Top 30 Music Albums of 1980 by 
AAL2014 
My main Top 100 chart will only feature one of these incredible records, but 1980 is a deeply consistent and pivotal year for music. I love a lot of the records on this chart but the top three is an astronomical peak for me personally.
- Chart updated: 04/07/2024 12:45
- (Created: 09/23/2017 20:48).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
16,717
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123
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,379
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2024]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
490
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,285
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,281
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,825
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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,941
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[First added to this chart: 11/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,599
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[First added to this chart: 05/19/2021]
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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,411
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Total albums: 15. Page 1 of 2
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Motörhead | 1 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 3% | |
| Diana Ross | 1 | 3% | |
| Iron Maiden | 1 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 3% | |
| Queen | 1 | 3% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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15 | 50% | |
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8 | 27% | |
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2 | 7% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps by David Bowie |
| Down 1 from 11th to 12th Pretenders by Pretenders |
| Down 1 from 12th to 13th Los Angeles by X (US) |
| New entries |
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 Play Or Dieby Tony Williams |
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