Top 60 Music Albums of 1980 by Purplepash

• Chart updated: 05/28/2022 05:15
• (Created: 07/23/2017 13:43).
• Chart size: 60 albums.

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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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]

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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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 

 Dead Kennedys

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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]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

662 charts

Rank Score:

4,912

Rank in 1980:

5

Rank in 1980s:

49

Overall Rank:

367

Average Rating:

 80 (734 votes)

Comments:

47

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Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps 

 David Bowie

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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

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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The Birthday Party 

 The Birthday Party

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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]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

61

Rank in 1980:

243

Rank in 1980s:

2,392

Overall Rank:

17,652

Average Rating:

 72 (27 votes)

Comments:

0

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More Specials 

 The Specials

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Best dub 2 tone album of the year [First added to this chart: 07/28/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

409

Rank in 1980:

73

Rank in 1980s:

551

Overall Rank:

3,562

Average Rating:

 73 (109 votes)

Comments:

7

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In The Flat Field 

 Bauhaus

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Best gothic rock album of the year [First added to this chart: 10/26/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

242 charts

Rank Score:

1,571

Rank in 1980:

28

Rank in 1980s:

180

Overall Rank:

1,129

Average Rating:

 78 (272 votes)

Comments:

11

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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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

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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Is This Real? 

 Wipers

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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

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

628

Rank in 1980:

50

Rank in 1980s:

386

Overall Rank:

2,510

Average Rating:

 77 (139 votes)

Comments:

8

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Crazy Rhythms 

 The Feelies

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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

Appears in:

354 charts

Rank Score:

2,555

Rank in 1980:

12

Rank in 1980s:

107

Overall Rank:

710

Average Rating:

 78 (427 votes)

Comments:

18

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Half-Mute 

 Tuxedomoon

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Best experimental rock post-punk album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/05/2018]

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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Top 60 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Beat (UK)	1	2%
The B-52's	1	2%
X (US)	1	2%
AC/DC	1	2%
Talking Heads	1	2%
Split Enz	1	2%
Echo & The Bunnymen	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	31	52%
	15	25%
	4	7%
	3	5%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 60 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 16th to 17th I Just Can't Stop It by The Beat (UK)
Down 1 from 17th to 18th Crocodiles by Echo & The Bunnymen
Down 1 from 18th to 19th Never For Ever by Kate Bush

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100/100	11/06/2020 05:46	DJENNY	4,409	100/100
85/100	10/12/2017 23:22	sssvnnn	2,821	83/100

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