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: 1 hour ago).
"Very good post-punkband. IMHO this first album is better than From the Lion's Mouth. Don't understand that "I can't escape myself" never was a hit, it should have been." Reply
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1980
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"This is the ablum that started industrial rock (and from which Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age and Soundgarden got their badass sound). That's a pretty monumental achievement. It's rough and brusque, relentlessly so. One of the most underrated works on this site." Reply
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poppmusic | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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"I’d recommend people getting into the band to start here. They finally deliver some very good songs such as Happy House, Hybrid, Christine which is the best track & Red Light and the whole album is worth a listen." Reply
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Brandon8 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Was at No.1 on the album chart for an amazing 12 weeks in 80/81. The No.1 biggest selling album of 1981 & 48th in 1980. It won best British album at the 1982 Brit Awards. It contains 3 top 5 hits - Dog Eat Dog(4), Kings of the Wild Frontier(2) & Antmusic(2) together with stand out tracks Ants Inv..." [+] Reply
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1980
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"I used to somewhat derisively call APP “Pop Floyd.” Then, as time went on and I couldn’t stop listening to them, I came to realize that it wasn’t a derogatory nickname at all; what it it meant to me was that they were thoughtful and accessible at the same time. And at their peak they put out very..." [+] Reply
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"The singles are excellent but the rest is a bit ropey. Example : The Piper, The Way Old Friends Do, and Andante Andante charter new depths into how cringe-worthy you can get." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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"Dirty Back Road, Private Idaho, (the madness of) Quiche Lorraine and Devil In My Car are the best of a pretty consistent bunch of tracks. Enjoyable album that I think I'm more inclined to pick up and listen to than their self-titled first. Nothing outstanding but good B-52s none the less." Reply
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"Following a relatively fallow creative period for the Captain, the master returned to form with the album 'Shiny Beast'. In my opinion, as great a record as this record is, his follow-up, 'Doc At The Radar Station', is even better. This album is a kind of distillation of 'Trout Mask' for the post..." [+] Reply
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1980
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"I originally had this album on tape and have recently bought it on brand new vinyl, the sound production is excellent. This album sits between synth pop and rock which I am sure confuses many listeners. Ultravox were one of the more clever synth based eighties bands using real drums or electric p..." [+] Reply
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"A brilliant and energetic record. Kilimanjaro, is yet another of those great British albums of the late seventies/early eighties. Some fine songs in, sleeping gas, treason, and, when I dream. The CD adds the Japanese mini-album version featuring the absolutely brilliant, reward, surely the teardr..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100
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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