Best Albums of 1980

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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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Wanna Buy A Bridge?
Compilation

Various Artists

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1980

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3 charts

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Stagefright

Witchfynde

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1980

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6 charts

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Estilhaços

Cátia De França

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1980

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1 chart

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Cabelo De Milho

Sivuca

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1980

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2 charts

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Spare Change

Dwayne Cannan

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1980

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3 charts

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Seeds Of Change

Kerry Livgren

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1980

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4 charts

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Caught In The Crossfire

John Wetton

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1980

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3 charts

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Paulo César Pinheiro

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1980

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Invasion

Manilla Road

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1980

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3 charts

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In Ah Earlier Time

Black Stalin

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1980

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2 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%
The Blues Brothers	2	0%
Cockney Rejects	2	0%
Boz Scaggs	2	0%
Linton Kwesi Johnson	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	317	32%
	296	30%
	48	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	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%

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