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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Hekura: Yanomamö Shamanism From Southern Venezuela

Various Artists

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1980

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2 charts

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Pebbles Vol. 7
Compilation

Various Artists

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1980

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2 charts

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Fast Product: Mutant Pop 78/79
Compilation

Various Artists

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1980

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2 charts

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Machines
Compilation

Various Artists

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1980

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3 charts

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ᐊᕐᓇᐄᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥᐆᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔭᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᕐᑲᓂᕐᐸᓗᑐᑦ [Inuit Throat And Harp Songs: Eskimo Women's Music Of Povungnituk]

Various Artists

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1980

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5 charts

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Fame: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack

Various Artists

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1980

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11 charts

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The Shining (Original Sound Track)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

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1980

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9 charts

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The Decline Of Western Civilization
Soundtrack

Various Artists

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1980

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5 charts

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Wanna Buy A Bridge?
Compilation

Various Artists

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1980

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3 charts

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Rodney On The ROQ
Compilation

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1980

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6 charts

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
The Residents	2	0%
Edoardo Bennato	2	0%
Warren Zevon	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	316	32%
	293	29%
	52	5%
	43	4%
	36	4%
	34	3%
	31	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	40	4%

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

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Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Thriller by Michael Jackson
10. Closer by Joy Division
11. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
12. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
13. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush