Best Albums of 1980

Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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31.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels 

 Dexys Midnight Runners

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,486

Rank in 1980:

31

Rank in 1980s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,175

Average Rating:

 76 (282 votes)

Comments:

18

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In The Flat Field 

 Bauhaus

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,400

Rank in 1980:

32

Rank in 1980s:

199

Overall Rank:

1,237

Average Rating:

 78 (293 votes)

Comments:

10

33.

Uprising 

 Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

1,363

Rank in 1980:

33

Rank in 1980s:

205

Overall Rank:

1,261

Average Rating:

 77 (288 votes)

Comments:

11

34.

Double Fantasy 

 John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

319 charts

Rank Score:

1,359

Rank in 1980:

34

Rank in 1980s:

206

Overall Rank:

1,265

Average Rating:

 73 (414 votes)

Comments:

31

35.

Colossal Youth 

 Young Marble Giants

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,308

Rank in 1980:

35

Rank in 1980s:

209

Overall Rank:

1,313

Average Rating:

 77 (266 votes)

Comments:

14

36.

Glass Houses 

 Billy Joel

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,260

Rank in 1980:

36

Rank in 1980s:

219

Overall Rank:

1,354

Average Rating:

 77 (299 votes)

Comments:

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37.

Heartattack And Vine 

 Tom Waits

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

1,060

Rank in 1980:

37

Rank in 1980s:

248

Overall Rank:

1,604

Average Rating:

 74 (265 votes)

Comments:

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38.

Crocodiles 

 Echo & The Bunnymen

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

993

Rank in 1980:

38

Rank in 1980s:

263

Overall Rank:

1,703

Average Rating:

 77 (271 votes)

Comments:

12

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Boys Don't Cry 
Compilation

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

928

Rank in 1980:

39

Rank in 1980s:

282

Overall Rank:

1,803

Average Rating:

 78 (320 votes)

Comments:

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40.

Jeopardy 

 The Sound

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

854

Rank in 1980:

40

Rank in 1980s:

299

Overall Rank:

1,944

Average Rating:

 77 (159 votes)

Comments:

8

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	24	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
The Clash	2	0%
The Pop Group	2	0%
Xynn	2	0%
Renaldo & The Loaf	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	309	31%
	293	29%
	49	5%
	48	5%
	38	4%
	33	3%
	30	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%