 1 week
# Kate Bush - "Never for Ever"
#:September 20 for 1 week
# David Bowie - "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
#:September 27 for 2 weeks
# The Police - "Zenyatta Mondatta"
#:October 11 for 4 weeks
# Barbra Streisand - "Guilty"
#:November 8 for 2 weeks
# ABBA - "Super Trouper"
#:November 22 for 9 weeks

1981

# Adam & the Ants - "Kings of the Wild Frontier"
#:January 24 for 2 weeks
# John Lennon & Yoko Ono - "Double Fantasy"
#:February 7 for 2 weeks
# Phil Collins - "Face Value"
#:February 21 for 3 weeks
# Adam & the Ants - "Kings of the Wild Frontier"
#:March 14 for 10 weeks
# Stars on 45 - "Stars on 45"
#:May 23 for 5 weeks
# Motörhead - "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith"
#:June 27 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Disco Daze and Disco Nites"
#:July 4 for 1 week
# Cliff Richard - "Love Songs"
#:July 11 for 5 weeks
# Various Artists - "The Official BBC Album of the Royal Wedding"
#:August 15 for 2 weeks
# Electric Light Orchestra - "Time"
#:August 29 for 2 weeks
# Meat Loaf - "Dead Ringer"
#:September 12 for 2 weeks
# Genesis - "Abacab"
#:September 26 for 2 weeks
# The Police - "Ghost in the Machine"
#:October 10 for 3 weeks
# Human League - "Dare"
#:October 31 for 1 week
# Shakin' Stevens - "Shaky"
#:November 7 for 1 week
# Queen - "Greatest Hits"
#:November 14 for 4 weeks
# Various Artists - "Chart Hits '81"
#:December 12 for 1 week
# ABBA - "The Visitors"
#:December 19 for 3 weeks

1982

# Human League - "Dare"
#:January 9 for 3 weeks
# Barbra Streisand - "Love Songs"
#:January 30 for 7 weeks
# The Jam - "The Gift"
#:March 20 for 1 week
# Barbra Streisand - "Love Songs"
#:March 27 for 2 weeks
# Iron Maiden - "The Number of the Beast"
#:April 10 for 2 weeks
# Status Quo - "1+9+8+2"
#:April 24 for 1 week
# Barry Manilow - "Barry Live in Britain"
#:May 1 for 1 week
# Paul McCartney - "Tug of War"
#:May 8 for 2 weeks
# Madness - "Complete Madness"
#:May 22 for 2 weeks
# Roxy Music - "Avalon"
#:June 5 for 1 week
# Madness - "Complete Madness"
#:June 12 for 1 week
# Roxy Music - "Avalon"
#:June 19 for 2 weeks
# ABC - "The Lexicon of Love"
#:July 3 for 4 weeks
# Michael Gore - "Fame (OST)
#:July 24 for 2 weeks
# Kids from "Fame" - "The Kids from "Fame""
#:August 7 for 8 weeks
# Dire Straits - "Love over Gold"
#:October 2 for 4 weeks
# Kids From "Fame" - "The Kids from "Fame""
#:October 30 for 4 weeks
# ABBA - ""
#:November 27 for 1 week
# John Lennon - "The John Lennon Collection"
#:December 4 for 6 weeks

1983

# Various Artists - "Raiders of the Pop Charts"
#:January 15 for 2 weeks
# Men at Work - "Business as Usual"
#:January 29 for 5 weeks
# Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
#:March 5 for 1 week
# U2 - "War"
#:March 12 for 1 week
# Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
#:March 19 for 1 week
# Tears for Fears - "The Hurting"
#:March 26 for 1 week
# Pink Floyd - "The Final Cut"
#:April 2 for 2 weeks
# Bonnie Tyler - "Faster Than the Speed of Night"
#:April 16 for 1 week
# David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
#:April 23 for 3 weeks
# Spandau Ballet - "True"
#:May 14 for 1 week
# Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
#:May 21 for 5 weeks
# The Police - "Synchronicity"
#:June 25 for 2 weeks
# Wham! - "Fantastic"
#:July 9 for 2 weeks
# Yazoo - "You and Me Both"
#:July 23 for 2 weeks
# The Beach Boys - "The Very Best Of"
#:August 6 for 2 weeks
# Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson 5 - "18 Greatest Hits"
#:August 20 for 3 weeks
# The Beach Boys - "The Very Best Of"
#:September 10 for 1 week
# Paul Young - "No Parlez"
#:September 17 for 1 week
# UB40 - "Labour of Love"
#:September 24 for 1 week
# Paul Young - "No Parlez"
#:October 1 for 2 weeks
# Genesis - "Genesis"
#:October 15 for 1 week
# Culture Club - "Colour by Numbers"
#:October 22 for 3 weeks
# Lionel Richie - "Can't Slow Down"
#:November 12 for 1 week
# Culture Club - "Colour by Numbers"
#:November 19 for 2 weeks
# Duran Duran - "Seven and the Ragged Tiger"
#:December 3 for 1 week
# Paul Young - "No Parlez"
#:December 10 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music"
#:December 17 for 4 weeks

1984

# Paul Young - "No Parlez"
#:January 14 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music"
#:January 21 for 1 week
# Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
#:January 28 for 1 week
# Eurythmics - "Touch"
#:February 4 for 2 weeks
# Simple Minds - "Sparkle in the Rain"
#:February 18 for 1 week
# Thompson Twins - "Into the Gap"
#:February 25 for 3 weeks
# Howard Jones - "Human's Lib"
#:March 17 for 2 weeks
# Lionel Richie - "Can't Slow Down"
#:March 31 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music II"
#:April 14 for 5 weeks
# Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Legend"
#:May 19 for 12 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 3"
#:August 11 for 8 weeks
# David Bowie - "Tonight"
#:October 6 for 1 weeks
# U2 - "The Unforgettable Fire"
#:October 13 for 2 weeks
# Big Country - "Steeltown"
#:October 27 for 1 week
# Paul McCartney - "Give My Regards to Broad Street" (OST)
#:November 3 for 1 week
# Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Welcome to the Pleasuredome"
#:November 10 for 1 week
# Wham! - "Make It Big"
#:November 17 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "Hits 1"
#:December 1 for 7 weeks

1985

# Alison Moyet - "Alf"
#:January 19 for 1 week
# Foreigner - "Agent Provocateur"
#:January 26 for 3 weeks
# Bruce Springsteen - "Born in the U.S.A."
#:February 16 for 1 week
# The Smiths - "Meat Is Murder"
#:February 23 for 1 week
# Phil Collins - "No Jacket Required"
#:March 2 for 5 weeks
# Paul Young - "The Secret of Association"
#:April 6 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Hits 2"
#:April 13 for 6 weeks
# Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms"
#:May 25 for 2 weeks
# The Style Council - "Our Favourite Shop"
#:June 8 for 1 week
# Bryan Ferry - "Boys and Girls"
#:June 15 for 2 weeks
# Marillion - "Misplaced Childhood"
#:June 29 for 1 week
# Bruce Springsteen - "Born in the U.S.A."
#:July 6 for 4 weeks
# Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms"
#:August 3 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 5"
#:August 17 for 5 weeks
# Madonna - "Like a Virgin"
#:September 21 for 1 week
# Kate Bush - "Hounds of Love"
#:September 28 for 2 weeks
# Madonna - "Like a Virgin"
#:October 12 for 1 week
# Kate Bush - "Hounds of Love"
#:October 19 for 1 week
# George Benson - "The Love Songs"
#:October 26 for 1 week
# Simple Minds - "Once Upon a Time"
#:November 2 for 1 week
# George Benson - "The Love Songs"
#:November 9 for 1 week
# Sade - "Promise"
#:November 16 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "The Greatest Hits of 1985"
#:November 30 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 6"
#:December 7 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now - The Christmas Album"
#:December 21 for 2 weeks

1986

# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 6"
#:January 4 for 2 weeks
# Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms"
#:January 18 for 10 weeks
# Various Artists - "Hits 4"
#:March 29 for 4 weeks
# Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music - ""
#:April 26 for 5 weeks
# Peter Gabriel - "So"
#:May 31 for 2 weeks
# Queen - "A Kind of Magic"
#:June 14 for 1 week
# Genesis - Invisible Touch
#:June 21 for 3 weeks
# Madonna - "True Blue"
#:July 12 for 6 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 7"
#:August 23 for 5 weeks
# Five Star - "Silk and Steel"
#:September 27 for 1 week
# Paul Simon - "Graceland"
#:October 4 for 5 weeks
# The Police - ""
#:November 8 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "Hits 5"
#:November 22 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 8"
#:December 6 for 6 weeks

1987

# Kate Bush - "The Whole Story"
#:January 17 for 2 weeks
# Paul Simon - "Graceland"
#:January 31 for 3 weeks
# London Stage Cast - "The Phantom of the Opera"
#:February 21 for 3 weeks
# Hot Chocolate - "The Very Best of Hot Chocolate"
#:March 14 for 1 week
# U2 - "The Joshua Tree"
#:March 21 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 9"
#:April 4 for 5 weeks
# Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Keep Your Distance"
#:May 9 for 2 weeks
# Swing Out Sister - "It's Better to Travel"
#:May 23 for 2 weeks
# Simple Minds - "Live in the City of Light"
#:June 6 for 1 week
# Whitney Houston - "Whitney"
#:June 13 for 6 weeks
# Terence Trent D'Arby - "Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby "
#:July 25 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Hits 6"
#:August 1 for 4 weeks
# Def Leppard - Hysteria"
#:August 29 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Hits 6"
#:September 5 for 1 week
# Michael Jackson - "Bad"
#:September 12 for 5 weeks
# Bruce Springsteen - "Tunnel of Love"
#:October 17 for 1 week
# Sting - "...Nothing Like the Sun"
#:October 24 for 1 week
# Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night"
#:October 31 for 2 weeks
# George Michael - "Faith"
#:November 14 for 1 week
# T'Pau - "Bridge of Spies"
#:November 21 for 1 week
# Rick Astley - "Whenever You Need Somebody"
#:November 28 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 10"
#:December 5 for 6 weeks

1988

# Wet Wet Wet - "Popped In Souled Out"
#:January 16 for 1 week
# Johnny Hates Jazz - "Turn Back the Clock"
#:January 23 for 1 week
# Terence Trent D'Arby - "Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby "
#:January 30 for 8 weeks
# Morrissey - "Viva Hate"
#:March 26 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 11"
#:April 2 for 3 weeks
# Iron Maiden - "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"
#:April 23 for 1 week
# Erasure - "The Innocents"
#:April 30 for 1 week
# Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night"
#:May 7 for 2 weeks
# Prince - "Lovesexy"
#:May 21 for 1 week
# Fleetwood Mac - "Tango in the Night"
#:May 28 for 1 week
# Various Artists - "Nite Flite"
#:June 4 for 4 weeks
# Tracy Chapman - "Tracy Chapman"
#:July 2 for 3 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music 12"
#:July 23 for 5 weeks
# Kylie Minogue - "Kylie"
#:August 27 for 4 weeks
# Various Artists - "Hot City Nights"
#:September 24 for 1 week
# Bon Jovi - "New Jersey"
#:October 1 for 2 weeks
# Chris de Burgh - "Flying Colours"
#:October 15 for 1 week
# U2 - "Rattle and Hum"
#:October 22 for 1 week
# Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
#:October 29 for 3 weeks
# Kylie Minogue - "Kylie"
#:November 19 for 2 weeks
# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music XIII"
#:December 3 for 3 weeks
# Cliff Richard - "Private Collection 1979-1988"
#:December 24 for 2 weeks

1989

# Various Artists - "Now That's What I Call Music XIII"
#:January 7 for 1 week
# Erasure - "The Innocents"
#:January 14 for 1 week
# Roy Orbison - "The Legendary Roy Orbison"
#:January 21 for 3 weeks
# New Order - "Technique"
#:February 11 for 1 week
# Fine Young Cannibals - "The Raw and the Cooked"
#:February 18 for 1 week
# Simply Red - "A New Flame"
#:February 25 for 4 weeks
# Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - "Anything for You"
#:March 25 for 1 week
# Madonna - "Like a Prayer"
#:April 1 for 2 weeks
# Deacon Blue - "When the World Knows Your Name"
#:April 15 for 2 weeks
# Simply Red - "A New Flame"
#:April 29 for 1 week
# Holly Johnson - "Blast!"
#:May 6 for 1 week
# Simple Minds - "Street Fighting Years"
#:May 13 for 1 week
# Jason Donovan - "Ten Good Reasons"
#:May 20 for 2 weeks
# Queen - "The Miracle"
#:June 3 for 1 week
# Jason Donovan - "Ten Good Reasons"
#:June 10 for 2 weeks
# Paul McCartney - Flowers in the Dirt"
#:June 24 for 1 week
# Prince - "Batman soundtrack"
#:July 1 for 1 week
# Transvision Vamp - "Velveteen"
#:July 8 for 1 week
# Soul II Soul - "Club Classics Vol. I"
#:July 15 for 1 week
# Simply Red - "A New Flame"
#:July 22 for 2 weeks
# Gloria Estefan - "Cuts Both Ways"
#:August 5 for 6 weeks
# London Stage Cast - "Aspects of Love"
#:September 16 for 1 week
# Eurythmics - "We Too Are One"
#:September 23 for 1 week
# Tina Turner - "Foreign Affair"
#:September 30 for 1 week
# Tears for Fears - "The Seeds of Love"
#:October 7 for 1 week
# Tracy Chapman - "Crossroads"
#:October 14 for 1 week
# Kylie Minogue - "Enjoy Yourself"
#:October 21 for 1 week
# Erasure - "Wild!"
#:October 28 for 2 weeks
# Chris Rea - "The Road to Hell"
#:November 11 for 3 weeks
# Phil Collins - "…But Seriously"
#:December 2 for 8 weeks

ee also

*UK Singles Chart
*UK Albums Chart
*List of number-one singles (UK)
*List of number-one albums (UK)