Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 by Secondsoul

• Chart updated: 02/21/2015 01:15
• (Created: 02/09/2014 12:43).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,512 charts

Rank Score:

15,758

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,912 votes)

Comments:

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Crocodiles 

 Echo & The Bunnymen

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,008

Rank in 1980:

38

Rank in 1980s:

262

Overall Rank:

1,684

Average Rating:

 77 (268 votes)

Comments:

12

3. (5) 2

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels 

 Dexys Midnight Runners

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

232 charts

Rank Score:

1,518

Rank in 1980:

31

Rank in 1980s:

187

Overall Rank:

1,157

Average Rating:

 76 (278 votes)

Comments:

18

4. (3) 1

Kilimanjaro 

 The Teardrop Explodes

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

557

Rank in 1980:

52

Rank in 1980s:

422

Overall Rank:

2,776

Average Rating:

 75 (132 votes)

Comments:

7

5. (4) 1

Crazy Rhythms 

 The Feelies

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

369 charts

Rank Score:

2,602

Rank in 1980:

12

Rank in 1980s:

103

Overall Rank:

673

Average Rating:

 79 (438 votes)

Comments:

18

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Colossal Youth 

 Young Marble Giants

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

262 charts

Rank Score:

1,336

Rank in 1980:

35

Rank in 1980s:

208

Overall Rank:

1,297

Average Rating:

 78 (264 votes)

Comments:

14

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More Specials 

 The Specials

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

410

Rank in 1980:

73

Rank in 1980s:

542

Overall Rank:

3,582

Average Rating:

 73 (115 votes)

Comments:

7

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Sound Affects 

 The Jam

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

1,867

Rank in 1980:

20

Rank in 1980s:

144

Overall Rank:

941

Average Rating:

 78 (389 votes)

Comments:

16

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Seventeen Seconds 

 The Cure

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

461 charts

Rank Score:

2,693

Rank in 1980:

11

Rank in 1980s:

99

Overall Rank:

648

Average Rating:

 78 (687 votes)

Comments:

34

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Kaleidoscope 

 Siouxsie And The Banshees

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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2014]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

681

Rank in 1980:

46

Rank in 1980s:

357

Overall Rank:

2,344

Average Rating:

 78 (200 votes)

Comments:

6

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Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	2	4%
John Foxx	1	2%
The Specials	1	2%
The Monochrome Set	1	2%
New Musik	1	2%
The Human League	1	2%
The Jam	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	41	82%
	6	12%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 5th to 3rd Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes
Down 1 from 4th to 5th Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies

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90/100	12/28/2020 08:53	Purplepash	1,600	88/100
90/100	07/31/2015 14:58	Leonard	340	88/100
85/100	03/26/2014 13:36	sssvnnn	2,845	83/100

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Typical 80`s Chart with Synth-Pop and New Wave.

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