Top-rated albums of 1980 Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1980 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
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Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 432 charts Rank in 1980: 2 Rank Score: 15,763 Rank in 1980s 10 Overall Rank: 70 Download / Buy Remain in Light on MP3:
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2. Closer Joy Division
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 417 charts Rank in 1980: 1 Rank Score: 17,338 Rank in 1980s 7 Overall Rank: 60 Download / Buy Closer on MP3: No MP3 preview available.
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3. Permanent Waves Rush
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 69 charts Rank in 1980: 9 Rank Score: 1,954 Rank in 1980s 83 Overall Rank: 588 Download / Buy Permanent Waves on MP3:
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4. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 146 charts Rank in 1980: 4 Rank Score: 4,245 Rank in 1980s 38 Overall Rank: 279 Download / Buy Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables on MP3:
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5. Back In Black AC/DC
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 407 charts Rank in 1980: 3 Rank Score: 15,270 Rank in 1980s 11 Overall Rank: 72 Download / Buy Back In Black on MP3: No MP3 preview available.
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6. Crazy Rhythms The Feelies
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 71 charts Rank in 1980: 13 Rank Score: 1,649 Rank in 1980s 103 Overall Rank: 679 Download / Buy Crazy Rhythms on MP3:
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7. Peter Gabriel III Peter Gabriel
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 72 charts Rank in 1980: 15 Rank Score: 1,597 Rank in 1980s 110 Overall Rank: 703 Download / Buy Peter Gabriel III on MP3:
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8. Greatest Hits Aerosmith
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 5 charts Rank in 1980: 203 Rank Score: 31 Rank in 1980s 1,991 Overall Rank: 13,712 Download / Buy Greatest Hits on MP3:
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9. Pretenders Pretenders
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 98 charts Rank in 1980: 7 Rank Score: 2,294 Rank in 1980s 74 Overall Rank: 502 Download / Buy Pretenders on MP3:
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10. Los Angeles X
Year of Release: 1980 Appears in: 71 charts Rank in 1980: 18 Rank Score: 1,309 Rank in 1980s 135 Overall Rank: 845 Download / Buy Los Angeles on MP3:
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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
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