The 25 Best Albums of 1980
by Paste (2020) 
Founded in 2002 and based in Atlanta, GA, USA, Paste (PasteMagazine.com) is an online culture magazine that covers music, movies, TV, comedy, games, books, comics, drinks and politics. These are their best albums of 1980.
(Official website: https://www.pastemagazine.com | Original URL Warning: The address at the original source was valid at the time the chart was added, but may have changed afterwards. )
There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and The 25 Best Albums of 1980 has an average rating of 85 out of 100 (from 1 vote). Please log in or create an account to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 60,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,670
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,808
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,046
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,489
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
14,527
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
6.
Safe Mode: On Certain images on this site may contain sensitive content and are flagged as 'unsafe'. BestEverAlbums.com does not display these images by default, but you may choose to show or hide these images from your profile page. If you choose to hide these images, you'll see an image with a warning message instead of the actual image. If you choose to show them, you'll see these images no differently than regular (safe) images.
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,928
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,640
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
502
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
350
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,027
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 25. Page 1 of 3
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
The 25 Best Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Emmylou Harris | 1 | 4% | |
| Pylon | 1 | 4% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 4% | |
| AC/DC | 1 | 4% | |
| The Cramps | 1 | 4% | |
| U2 | 1 | 4% | |
| Bruce Cockburn | 1 | 4% | |
| Show all | |||
The 25 Best Albums of 1980 similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Creating an account is quick, easy and FREE!
Join 50,000+ music fans
- Join a community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Influence the overall album 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.
- Unlock Dark Mode and other member features.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- And much more.
Join now It only takes a moment.
Other 1980 year charts
A total of 11 charts from recognised sources are available for 1980, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 427 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NME Albums Of The Year 1980 | New Music Express | 1980 year chart | 1980 |  |
| Jaarlijst Oor 1980 | OOR | 1980 year chart | 1980 |  |
| Village Voice Albums of the Year 1980 | Village Voice | 1980 year chart | 1980 | |
Other charts by Paste
A total of 54 charts from Paste are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 50 best albums of 2025 | Paste | 2025 year chart | 2025 | |
| The 100 Best Albums of 2024 | Paste | 2024 year chart | 2024 | |
| The 50 Best Albums of 2023 | Paste | 2023 year chart | 2023 | |
The 25 Best 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 1 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/24/2024 18:18 | Johnnyo | 2,662 | 80/100 |
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to leave a rating
The 25 Best Albums of 1980 favourites
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to add a favourite
The 25 Best Albums of 1980 comments
Be the first to add a comment for this Chart - add your comment!
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to add a comment
Your feedback for The 25 Best Albums of 1980
What do you think of this chart? Leave a comment or rate it below!
Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments and join the discussion.
