Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1980 were Talking Heads, Joy Division, AC/DC, David Bowie, Dead Kennedys, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, The Cure, Rush and Pretenders.

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181.

The Birthday Party

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

104

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182.

Loksi

Locomotiv GT

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

104

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ごはんができたよ [Gohan Ga Dekitayo]

矢野顕子 [Akiko Yano]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

6 charts

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103

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184.

Where Are All The Nice Girls?

Any Trouble

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

103

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185.

The Legend Lives On... Jah Wobble In 'Betrayal'

Jah Wobble

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

10 charts

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103

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186.

Stage Struck
Live

Rory Gallagher

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

25 charts

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103

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187.

Give Me The Night

George Benson

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

36 charts

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102

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188.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D, Op. 125
Live

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Elsa Cavelti / Ernst Häfliger / Otto Edelman / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lucerne Festival Choir

Year of Release:

1980

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5 charts

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Shadows And Light
Live

Joni Mitchell

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

31 charts

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190.

The Silent Sun
Compilation

Genesis

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

3 charts

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Jack DeJohnette	2	0%
Tangerine Dream	2	0%
Linda Ronstadt	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	315	32%
	298	30%
	48	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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