Top 93 Music Albums of 1980
by Johnnyo 
The rules are that I have to own it & it cannot be a greatest hits, best. The occasional compilation is allowed
- Chart updated: 06/15/2025 08:15
- (Created: 06/17/2012 13:53).
- Chart size: 93 albums.
There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 93 Music Albums of 1980 has an average rating of 86 out of 100 (from 2 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,084
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,938
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,807
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,061
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
238
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,066
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,949
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
442
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 11/04/2013]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/12/2012]
Total albums: 93. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 93 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Whitesnake | 2 | 2% | |
| Ry Cooder | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 2% | |
| The Blues Brothers | 2 | 2% | |
| The Blues Band | 2 | 2% | |
| Warren Zevon | 2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| |
42 | 45% | |
| |
34 | 37% | |
 |
6 | 6% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 93 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 67 from 89th to 22nd Scary Monsters by David Bowie |
| Up 11 from 76th to 65th Malice In Wonderland by Nazareth |
| Up 1 from 22nd to 21st Hot Wax by Various Artists |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 12 from 13th to 25th Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 4 from 62nd to 66th Née De La Lune by La Bamboche |
| Down 4 from 63rd to 67th Hold Out by Jackson Browne |
| New entries |
|---|
| Looking For Eleven by Michael Chapman |
| Sky 2 by Sky |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Permanent Waves by Rush |
Top 93 Music Albums of 1980 similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 93 Music Albums of 1980 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 2 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/09/2019 15:29 |  Rhyner | 1,454 | 99/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2015 18:11 | RAPPSTHYME | 14 | 81/100 |
Top 93 Music Albums of 1980 favourites
Showing all 1 members who have added this chart as a favourite
Top 93 Music Albums of 1980 comments
Be the first to add a comment for this Chart - add your comment!
Your feedback for Top 93 Music Albums of 1980
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Neil Young | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
