Best Albums of 1980 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,700 greatest album charts.

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1980 year summaryThe best bands of 1980 were Joy Division, Talking Heads, AC/DC, Dead Kennedys, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, The Cure, Pretenders, Black Sabbath and Dire Straits.

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Band

21.

Los Angeles

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	70 charts
Rank in 1980:	21	Rank Score:	1,193
Rank in 1980s	151	Overall Rank:	921
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22.

Colossal Youth

Young Marble Giants

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	61 charts
Rank in 1980:	22	Rank Score:	1,156
Rank in 1980s	155	Overall Rank:	940
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23.

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	41 charts
Rank in 1980:	23	Rank Score:	1,098
Rank in 1980s	160	Overall Rank:	989
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24.

British Steel

Judas Priest

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	53 charts
Rank in 1980:	24	Rank Score:	1,077
Rank in 1980s	166	Overall Rank:	1,012
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25.

Boys Don't Cry

The Cure

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 1980:	25	Rank Score:	916
Rank in 1980s	190	Overall Rank:	1,156
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26.

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	39 charts
Rank in 1980:	26	Rank Score:	877
Rank in 1980s	198	Overall Rank:	1,193
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27.

Dirty Mind

Prince

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	38 charts
Rank in 1980:	27	Rank Score:	869
Rank in 1980s	200	Overall Rank:	1,203
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28.

Gaucho

Steely Dan

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	37 charts
Rank in 1980:	28	Rank Score:	866
Rank in 1980s	203	Overall Rank:	1,211
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29.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	44 charts
Rank in 1980:	29	Rank Score:	861
Rank in 1980s	204	Overall Rank:	1,216
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30.

Duke

Genesis

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	31 charts
Rank in 1980:	30	Rank Score:	855
Rank in 1980s	205	Overall Rank:	1,225
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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Band	Albums	%

The Fall	2	0%
Magazine	2	0%
Status Quo	2	0%
Warren Zevon	2	0%
Hazel O'Connor	2	0%
Utopia	2	0%
The Monochrome Set	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	159	16%
	132	13%
	19	2%
	14	1%
	12	1%
	11	1%
	9	1%
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