Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.

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1980 year summaryThe best artists of 1980 were Talking Heads, Joy Division, AC/DC, Dead Kennedys, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, Dire Straits and Rush.

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Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,764 charts

Rank Score:

35,755

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Average Rating:

87 (2,006 votes)

Comments:

168

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,356 charts

Rank Score:

20,809

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Average Rating:

86 (1,728 votes)

Comments:

109

Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,123 charts

Rank Score:

13,096

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Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

80 (1,696 votes)

Comments:

121

Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

604 charts

Rank Score:

6,021

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Overall Rank:

327

Average Rating:

81 (655 votes)

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Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

656 charts

Rank Score:

5,574

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

523 charts

Rank Score:

4,877

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

426 charts

Rank Score:

4,618

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

3,250

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Overall Rank:

593

Average Rating:

78 (496 votes)

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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

3,241

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Overall Rank:

597

Average Rating:

81 (524 votes)

Comments:

10.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

3,220

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Overall Rank:

601

Average Rating:

79 (573 votes)

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Kevin Coyne	2	0%
Magazine	2	0%
ABBA	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	330	33%
	277	28%
	54	5%
	41	4%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	33	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	937	94%
Yes	63	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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