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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9
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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9
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Buy album United States
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1980
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9
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 66 of 100

Best Albums of 1980 composition

Country Albums %


United States 315 32%
United Kingdom 298 30%
Germany 48 5%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Brazil 37 4%
Canada 34 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 1964
1. A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
2. Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
4. Beatles For Sale by The Beatles
5. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
6. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy
7. Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica by The Ronettes
8. Ain't That Good News by Sam Cooke
9. Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes
10. Kinks by The Kinks
11. The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
12. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
13. Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock
14. Folk Singer by Muddy Waters
15. The Animals by The Animals
16. Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai) by Horace Silver Quintet
17. "Live" At The Star-Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
18. Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles
19. Wednesday Morning, 3AM by Simon & Garfunkel
20. The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
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