Decades

1980s

Decade

-16.1 Median integrated LUFS
18.4 Median dynamic range
-28.9 to -12.1 Range
88 Tracks

Releases

Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits · 1985
median -15.4 LUFS
Miami Vice: Music From the Television Series
Various Artists · 1985
median -14 LUFS
To Live And Die in L.A. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Wang Chung · 1985
median -19.7 LUFS
Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys · 1986
median -17.1 LUFS
Substance
New Order · 1987
median -16.5 LUFS
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman · 1988
median -18.2 LUFS
Mother's Milk
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1989
median -14.6 LUFS
The Real Thing
Faith No More · 1989
median -14 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this as a sample of 88 measured tracks from the 1980s.