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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41.

I Just Can't Stop It

The Beat (UK)

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

863

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

296

Overall Rank:

1,932

Average Rating:

77 (167 votes)

Comments:

42.

Killing Joke

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

759

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

329

Overall Rank:

2,159

Average Rating:

77 (216 votes)

Comments:

43.

The Turn Of A Friendly Card

The Alan Parsons Project

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

138 charts

Rank Score:

743

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

336

Overall Rank:

2,193

Average Rating:

76 (196 votes)

Comments:

44.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam And The Ants

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

720

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

342

Overall Rank:

2,237

Average Rating:

70 (202 votes)

Comments:

45.

Super Trouper

ABBA

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

693

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

353

Overall Rank:

2,315

Average Rating:

72 (189 votes)

Comments:

46.

Kaleidoscope

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

687

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

355

Overall Rank:

2,336

Average Rating:

78 (200 votes)

Comments:

47.

Wild Planet

The B-52's

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

147 charts

Rank Score:

676

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

363

Overall Rank:

2,373

Average Rating:

76 (166 votes)

Comments:

48.

Doc At The Radar Station

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

658

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

372

Overall Rank:

2,431

Average Rating:

75 (138 votes)

Comments:

49.

Vienna

Ultravox

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

656

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

373

Overall Rank:

2,437

Average Rating:

75 (161 votes)

Comments:

50.

Hotter Than July

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

649

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

375

Overall Rank:

2,456

Average Rating:

74 (232 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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