Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1980 year 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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81.

Bass Culture

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

315

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

656

Overall Rank:

4,453

Average Rating:

77 (42 votes)

Comments:

82.

Emotional Rescue

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

300

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

682

Overall Rank:

4,637

Average Rating:

66 (300 votes)

Comments:

83.

Gyrate

Pylon

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

290

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

702

Overall Rank:

4,764

Average Rating:

76 (46 votes)

Comments:

84.

Monarchie Und Alltag

Fehlfarben

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

286

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

717

Overall Rank:

4,815

Average Rating:

73 (65 votes)

Comments:

85.

Tangram

Tangerine Dream

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

283

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

720

Overall Rank:

4,855

Average Rating:

76 (75 votes)

Comments:

86.

Jane From Occupied Europe

Swell Maps

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

282

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

722

Overall Rank:

4,868

Average Rating:

75 (74 votes)

Comments:

87.

Nobody's Heroes

Stiff Little Fingers

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

270

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

738

Overall Rank:

5,002

Average Rating:

71 (53 votes)

Comments:

88.

Absolutely

Madness

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

269

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

743

Overall Rank:

5,024

Average Rating:

72 (89 votes)

Comments:

89.

Clara Crocodilo

Arrigo Barnabé

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

754

Overall Rank:

5,095

Average Rating:

73 (33 votes)

Comments:

90.

Organisation

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

257

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

773

Overall Rank:

5,221

Average Rating:

75 (74 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	2	0%
Throbbing Gristle	2	0%
Queen	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	314	31%
	292	29%
	50	5%
	44	4%
	39	4%
	34	3%
	32	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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