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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731.

Colours

Resurrection Band

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1980

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1 chart

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732.

Ultra Wave

Bootsy Collins

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1980

Appears in:

5 charts

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Pauvre Sens Et Pauvre Mémoire...

Avaric

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1980

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3 charts

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734.

Welcome To The Club

Ian Hunter

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

10 charts

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735.

Hits!
Compilation

Boz Scaggs

Year of Release:

1980

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6 charts

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Tight Shoes

Foghat

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1980

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4 charts

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Música Moderna

Radio Futura

Year of Release:

1980

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4 charts

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Journey To An Imaginary Land

Gandalf (AT)

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1980

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7 charts

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The Best Of Emerson Lake & Palmer
Compilation

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

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1980

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4 charts

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Conquest

Uriah Heep

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1980

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10 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%
Queen	2	0%
Throbbing Gristle	2	0%
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	2	0%
David Bowie	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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