Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1980 year summaryThe best artists of 1980 were Talking Heads, Joy Division, AC/DC, David Bowie, Dead Kennedys, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, The Cure, Rush and Pretenders.

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Colin Newman

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

181

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Voices

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

181

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Visage

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

177

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Wheels Of Steel

Saxon

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

176

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Empires And Dance

Simple Minds

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

173

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Catholic Boy

The Jim Carroll Band

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

173

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Warm Leatherette

Grace Jones

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

172

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Travelogue

The Human League

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

46 charts

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170

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Eagles Live
Live

Eagles

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

165

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For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?

The Pop Group

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

162

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
Gary Numan	2	0%
Whitesnake	2	0%
The Residents	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	314	31%
	292	29%
	50	5%
	44	4%
	39	4%
	34	3%
	32	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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