Top 21 Music Albums of 1980
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- Chart updated: 07/18/2025 12:15
- (Created: 01/19/2019 21:59).
- Chart size: 21 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,966
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
10,018
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,800
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[First added to this chart: 04/03/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
509
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,705
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[First added to this chart: 05/23/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,167
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,371
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
501
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[First added to this chart: 01/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,583
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Top 21 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Harold Budd / Brian Eno | 1 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 5% | |
| Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 5% | |
| Cliff Richard | 1 | 5% | |
| Queen | 1 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 5% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 21 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 9th to 5thCrazy Rhythms by The Feelies |
| Up 1 from 5th to 4thMcCartney II by Paul McCartney |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 4th to 7thCloser by Joy Division |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8thDouble Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
| Down 1 from 8th to 9thAmbient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror by Harold Budd / Brian Eno |
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