Best Albums of 1980

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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1980
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2,807
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1980
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2,552
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1980
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2,408
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1980
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2,282
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1980
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2,272
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1980
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2,200
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1980
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2,059
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Year of Release:
1980
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2,020
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Year of Release:
1980
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1,992
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1980
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100

Best Albums of 1980 composition

Country Albums %


United States 314 31%
United Kingdom 292 29%
Germany 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 44 4%
Brazil 39 4%
Canada 34 3%
Jamaica 32 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 942 94%
Yes 59 6%
Live? Albums %
No 961 96%
Yes 40 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 15 1%
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