Top 59 Music Albums of 1980
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Purplepash 
- Chart updated: 07/13/2026 07:15
- (Created: 07/23/2017 13:43).
- Chart size: 59 albums.
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Best coldwave post-punk album of the year
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Best UK album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
14,461
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Best punk rock hardcore punk album of the year
Best debut album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Best debut album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,569
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Best art pop new wave art rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 10/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,388
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Best noise rock post-punk album of the year
Best Australian album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Best Australian album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Best dub 2 tone album of the year
[First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
398
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6. (=)
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Best gothic rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,438
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Best funky post-punk new wave album of the year
[First added to this chart: 01/03/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
26,587
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Best post-punk punk rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 03/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
535
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Best jangle pop post-punk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 11/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,541
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Best experimental rock post-punk album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]
Total albums: 59. Page 1 of 6
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Top 59 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 2% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 2% | |
| Bobb Trimble | 1 | 2% | |
| Zapp | 1 | 2% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 1 | 2% | |
| The Cramps | 1 | 2% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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30 | 51% | |
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15 | 25% | |
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5 | 8% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 59 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
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