Best Albums of 1980
Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
"great stars, great tunes, great sounding, great film...do you want more? listen again the album! Maybe the best is the "Minnie the Mootcher" by Cob Calloway but so hard to choose..." Reply
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balintov | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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"A precurser to Hex from 1980, track for track it more or less equals anything in the Fall's cannon, except for the inevitable token out-there experimental track of WMC Blob 59 which doesn't really serve much purpose. There's wonderful wordplay in English Scheme and New Face In Hell, tales of Hitl..." [+] Reply
"As brilliant as the debut. Underrated and excellent." Reply
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"1981 would mark the peak of arena rock -- corporate rock to the critic class. Between them, Hi Infidelity, Foreigner 4, Styx's Paradise Theater, and Journey's Escape sold approximately 30 million units. This November 1980 release kicked things off with a mix of power balladry and hard rock with p..." [+] Reply
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"One of my favorite artists and some good rock 'n' roll. He has this ability to rock one moment and the next belt out sensitive ballads. A superb album to listen too, although in my favorite studio album collection is Stranger In Town." Reply
"Annoyed it took me so long to finally give this one a listen. Can see why Metallica loved this" Reply
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"This is what 80s pop should have sounded like. One of the catchiest albums I've heard ! Definitely needs more BEA fans." Reply
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CellarDoor | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Good setlist, well played but it lacks some emotion. It sound like a studio recording of their greatest hits to make a 'Best of'. Some nice suprises within the songs though and not many mistakes (except for the wrong chord in Fool Overture). Not a necessary release, but a nice addition to your co..." [+] Reply
"I love Japan. As someone who cut his musical teeth in the period from 1979-1984, Japan stood out for me as being exactly what I was looking for in a band: they were extremely talented musicians, they (mostly) ploughed their own furrow, and they looked gorgeous! They got a lot of criticism at the ..." [+] Reply
"The Stones pretty much fell off the cliff with this one. Sure, they would put out a few more bad albums in the coming decades, but this was when we still had hope for them." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 8 of 100
Best Albums of 1980 composition
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| Various Artists | 24 | 2% | |
| Cabaret Voltaire | 4 | 0% | |
| Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 0% | |
| Mike Oldfield | 2 | 0% | |
| Hazel O'Connor | 2 | 0% | |
| Heart | 2 | 0% | |
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305 | 30% | |
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293 | 29% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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48 | 5% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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