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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Go All The Way

The Isley Brothers

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1980

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3 charts

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Live Seventy Nine
Live

Hawkwind

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1980

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2 charts

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Breaking Out

Buddy Guy

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1980

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2 charts

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ポケットパーク [Pocket Park]

松原みき [Miki Matsubara]

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1980

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3 charts

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795.

Lio

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1980

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Greatest Hits
Compilation

Throbbing Gristle

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1980

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3 charts

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Original Mirrors

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1980

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4 charts

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Ball Room

Sea Level

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1980

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1 chart

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Rame

Alain Souchon

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1980

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4 charts

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Trombipulation

Parliament

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1980

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7 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%
Deep Purple	2	0%
Jack DeJohnette	2	0%
Tangerine Dream	2	0%
Linda Ronstadt	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	317	32%
	295	29%
	49	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	35	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	15	1%

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