Best Albums of 1980
Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 6 hours ago).
"Saxon had a great three albums in two years starting with this one. Then they died." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"ambient exotification , a quiet precursor to the superior "my life in the bush of ghosts" but has its own modest charms" Reply
"Excellent double live album from their early days. I know there is some debate (now) whether bands like Whitesnake, Rainbow and Deep Purple were Heavy Metal bands. Put it like this, they were then! I saw Whitesnake with Cozy Powell on the drum stool and John Lord on keyboards back in the eighties..." [+] Reply
"Was this album born from an egg on a mountain top or what? Great stuff!" Reply
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ButterThumbz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The League's pop instincts become a bit more apparent with Travelogue displaying considerable progress from the (sometimes) dull experimentation of Reproduction. The expanded version is essential for the Gary Glitter cover of Rock and Roll Part 2." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Almost as good, if not as good, as private eyes. Starts slow, but definitely has the same amount of hits -- "kiss on my list", "you've lost that lovin' feelin'", "you make my dreams" and "everytime you go away" are recognizable. "kiss on my list" and "you make my dreams" were probably the first h..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Well that was a pleasant surprise. 80's synth is my music but at the time Visage weren't a band I liked. Fade to Grey didn't appeal to me and I tarred them with that brush (I did the same with Radiohead - didn't like Creep). I picked this up because I'm buying vinyl again and saw this for 3 quid...." [+] Reply
"A great forgotten work from the early 80's. People Who Died is simply one of the greatest punk songs ever, and Three Sisters and Catholic Boy are great as well." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Simple Minds are so uncool I am probably setting myself up with this one, but when it came out it was so fresh and different. Even the band admit that this was much more exciting than the stadium sounds that made them millions." Reply
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1980 composition
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| Various Artists | 24 | 2% | |
| Cabaret Voltaire | 4 | 0% | |
| Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Status Quo | 2 | 0% | |
| Warren Zevon | 2 | 0% | |
| Magazine | 2 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 0% | |
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305 | 30% | |
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292 | 29% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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48 | 5% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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