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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121.

Voices

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

180

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122.

A-Z

Colin Newman

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

180

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123.

Visage

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

177

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Wheels Of Steel

Saxon

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

175

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Empires And Dance

Simple Minds

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

175

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Catholic Boy

The Jim Carroll Band

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

172

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Warm Leatherette

Grace Jones

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

171

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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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130.

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%
Linda Ronstadt	2	0%
Wishbone Ash	2	0%
The Babys	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	942	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	41	4%

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

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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
6. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
7. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
11. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
14. The B-52's by The B-52's
15. Specials by The Specials
16. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
17. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
18. 154 by Wire
19. Setting Sons by The Jam
20. Y by The Pop Group