Top 39 Music Albums of 1980
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- Chart updated: 10/12/2025 18:15
- (Created: 10/26/2023 15:20).
- Chart size: 39 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,176
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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5,701
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,864
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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2,107
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,495
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,849
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2023]
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1980
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1,485
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
738
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,722
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2023]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
853
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Top 39 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| UB40 | 1 | 3% | |
| X (US) | 1 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 3% | |
| Motörhead | 1 | 3% | |
| John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 1 | 3% | |
| Bauhaus | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 39 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 11 from 29th to 18thUprising by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 18th to 20thSeventeen Seconds by The Cure |
| Down 2 from 19th to 21stDouble Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
| Down 2 from 20th to 22ndHeartattack And Vine by Tom Waits |
| New entries |
|---|
| The River by Bruce Springsteen |
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