Best Albums of 1980

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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1980
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1980
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Year of Release:
1980
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
18
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
18
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Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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18
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 49 of 100

Best Albums of 1980 composition

Country Albums %


United States 313 31%
United Kingdom 295 30%
Germany 48 5%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Brazil 38 4%
Canada 34 3%
Jamaica 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%
Best Albums of 1957
1. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
12. The Clown by Charles Mingus
13. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
14. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito
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