Best Albums of 1980

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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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1980 year 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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Remain In Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,038 charts

Rank Score:

27,581

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Average Rating:

87 (2,300 votes)

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196

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,520 charts

Rank Score:

15,176

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Average Rating:

85 (1,924 votes)

Comments:

126

Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,279 charts

Rank Score:

10,024

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

776 charts

Rank Score:

5,701

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Overall Rank:

290

Average Rating:

81 (1,124 votes)

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

693 charts

Rank Score:

4,711

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

538 charts

Rank Score:

4,146

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

604 charts

Rank Score:

3,967

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Overall Rank:

427

Average Rating:

79 (874 votes)

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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

460 charts

Rank Score:

3,032

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1980

Appears in:

504 charts

Rank Score:

2,934

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Overall Rank:

579

Average Rating:

78 (593 votes)

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10.

Making Movies

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

437 charts

Rank Score:

2,802

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613

Average Rating:

78 (600 votes)

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

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%
The Cure	2	0%
Spyro Gyra	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	307	31%
	294	29%
	49	5%
	48	5%
	38	4%
	33	3%
	30	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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