Top 100 Music Albums of 1980
by 
paladisiac 
First year chart that runneth over (to my "1980, 101-200" chart).
- Chart updated: 05/19/2024 00:45
- (Created: 05/07/2012 23:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,804
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,567
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[First added to this chart: 10/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,577
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,708
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[First added to this chart: 10/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
387
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,068
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,035
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[First added to this chart: 08/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,097
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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2023]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Motörhead | 1 | 1% | |
| XTC | 1 | 1% | |
| The Damned | 1 | 1% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 1% | |
| Prince | 1 | 1% | |
| Yes | 1 | 1% | |
| Rush | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 37 from 65th to 28th Ace Of Spades by Motörhead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 28th to 29th Horizon by Eddie Rabbitt |
| Down 1 from 29th to 30th Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 30th to 31st Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/06/2020 04:00 |  Purplepash | 1,690 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2018 22:37 | JacobB | 72 | 90/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2015 00:36 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2015 01:55 | JasonZaia | 171 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2014 21:24 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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From JasonZaia 01/29/2015 01:55 | #132863
Awesome chart! You almost never see Billy Joel on here!
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From guigs13 01/17/2013 01:56 | #61758
Nice picks.
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
