Top 100 Music Albums of 1980
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Leonard 
1980 I had my first hifi system
- Chart updated: 04/20/2025 09:45
- (Created: 05/01/2015 12:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,231
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Year of Release:
1980
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2,721
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Year of Release:
1980
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2,565
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,369
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Year of Release:
1980
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1,604
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| S.Y.P.H. | 2 | 2% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 2% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| Xynn | 2 | 2% | |
| The Police | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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36 | 36% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 8 from 50th to 42nd Organisation by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| Up 4 from 51st to 47th Wenn Meine Lieder Nicht Mehr Stimmen by Bettina Wegner |
| Up 3 from 40th to 37th Die Kleinen Und Die Bösen by D.A.F. |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 21st to 24th The River by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 3 from 48th to 51st Freedom Of Choice by Devo |
| Down 2 from 36th to 38th 80/81 by Pat Metheny |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/10/2017 18:21 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2015 15:14 | luis721 | 173 | 93/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2015 02:19 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
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From sssvnnn 05/04/2015 02:20 | #140797
sssvnnn 05/04/2015 02:20 | #140797
Very good chart.
Good you reminded me to Hazel O Connor: I simply forgot this album in my chart till now.
XYNN: Ist das die Band die mal nen kleinen Hit mit dem Refrain "Come on join the party" hatten??
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