Best Albums of 1980 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 35,000 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, The Cure, Peter Gabriel, The Pretenders and Rush.

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Album

Artist

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	1,461 charts
Rank in 1980:	1	Rank Score:	46,010
Rank in 1980s	5	Overall Rank:	39
Average Rating: 87/100 (1,652 votes)
Comments: 134 comments

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Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	1,149 charts
Rank in 1980:	2	Rank Score:	33,220
Rank in 1980s	8	Overall Rank:	65
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,473 votes)
Comments: 90 comments

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Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	948 charts
Rank in 1980:	3	Rank Score:	24,997
Rank in 1980s	14	Overall Rank:	100
Average Rating: 80/100 (1,465 votes)
Comments: 110 comments

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	473 charts
Rank in 1980:	4	Rank Score:	8,377
Rank in 1980s	41	Overall Rank:	332
Average Rating: 81/100 (538 votes)
Comments: 33 comments

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Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	508 charts
Rank in 1980:	5	Rank Score:	6,894
Rank in 1980s	50	Overall Rank:	385
Average Rating: 81/100 (766 votes)
Comments: 42 comments

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The River

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	425 charts
Rank in 1980:	6	Rank Score:	6,856
Rank in 1980s	51	Overall Rank:	386
Average Rating: 79/100 (639 votes)
Comments: 31 comments

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Peter Gabriel III

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	342 charts
Rank in 1980:	7	Rank Score:	5,692
Rank in 1980s	64	Overall Rank:	458
Average Rating: 82/100 (372 votes)
Comments: 16 comments

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Pretenders

The Pretenders

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	341 charts
Rank in 1980:	8	Rank Score:	4,631
Rank in 1980s	80	Overall Rank:	550
Average Rating: 79/100 (404 votes)
Comments: 19 comments

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Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	302 charts
Rank in 1980:	9	Rank Score:	4,348
Rank in 1980s	87	Overall Rank:	578
Average Rating: 78/100 (451 votes)
Comments: 25 comments

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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	292 charts
Rank in 1980:	10	Rank Score:	4,258
Rank in 1980s	88	Overall Rank:	586
Average Rating: 81/100 (418 votes)
Comments: 21 comments

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
MFH	3	0%
S.Y.P.H.	2	0%
The Fall	2	0%
Status Quo	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	333	33%
	287	29%
	57	6%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	32	3%
	31	3%
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