Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 by 
covecove 
- Chart updated: 06/02/2025 19:15
- (Created: 09/19/2012 04:12).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
28,474
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,674
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,600
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[First added to this chart: 01/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,671
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
10,320
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[First added to this chart: 03/02/2015]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,161
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,521
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[First added to this chart: 10/22/2012]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
5,585
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2013]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,334
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[First added to this chart: 02/24/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,988
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Total albums: 50. Page 1 of 5
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 2% | |
| Killing Joke | 1 | 2% | |
| The B-52's | 1 | 2% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 2% | |
| Siouxsie And The Banshees | 1 | 2% | |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | 1 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 1 from 46th to 45thThe Return Of The Durutti Column by The Durutti Column |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 36th to 37th McCartney II by Paul McCartney |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Wild Planet by The B-52's |
| Down 1 from 38th to 39th Warm Leatherette by Grace Jones |
| New entries |
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 Full Forceby Art Ensemble Of Chicago |
| Leavers |
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 Humansby Bruce Cockburn |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 11/29/2020 11:09 |  Purplepash | | 88/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/21/2020 02:07 | DJENNY | | 100/100 |
| 85/100 | 11/12/2013 23:56 |  sssvnnn | | 83/100 |
| 85/100 | 10/28/2012 02:38 | MrDrProfSean | | 62/100 |
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