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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21.

Get Happy!!

Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

284 charts

Rank Score:

1,863

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

145

Overall Rank:

947

Average Rating:

77 (391 votes)

Comments:

22.

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

338 charts

Rank Score:

1,844

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

147

Overall Rank:

958

Average Rating:

78 (529 votes)

Comments:

23.

British Steel

Judas Priest

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,839

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

148

Overall Rank:

962

Average Rating:

78 (386 votes)

Comments:

24.

Zenyatta Mondatta

The Police

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

348 charts

Rank Score:

1,655

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

164

Overall Rank:

1,060

Average Rating:

76 (525 votes)

Comments:

25.

Los Angeles

X (US)

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

1,629

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

165

Overall Rank:

1,072

Average Rating:

77 (351 votes)

Comments:

26.

The Game

Queen

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

1,612

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

169

Overall Rank:

1,089

Average Rating:

75 (504 votes)

Comments:

27.

Blizzard Of Ozz

Ozzy Osbourne

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

325 charts

Rank Score:

1,583

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

173

Overall Rank:

1,111

Average Rating:

78 (417 votes)

Comments:

28.

Never For Ever

Kate Bush

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

270 charts

Rank Score:

1,563

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

176

Overall Rank:

1,125

Average Rating:

79 (380 votes)

Comments:

29.

Black Sea

XTC

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,552

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

181

Overall Rank:

1,136

Average Rating:

79 (233 votes)

Comments:

30.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,549

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

183

Overall Rank:

1,145

Average Rating:

76 (280 votes)

Comments:

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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%
The Fall	2	0%
Hazel O'Connor	2	0%
Status Quo	2	0%
Utopia	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	315	32%
	294	29%
	49	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	35	4%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

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

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

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