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 | Closer | Joy Division |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 417 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 1 | Rank Score: | 17,437 | | Rank in 1980s | 7 | Overall Rank: | 60 | Download / Buy Closer on MP3:
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 | Remain in Light | Talking Heads |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 429 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 2 | Rank Score: | 15,727 | | Rank in 1980s | 10 | Overall Rank: | 70 | Download / Buy Remain in Light on MP3:
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 | Back In Black | AC/DC |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 404 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 3 | Rank Score: | 15,188 | | Rank in 1980s | 11 | Overall Rank: | 73 | Download / Buy Back In Black on MP3:
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 | Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables | Dead Kennedys |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 145 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 4 | Rank Score: | 4,191 | | Rank in 1980s | 38 | Overall Rank: | 283 | Download / Buy Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables on MP3:
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 | The River | Bruce Springsteen |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 118 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 5 | Rank Score: | 2,923 | | Rank in 1980s | 57 | Overall Rank: | 404 | Download / Buy The River on MP3:
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 | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) | David Bowie |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 101 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 6 | Rank Score: | 2,482 | | Rank in 1980s | 65 | Overall Rank: | 462 | Download / Buy Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) on MP3:
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 | Pretenders | Pretenders |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 98 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 7 | Rank Score: | 2,278 | | Rank in 1980s | 73 | Overall Rank: | 509 | Download / Buy Pretenders on MP3:
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 | Heaven And Hell | Black Sabbath |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 61 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 8 | Rank Score: | 2,206 | | Rank in 1980s | 77 | Overall Rank: | 522 | Download / Buy Heaven And Hell on MP3:
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 | Permanent Waves | Rush |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 69 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 9 | Rank Score: | 1,954 | | Rank in 1980s | 84 | Overall Rank: | 589 | Download / Buy Permanent Waves on MP3:
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 | Making Movies | Dire Straits |
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| Year of Release: | 1980 | Appears in: | 70 charts | | Rank in 1980: | 10 | Rank Score: | 1,897 | | Rank in 1980s | 85 | Overall Rank: | 594 | Download / Buy Making Movies on MP3:
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