Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 by Norman Bates

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• (Created: 05/08/2012 12:05).
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Crazy Rhythms 

 The Feelies

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

354 charts

Rank Score:

2,553

Rank in 1980:

12

Rank in 1980s:

107

Overall Rank:

710

Average Rating:

 78 (427 votes)

Comments:

18

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Colossal Youth 

 Young Marble Giants

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,469

Rank in 1980:

32

Rank in 1980s:

192

Overall Rank:

1,202

Average Rating:

 78 (256 votes)

Comments:

14

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Seventeen Seconds 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

439 charts

Rank Score:

2,916

Rank in 1980:

10

Rank in 1980s:

94

Overall Rank:

609

Average Rating:

 78 (659 votes)

Comments:

34

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"Strange Boutique" 

 The Monochrome Set

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

139

Rank in 1980:

145

Rank in 1980s:

1,276

Overall Rank:

8,684

Average Rating:

 77 (35 votes)

Comments:

3

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Half-Mute 

 Tuxedomoon

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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

497

Rank in 1980:

59

Rank in 1980s:

466

Overall Rank:

3,032

Average Rating:

 78 (92 votes)

Comments:

5

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Alan Vega 

 Alan Vega

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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

33

Rank in 1980:

353

Rank in 1980s:

3,456

Overall Rank:

26,559

Average Rating:

 66 (17 votes)

Comments:

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Iron Curtain Innocence 

 Bobb Trimble

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[First added to this chart: 06/13/2022]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

125

Rank in 1980:

154

Rank in 1980s:

1,393

Overall Rank:

9,517

Average Rating:

 77 (40 votes)

Comments:

4

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Rastakraut Pasta 

 Moebius & Plank

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[First added to this chart: 01/23/2019]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

10

Rank in 1980:

618

Rank in 1980s:

6,446

Overall Rank:

54,501

Average Rating:

 74 (10 votes)

Comments:

1

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Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics 

 Jon Hassell & Brian Eno

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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

228

Rank in 1980:

98

Rank in 1980s:

852

Overall Rank:

5,774

Average Rating:

 76 (43 votes)

Comments:

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 06/11/2012]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,730

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Cure	2	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	2	2%
The Monochrome Set	2	2%
Magazine	2	2%
Echo & The Bunnymen	1	1%
Zapp	1	1%
The Soft Boys	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	42	42%
	42	42%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 68th to 69th Gravity by Fred Frith
Down 1 from 69th to 70th Dirty Mind by Prince
Down 1 from 70th to 71st Diana by Diana Ross

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Sweat Band by The Sweat Band

Leavers
White Souls In Black Suits by Clock DVA

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90/100	11/06/2020 07:38	Purplepash	1,307	88/100
100/100	01/05/2018 09:59	Tap	54	99/100
90/100	02/15/2014 20:08	PauloPaz	1,766	89/100
95/100	11/13/2013 23:17	sssvnnn	2,827	83/100
90/100	06/12/2012 05:55	lancashirearab	43	79/100

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From lancashirearab 06/12/2012 05:55

Really nice chart with some I haven't heard.

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