Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 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 Pretenders.

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Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,632 charts

Rank Score:

35,029

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Average Rating:

87 (1,878 votes)

Comments:

154

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,257 charts

Rank Score:

21,502

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Average Rating:

86 (1,625 votes)

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Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,037 charts

Rank Score:

13,103

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Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

79 (1,603 votes)

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112

Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

541 charts

Rank Score:

5,674

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Overall Rank:

348

Average Rating:

81 (611 votes)

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Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

588 charts

Rank Score:

5,170

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

486 charts

Rank Score:

5,080

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1980

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

4,761

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1980

Appears in:

345 charts

Rank Score:

3,278

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

317 charts

Rank Score:

3,239

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Overall Rank:

588

Average Rating:

78 (454 votes)

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10.

Pretenders

Pretenders

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

384 charts

Rank Score:

3,112

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Overall Rank:

612

Average Rating:

79 (459 votes)

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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%
UB40	2	0%
Witchfynde	2	0%
The Residents	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	334	33%
	276	28%
	54	5%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	35	4%
	35	4%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

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

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