Best Albums of 1980

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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Boys Don't Cry 
Compilation
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1980
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936
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Beware 
Compilation
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103
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The Silent Sun 
Compilation
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98
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Buy album United States
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77
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12 Gold Bars 
Compilation
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1980
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73
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Buy album United States
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61
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Buy album United States
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1980
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60
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Buy album United States
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58
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Buy album United States
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1980
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55
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Anthology 
Compilation
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1980
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46
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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Country Albums %


United States 315 31%
United Kingdom 296 30%
Germany 49 5%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Brazil 37 4%
Canada 34 3%
Jamaica 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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1. Radiohead
2. LCD Soundsystem
3. Bon Iver
4. The National
5. Arcade Fire
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. MGMT
8. Burial
9. Kanye West
10. Porcupine Tree
11. Animal Collective
12. Panda Bear
13. of Montreal
14. Spoon
15. The Shins
16. M.I.A.
17. Wilco
18. Justice (FR)
19. Modest Mouse
20. Eddie Vedder
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