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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Buy album United States
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1980
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Buy album United States
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1980
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
9
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
9
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
9
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Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
9
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 65 of 100

Best Albums of 1980 composition

Country Albums %


United States 317 32%
United Kingdom 296 30%
Germany 48 5%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Brazil 37 4%
Canada 33 3%
Jamaica 29 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 1976
1. Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
2. Station To Station by David Bowie
3. Ramones by Ramones
4. Hotel California by Eagles
5. Boston by Boston
6. Desire by Bob Dylan
7. 2112 by Rush
8. The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
9. Hejira by Joni Mitchell
10. A Trick Of The Tail by Genesis
11. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
12. Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
13. Rising by Rainbow
14. A Day At The Races by Queen
15. The Royal Scam by Steely Dan
16. Oxygène by Jean Michel Jarre
17. "Rocks" by Aerosmith
18. África Brasil by Jorge Ben
19. Moonmadness by Camel
20. Small Change by Tom Waits
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