Albums of the Year 1980
by Sounds (UK) (1980) 
Sounds was a UK weekly pop/rock music newspaper. These are their best albums of 1980. Places 5, 17 & 20 were tied
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Year of Release:
1980
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28,086
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1980
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4,120
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1980
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3,972
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1980
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15,392
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1980
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2,967
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1980
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1,520
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1980
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1,003
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1980
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1,838
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Total albums: 21. Page 1 of 3
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Albums of the Year 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pretenders | 1 | 5% | |
| Saxon | 1 | 5% | |
| XTC | 1 | 5% | |
| Tom Waits | 1 | 5% | |
| Magazine | 1 | 5% | |
| Simple Minds | 1 | 5% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 5% | |
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Listed below are 10 charts from recognised sources for 1980. There are also 426 user submitted charts covering this period.
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| Albums of the Year 1980 | Sounds (UK) | 1980 year chart | 1980 | |
| The Best Albums of 1980 | uDiscoverMusic | 1980 year chart | 2022 | |
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Other charts by Sounds (UK)
Year charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums of the Year 1990 | Sounds (UK) | 1990 year chart | 1990 | |
| Albums of the Year 1989 | Sounds (UK) | 1989 year chart | 1989 | |
| Albums Of The Year 1988 | Sounds (UK) | 1988 year chart | 1988 | |
| Albums of the Year 1983 | Sounds (UK) | 1983 year chart | 1983 | |
| Albums of the Year 1982 | Sounds (UK) | 1982 year chart | 1982 | |
| Albums of the Year 1981 | Sounds (UK) | 1981 year chart | 1981 | |
| Albums of the Year 1980 | Sounds (UK) | 1980 year chart | 1980 | |
| Albums of the Year 1979 | Sounds (UK) | 1979 year chart | 1979 | |
| Albums of the Year 1978 | Sounds (UK) | 1978 year chart | 1978 | |
| Albums of the Year 1977 | Sounds (UK) | 1977 year chart | 1977 | |
| Albums of the Year 1976 | Sounds (UK) | 1976 year chart | 1976 | |
| Albums of the Year 1975 | Sounds (UK) | 1975 year chart | 1975 | |
Decade charts
[None]Overall charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Time Top 100 Albums | Sounds (UK) | Overall chart | 1985 | |
[Sounds (UK) was founded in 1970 and disbanded in 1991.]
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