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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982.

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983.

415 Music
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Mixed Nationality

Various Artists

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983.

Lester Young In Paris

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983.

Artful Dodger (US)

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1980

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983.

Tetê Espíndola

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987.

The Swing Of Delight

Devadip Carlos Santana

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1980

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988.

Pearls: Songs Of Goffin And King

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Music Revelation Ensemble

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990.

Humanist Advent Concept

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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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