Top 99 Music Albums of 1980 by Coconut

• Chart updated: 06/12/2016 21:45
• (Created: 02/29/2016 13:18).
• Chart size: 99 albums.

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,755

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,221 votes)

Comments:

192

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 
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 John Williams (US)

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 1980:

108

Rank in 1980s:

898

Overall Rank:

6,061

Average Rating:

 80 (65 votes)

Comments:

3

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,788

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,868 votes)

Comments:

123

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Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

745 charts

Rank Score:

5,942

Rank in 1980:

4

Rank in 1980s:

39

Overall Rank:

305

Average Rating:

 81 (1,078 votes)

Comments:

62

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Octet / Music For A Large Ensemble / Violin Phase 

 Steve Reich

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

184

Rank in 1980:

120

Rank in 1980s:

1,038

Overall Rank:

6,958

Average Rating:

 77 (42 votes)

Comments:

1

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The River 

 Bruce Springsteen

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

4,058

Rank in 1980:

7

Rank in 1980s:

61

Overall Rank:

442

Average Rating:

 79 (835 votes)

Comments:

47

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Half-Mute 

 Tuxedomoon

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

498

Rank in 1980:

59

Rank in 1980s:

466

Overall Rank:

3,030

Average Rating:

 78 (92 votes)

Comments:

5

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The Turn Of A Friendly Card 

 The Alan Parsons Project

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

832

Rank in 1980:

41

Rank in 1980s:

310

Overall Rank:

2,000

Average Rating:

 76 (190 votes)

Comments:

13

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Vienna 

 Ultravox

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

706

Rank in 1980:

47

Rank in 1980s:

345

Overall Rank:

2,281

Average Rating:

 75 (149 votes)

Comments:

4

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Roses In The Snow 

 Emmylou Harris

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

114

Rank in 1980:

164

Rank in 1980s:

1,485

Overall Rank:

10,256

Average Rating:

 74 (68 votes)

Comments:

3

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Top 99 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Yes	2	2%
Steve Winwood	1	1%
Prince	1	1%
Emmylou Harris	1	1%
Terry Riley	1	1%
Joan Armatrading	1	1%
Devo	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	40	40%
	38	38%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 99 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

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Up 1 from 100th to 99th Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" by Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra
Up 1 from 99th to 98th Yesshows by Yes
Up 1 from 98th to 97th Iron Curtain Innocence by Bobb Trimble

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Sound Affects by The Jam

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95/100	07/03/2016 13:46	Leonard	319	88/100
85/100	04/02/2016 21:53	sssvnnn	2,821	83/100

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From Leonard 07/03/2016 13:46

this selection is refreshingly different!

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From sssvnnn 04/02/2016 21:53

cool chart.

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