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 9,600 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, The Cure, David Bowie, Pretenders, Black Sabbath and Rush.

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Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	419 charts
Rank in 1980:	1	Rank Score:	17,360
Rank in 1980s	7	Overall Rank:	60
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Remain in Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	437 charts
Rank in 1980:	2	Rank Score:	15,903
Rank in 1980s	10	Overall Rank:	70
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Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	407 charts
Rank in 1980:	3	Rank Score:	15,186
Rank in 1980s	11	Overall Rank:	73
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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	146 charts
Rank in 1980:	4	Rank Score:	4,245
Rank in 1980s	38	Overall Rank:	282
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The River

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	119 charts
Rank in 1980:	5	Rank Score:	2,947
Rank in 1980s	56	Overall Rank:	401
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Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	103 charts
Rank in 1980:	6	Rank Score:	2,520
Rank in 1980s	66	Overall Rank:	458
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Pretenders

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	98 charts
Rank in 1980:	7	Rank Score:	2,294
Rank in 1980s	76	Overall Rank:	505
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Heaven And Hell

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 1980:	8	Rank Score:	2,213
Rank in 1980s	77	Overall Rank:	522
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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	69 charts
Rank in 1980:	9	Rank Score:	1,959
Rank in 1980s	83	Overall Rank:	587
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Making Movies

Dire Straits

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	70 charts
Rank in 1980:	10	Rank Score:	1,898
Rank in 1980s	85	Overall Rank:	595
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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Band	Albums	%

Status Quo	2	0%
The Fall	2	0%
Magazine	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	%

	158	16%
	128	13%
	19	2%
	14	1%
	12	1%
	10	1%
	10	1%
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