Top 18 Music Albums of 1980
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SomethingSpecial 
- Chart updated: 03/06/2025 20:45
- (Created: 03/01/2025 18:57).
- Chart size: 18 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
28,199
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196
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
15,452
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,369
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
873
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,558
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Charlie Don't Surf
[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,525
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,725
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[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,368
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Waterfalls and Temporary Secretary are both brilliant songs
[First added to this chart: 03/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
514
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Top 18 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 2 | 11% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 6% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 1 | 6% | |
| John Lennon & Yoko Ono | 1 | 6% | |
| Paul McCartney | 1 | 6% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 6% | |
| UB40 | 1 | 6% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 18 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th Uprising by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Down 1 from 4th to 5th Jeopardy by The Sound |
| Down 1 from 5th to 6th Boys Don't Cry by The Cure |
| New entries |
|---|
 Triumphby The Jacksons |
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| Top 7 Music Albums of 1984 | SomethingSpecial | 1984 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 9 Music Albums of 1983 | SomethingSpecial | 1983 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 5 Music Albums of 1982 | SomethingSpecial | 1982 year chart | 2025 | |
| Top 18 Music Albums of 1980 | SomethingSpecial | 1980 year chart | 2025 | |
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