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:

30,526

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Average Rating:

87 (2,232 votes)

Comments:

194

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,456 charts

Rank Score:

16,620

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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:

11,241

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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:

5,959

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Overall Rank:

302

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:

4,908

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

510 charts

Rank Score:

4,391

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

573 charts

Rank Score:

4,048

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Overall Rank:

443

Average Rating:

79 (839 votes)

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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

436 charts

Rank Score:

3,219

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

481 charts

Rank Score:

3,034

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Overall Rank:

583

Average Rating:

78 (567 votes)

Comments:

10.

Making Movies

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,946

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Overall Rank:

603

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%
Xynn	2	0%
The Clash	2	0%
Dome	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	961	96%
Yes	40	4%

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

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