Top 16 Music Albums of 1980 by davidhuret

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• (Created: 09/25/2013 15:11).
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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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So intricate it makes you wonder how on earth they (with Brian Eno co-producing) managed to record it. This will remain modern decades from now. [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,677

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

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Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps 

 David Bowie

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The summation of Bowie's extraordinary 1970s; an imaginary compilation with only new songs. His last truely great album for a long, long time. [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

746 charts

Rank Score:

5,940

Rank in 1980:

4

Rank in 1980s:

39

Overall Rank:

304

Average Rating:

 81 (1,080 votes)

Comments:

62

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Seventeen Seconds 

 The Cure

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A pre-makeup peak of cold pop. [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

439 charts

Rank Score:

2,913

Rank in 1980:

10

Rank in 1980s:

94

Overall Rank:

609

Average Rating:

 79 (659 votes)

Comments:

34

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McCartney II 

 Paul McCartney

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10 years after "McCartney" and in the midst of another breaking-up band (Wings), Paul goes totally solo again, this time with a very different electronic, synth-heavy vibe. If you like McCartney when he is a hard-hitting singer, a piano ballad man or a meticulous pop craftsman, you'll feel short-changed here. If you enjoy his experimental, goofy side, his "mad scientist" persona still coming up (pun intended) with catchy melodies and quirky hooks, you'll love this album, as I do. For the record, this is music that snapped John Lennon out of his 5-year retreat from music-making. [First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

416

Rank in 1980:

72

Rank in 1980s:

543

Overall Rank:

3,508

Average Rating:

 70 (187 votes)

Comments:

19

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Double Fantasy 

 John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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After a 5-year silence, John was back, with Yoko, for an album of finely crafted (and still tart at times) songs to reflect where they were at by then: mostly middle-aged contentment. The promising start of a new phase? Some loony with a gun disagreed... [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

300 charts

Rank Score:

1,441

Rank in 1980:

33

Rank in 1980s:

198

Overall Rank:

1,231

Average Rating:

 73 (396 votes)

Comments:

30

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Dirty Mind 

 Prince

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A one-man band slice of brilliant funk. Very saucy too... [First added to this chart: 06/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

312 charts

Rank Score:

1,772

Rank in 1980:

23

Rank in 1980s:

155

Overall Rank:

1,007

Average Rating:

 77 (408 votes)

Comments:

30

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Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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The first (and best by a thousand miles) album with second singer Brian Johnson. [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,235 charts

Rank Score:

11,145

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

 80 (1,835 votes)

Comments:

139

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Uprising 

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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A masterful last album. [First added to this chart: 09/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,279

Rank in 1980:

35

Rank in 1980s:

216

Overall Rank:

1,362

Average Rating:

 77 (275 votes)

Comments:

11

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Never For Ever 

 Kate Bush

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Her third album was a major step forward, production-wise. The promise of the out-of-this-world music to come in the next few years. [First added to this chart: 10/07/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,497

Rank in 1980:

31

Rank in 1980s:

188

Overall Rank:

1,179

Average Rating:

 79 (359 votes)

Comments:

18

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Fireside Favourites 

 Fad Gadget

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A pioneering artist that defined a new language of electronic pop with an angry bite. Very influential on his more famous contemporaries (Depeche Mode for a start,...). [First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

50

Rank in 1980:

281

Rank in 1980s:

2,719

Overall Rank:

20,233

Average Rating:

 75 (23 votes)

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Top 16 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Fad Gadget	1	6%
Neil Young	1	6%
Talking Heads	1	6%
Queen	1	6%
David Bowie	1	6%
Bert Jansch	1	6%
The Cure	1	6%
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Country	Albums	%
	8	50%
	3	19%
	2	13%
	1	6%
	1	6%
	1	6%

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