# Billboard 200 year-end number-one albums of the 1980s

The albums that topped the Billboard 200 year-end chart in the United States each year from 1980 to 1989, with Thriller on top twice.

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## Top 10

1. **The Wall — Pink Floyd** (253 · ▲282 ▼29) — 1980.
2. **Hi Infidelity — REO Speedwagon** (215 · ▲233 ▼18) — 1981.
3. **Asia — Asia** (172 · ▲194 ▼22) — 1982. The supergroup's debut.
4. **Thriller — Michael Jackson** (155 · ▲171 ▼16) — 1983.
5. **Born in the U.S.A. — Bruce Springsteen** (121 · ▲138 ▼17) — 1985.
6. **Thriller — Michael Jackson (1984)** (119 · ▲144 ▼25) — 1984. Number one for a second year.
7. **Slippery When Wet — Bon Jovi** (91 · ▲114 ▼23) — 1987.
8. **Faith — George Michael** (79 · ▲101 ▼22) — 1988.
9. **Don't Be Cruel — Bobby Brown** (68 · ▲88 ▼20) — 1989.
10. **Whitney Houston — Whitney Houston** (45 · ▲91 ▼46) — 1986. Her debut album.

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