Top 40 Music Albums of 1980 by 
flamingyesdept 
- Chart updated: 01/26/2024 12:45
- (Created: 11/30/2015 16:28).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
30,782
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193
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,057
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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16,677
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,532
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
495
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
491
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,983
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[First added to this chart: 07/25/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,544
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[First added to this chart: 01/08/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,421
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[First added to this chart: 08/05/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,374
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Clash | 1 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 3% | |
| Rush | 1 | 3% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 3% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 3% | |
| U2 | 1 | 3% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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22 | 55% | |
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11 | 28% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 9 from 24th to 15thJeopardy by The Sound |
| Up 6 from 28th to 22nd Underwater Moonlight by The Soft Boys |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 21st to 25th Octet / Music For A Large Ensemble / Violin Phase by Steve Reich |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16th Never For Ever by Kate Bush |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys |
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