Top 25 Music Albums of 1980
by Rm12398 
CHART UPDATES:
14th October 2022: SOUND AFFECTS- THE JAM enters the chart at #8.
1st November 2022: THE RIVER- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN enters the chart at #8.
4th November 2022: KALEIDOSCOPE- SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES enters the chart at #9.
- Chart updated: 01/09/2026 23:15
- (Created: 06/19/2022 22:19).
- Chart size: 25 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,570
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,792
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B+
[First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
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1980
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2,117
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85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 01/09/2026]
Year of Release:
1980
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253
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
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1980
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2,751
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
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1980
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5,702
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85/100 (B+)
[First added to this chart: 06/29/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
3,977
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[First added to this chart: 07/01/2022]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
10,025
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[First added to this chart: 12/28/2025]
Total albums: 25. Page 1 of 3
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 4% | |
| Pretenders | 1 | 4% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 4% | |
| Motörhead | 1 | 4% | |
| Magazine | 1 | 4% | |
| The Soft Boys | 1 | 4% | |
| Pylon | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 25 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 12th to 13thCloser by Joy Division |
| Down 1 from 13th to 14thKaleidoscope by Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15thSound Affects by The Jam |
| New entries |
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| Making Movies by Dire Straits |
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