Top 18 Music Albums of 1980
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• Chart updated: 10/20/2025 13:15
• (Created: 09/25/2013 15:11).
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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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So intricate it makes you wonder how on earth they (with Brian Eno co-producing) managed to record it. This will remain modern decades from now. [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,030 charts

Rank Score:

28,096

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,295 votes)

Comments:

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Scary Monsters 

 David Bowie

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The summation of Bowie's extraordinary 1970s; an imaginary compilation with only new songs. His last truely great album for a long, long time. [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

775 charts

Rank Score:

5,686

Rank in 1980:

4

Rank in 1980s:

39

Overall Rank:

297

Average Rating:

 81 (1,118 votes)

Comments:

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Seventeen Seconds 

 The Cure

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A pre-makeup peak of cold pop. [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

465 charts

Rank Score:

2,752

Rank in 1980:

11

Rank in 1980s:

97

Overall Rank:

627

Average Rating:

 78 (691 votes)

Comments:

34

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McCartney II 

 Paul McCartney

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10 years after "McCartney" and in the midst of another breaking-up band (Wings), Paul goes totally solo again, this time with a very different electronic, synth-heavy vibe. If you like McCartney when he is a hard-hitting singer, a piano ballad man or a meticulous pop craftsman, you'll feel short-changed here. If you enjoy his experimental, goofy side, his "mad scientist" persona still coming up (pun intended) with catchy melodies and quirky hooks, you'll love this album, as I do. For the record, this is music that snapped John Lennon out of his 5-year retreat from music-making. [First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

514

Rank in 1980:

59

Rank in 1980s:

450

Overall Rank:

2,950

Average Rating:

 70 (204 votes)

Comments:

19

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Double Fantasy 

 John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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After a 5-year silence, John was back, with Yoko, for an album of finely crafted (and still tart at times) songs to reflect where they were at by then: mostly middle-aged contentment. The promising start of a new phase? Some loony with a gun disagreed... [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

1,366

Rank in 1980:

34

Rank in 1980s:

205

Overall Rank:

1,266

Average Rating:

 73 (411 votes)

Comments:

31

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Dirty Mind 

 Prince

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A one-man band slice of brilliant funk. Very saucy too... [First added to this chart: 06/13/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

333 charts

Rank Score:

1,895

Rank in 1980:

18

Rank in 1980s:

139

Overall Rank:

912

Average Rating:

 77 (431 votes)

Comments:

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Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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The first (and best by a thousand miles) album with second singer Brian Johnson. [First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,276 charts

Rank Score:

10,217

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

 80 (1,877 votes)

Comments:

142

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Uprising 

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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A masterful last album. [First added to this chart: 09/28/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

263 charts

Rank Score:

1,370

Rank in 1980:

33

Rank in 1980s:

204

Overall Rank:

1,261

Average Rating:

 77 (287 votes)

Comments:

11

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Never For Ever 

 Kate Bush

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Her third album was a major step forward, production-wise. The promise of the out-of-this-world music to come in the next few years. [First added to this chart: 10/07/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

276 charts

Rank Score:

1,545

Rank in 1980:

28

Rank in 1980s:

175

Overall Rank:

1,129

Average Rating:

 79 (387 votes)

Comments:

18

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Fireside Favourites 

 Fad Gadget

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A pioneering artist that defined a new language of electronic pop with an angry bite. Very influential on his more famous contemporaries (Depeche Mode for a start,...). [First added to this chart: 09/27/2013]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

58

Rank in 1980:

250

Rank in 1980s:

2,467

Overall Rank:

18,492

Average Rating:

 75 (24 votes)

Comments:

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Top 18 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Kate Bush	1	6%
Fad Gadget	1	6%
Neil Young	1	6%
Talking Heads	1	6%
Bert Jansch	1	6%
David Bowie	1	6%
Joy Division	1	6%
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Country	Albums	%
	9	50%
	3	17%
	2	11%
	1	6%
	1	6%
	1	6%
	1	6%

Top 18 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

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Up 1 from 13th to 12th Thirteen Down by Bert Jansch

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Down 2 from 12th to 14th The Game by Queen
Down 1 from 14th to 15th Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police
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