Top 18 Music Albums of 1980
by dougcummings 
- Chart updated: 02/25/2025 14:15
- (Created: 01/05/2021 01:04).
- Chart size: 18 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/05/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,732
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[First added to this chart: 07/27/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,713
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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15,297
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[First added to this chart: 03/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,125
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[First added to this chart: 03/18/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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10,141
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,942
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[First added to this chart: 06/20/2024]
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1980
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2,141
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[First added to this chart: 02/25/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,877
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[First added to this chart: 09/29/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,889
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[First added to this chart: 05/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1980
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3,952
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Total albums: 18. Page 1 of 2
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Top 18 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Motörhead | 1 | 6% | |
| Judas Priest | 1 | 6% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 6% | |
| John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 1 | 6% | |
| Steely Dan | 1 | 6% | |
| Allen Ross | 1 | 6% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 18 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 5th to 4th Ace Of Spades by Motörhead |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 4th to 5th Back In Black by AC/DC |
| Down 1 from 6th to 7th Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 7th to 8th Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden |
| New entries |
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| Gaucho by Steely Dan |
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| ! | 03/21/2022 06:04 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
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