Top 100 Music Albums of 1980
by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
• A Forest - The Cure
• Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
• Could You Be Loved - The Wailers
• Duke's Travels - Genesis
• Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
• Love Will Tear Us Apart (single) - Joy Division
• Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
• Le premier ciel (live En tournée) - Harmonium
• The Spirit of Radio - Rush
• When You Were Mine - Prince
- Chart updated: 07/23/2026 21:15
- (Created: 11/09/2025 15:53).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
26,735
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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14,573
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[First added to this chart: 11/16/2025]
[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,554
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2025]
[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,002
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,974
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
821
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,739
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| XTC | 1 | 1% | |
| Suicide | 1 | 1% | |
| Judas Priest | 1 | 1% | |
| Fela Kuti | 1 | 1% | |
| The Durutti Column | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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50 | 50% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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