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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Remain In Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

30,548

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Average Rating:

87 (2,230 votes)

Comments:

193

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,636

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Average Rating:

85 (1,873 votes)

Comments:

123

Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,242 charts

Rank Score:

11,254

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Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

80 (1,837 votes)

Comments:

139

Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

748 charts

Rank Score:

5,971

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Overall Rank:

301

Average Rating:

81 (1,082 votes)

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

662 charts

Rank Score:

4,912

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

510 charts

Rank Score:

4,395

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

573 charts

Rank Score:

4,051

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Overall Rank:

443

Average Rating:

79 (838 votes)

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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

3,220

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

481 charts

Rank Score:

3,035

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Overall Rank:

583

Average Rating:

78 (567 votes)

Comments:

10.

Making Movies

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

420 charts

Rank Score:

2,948

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Overall Rank:

602

Average Rating:

78 (572 votes)

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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%
The Monochrome Set	2	0%
Goombay Dance Band	2	0%
Kevin Coyne	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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Best Artists of 1978
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Blondie
3. The Cars
4. Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen
6. Kraftwerk
7. Kate Bush
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Talking Heads
10. Steve Reich
11. Rush
12. Brian Eno
13. Dire Straits
14. Pere Ubu
15. Big Star
16. The Jam
17. The Police
18. Wire
19. Devo
20. AC/DC