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

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	429 charts
Rank in 1980:	1	Rank Score:	17,454
Rank in 1980s	7	Overall Rank:	60
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Remain in Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	443 charts
Rank in 1980:	2	Rank Score:	15,898
Rank in 1980s	10	Overall Rank:	70
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Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	413 charts
Rank in 1980:	3	Rank Score:	15,168
Rank in 1980s	11	Overall Rank:	73
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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	151 charts
Rank in 1980:	4	Rank Score:	4,254
Rank in 1980s	38	Overall Rank:	284
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The River

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	121 charts
Rank in 1980:	5	Rank Score:	2,880
Rank in 1980s	59	Overall Rank:	408
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Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	104 charts
Rank in 1980:	6	Rank Score:	2,580
Rank in 1980s	65	Overall Rank:	452
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Pretenders

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	102 charts
Rank in 1980:	7	Rank Score:	2,315
Rank in 1980s	74	Overall Rank:	503
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Heaven And Hell

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	62 charts
Rank in 1980:	8	Rank Score:	2,210
Rank in 1980s	77	Overall Rank:	524
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Making Movies

Dire Straits

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	71 charts
Rank in 1980:	9	Rank Score:	1,931
Rank in 1980s	84	Overall Rank:	595
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Sandinista!

The Clash

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	77 charts
Rank in 1980:	10	Rank Score:	1,873
Rank in 1980s	87	Overall Rank:	612
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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Band	Albums	%

Whitesnake	2	0%
The Fall	2	0%
Magazine	2	0%
Gregory Isaacs	2	0%
Status Quo	2	0%
Warren Zevon	2	0%
Various Artists	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	159	16%
	132	13%
	19	2%
	14	1%
	12	1%
	10	1%
	9	1%
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