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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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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Un Autre Monde

Daniel Balavoine

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1980

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4 charts

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532.

ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ [Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk]

Various Artists

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1980

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5 charts

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Sector 27

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1980

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8 charts

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534.

One More Song

Randy Meisner

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1980

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2 charts

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Reach For The Sky

The Allman Brothers Band

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1980

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9 charts

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Summer Wine

Tetsuji Hayashi

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1980

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4 charts

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Confusional Quartet

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1980

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5 charts

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538.

A Song

Pablo Moses

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1980

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5 charts

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Back On The Streets

Donnie Iris

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1980

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10 charts

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Endangered Species

Klaatu

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1980

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3 charts

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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%
ABBA	2	0%
Stiff Little Fingers	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
Yes	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	313	31%
	293	29%
	48	5%
	47	5%
	38	4%
	33	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	44	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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