Top 20 Music Albums of 1980
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Favorite songs of the year:
• Duke's Travels - Genesis
• 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
- Chart updated: 11/19/2025 01:45
- (Created: 11/09/2025 15:53).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
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1980
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27,529
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
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1980
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15,156
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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4,145
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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3,030
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Year of Release:
1980
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1,536
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2025]
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1980
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851
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
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1980
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2,719
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[First added to this chart: 11/18/2025]
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1980
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1,973
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Sound | 1 | 5% | |
| Young Marble Giants | 1 | 5% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 5% | |
| Prince | 1 | 5% | |
| Harmonium | 1 | 5% | |
| The Feelies | 1 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 5% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
