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 38,000 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, Pretenders and Dire Straits.

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Album

Artist

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	1,502 charts
Rank in 1980:	1	Rank Score:	47,146
Rank in 1980s	5	Overall Rank:	39
Average Rating: 87/100 (1,741 votes)
Comments: 143 comments

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Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	1,178 charts
Rank in 1980:	2	Rank Score:	33,553
Rank in 1980s	8	Overall Rank:	67
Average Rating: 86/100 (1,534 votes)
Comments: 94 comments

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Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	977 charts
Rank in 1980:	3	Rank Score:	25,238
Rank in 1980s	14	Overall Rank:	100
Average Rating: 79/100 (1,523 votes)
Comments: 114 comments

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	492 charts
Rank in 1980:	4	Rank Score:	8,368
Rank in 1980s	43	Overall Rank:	338
Average Rating: 81/100 (571 votes)
Comments: 33 comments

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Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	529 charts
Rank in 1980:	5	Rank Score:	7,054
Rank in 1980s	50	Overall Rank:	388
Average Rating: 81/100 (817 votes)
Comments: 43 comments

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The River

Bruce Springsteen

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	453 charts
Rank in 1980:	6	Rank Score:	7,037
Rank in 1980s	51	Overall Rank:	389
Average Rating: 79/100 (669 votes)
Comments: 32 comments

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Peter Gabriel III

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	356 charts
Rank in 1980:	7	Rank Score:	5,992
Rank in 1980s	62	Overall Rank:	453
Average Rating: 82/100 (400 votes)
Comments: 17 comments

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Pretenders

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	349 charts
Rank in 1980:	8	Rank Score:	4,623
Rank in 1980s	85	Overall Rank:	573
Average Rating: 79/100 (421 votes)
Comments: 20 comments

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Making Movies

Dire Straits

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	286 charts
Rank in 1980:	9	Rank Score:	4,393
Rank in 1980s	87	Overall Rank:	589
Average Rating: 77/100 (419 votes)
Comments: 14 comments

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10.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	317 charts
Rank in 1980:	10	Rank Score:	4,385
Rank in 1980s	88	Overall Rank:	591
Average Rating: 78/100 (478 votes)
Comments: 25 comments

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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 Fall	2	0%
U.K. Subs	2	0%
Saxon	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	334	33%
	285	29%
	61	6%
	38	4%
	38	4%
	33	3%
	32	3%
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