Top 100 Music Albums of 1980
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bertrandu 
Updated May 9th 2017
Rating of # 1 : 4,59/5
Rating of # 100 : 3,55/5
Average Rating : 3,78/5
- Chart updated: 05/09/2017 14:45
- (Created: 05/08/2014 05:34).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,306
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(80.)
[First added to this chart: 11/24/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,660
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,071
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(75.)
[First added to this chart: 10/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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5,710
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[First added to this chart: 01/18/2016]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,535
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(75.)
[First added to this chart: 10/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,721
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,941
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(.75. 151124)
[First added to this chart: 11/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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852
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,789
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(78)
[First added to this chart: 09/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,544
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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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| The Monochrome Set | 2 | 2% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 1% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 1% | |
| The Undertones | 1 | 1% | |
| Rush | 1 | 1% | |
| Pylon | 1 | 1% | |
| Pino Daniele | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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47 | 47% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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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 |
|---|
| Up 8 from 13th to 5th Remain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Up 3 from 7th to 4th Scary Monsters by David Bowie |
| Up 3 from 6th to 3rd Peter Gabriel (1980) by Peter Gabriel |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 88 from 12th to 100th Super Trouper by ABBA |
| Down 17 from 5th to 22nd Sandinista! by The Clash |
| Down 7 from 9th to 16th Making Movies by Dire Straits |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Un Autre Monde by Daniel Balavoine |
| Rame by Alain Souchon |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2022 08:08 |  MadhattanJack | 260 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2020 03:39 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2019 11:28 |  Ledgin72 | 35 | 87/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2018 08:14 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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Ledgin72 10/31/2019 11:29 | #244310
Great job! Interesting picks
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