Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 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, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, Dire Straits and Rush.

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Remain In Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,824 charts

Rank Score:

34,274

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Average Rating:

87 (2,087 votes)

Comments:

177

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,380 charts

Rank Score:

19,167

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Average Rating:

85 (1,779 votes)

Comments:

116

Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,159 charts

Rank Score:

12,413

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Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

80 (1,747 votes)

Comments:

130

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

701 charts

Rank Score:

5,791

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Overall Rank:

335

Average Rating:

81 (1,003 votes)

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

623 charts

Rank Score:

5,633

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

541 charts

Rank Score:

4,658

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

450 charts

Rank Score:

4,542

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

3,256

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Overall Rank:

572

Average Rating:

78 (522 votes)

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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

3,161

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Overall Rank:

594

Average Rating:

81 (555 votes)

Comments:

10.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

3,072

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Overall Rank:

612

Average Rating:

79 (602 votes)

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
REO Speedwagon	2	0%
Teena Marie	2	0%
Utopia	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	330	33%
	283	28%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	31	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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