Top 100 Music Albums of 1980
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- Chart updated: 07/24/2025 15:45
- (Created: 04/26/2013 20:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,573
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,523
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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15,037
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,135
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 02/02/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,523
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[First added to this chart: 05/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,301
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,684
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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,701
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| The Pop Group | 2 | 2% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 1% | |
| U2 | 1 | 1% | |
| Lydia Lunch | 1 | 1% | |
| Colin Newman | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 11 from 21st to 10thCrazy Rhythms by The Feelies |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 11th to 13thA-Z by Colin Newman |
| Down 1 from 10th to 11thArgybargy by Squeeze |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14thBody & Soul by William Onyeabor |
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| ! | 12/17/2020 11:50 |  Purplepash | 1,699 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2019 02:15 |  Repo | 563 | 100/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2017 16:38 | thekrauter | 107 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2017 00:20 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2014 10:20 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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From bobbyb5 03/29/2017 00:22 | #188344
bobbyb5 03/29/2017 00:22 | #188344
You're the only person in the universe who has Polyrock besides me. Awesome. Mecca lecca hi mecca chonny ho.
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A brilliant Chart.
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