Best Albums of 1980
Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 7 hours ago).
"it featured, inserted in the cover, a 45 with Nick and Dave doing 4 everly brothers versions, included a wonderful "take a message to mary"." Reply
"Who sings in a warble? strumming soft punk" Reply
"Very solid stuff and probably the last of the really good Wishbone Ash studio albums before the slump of the 80s." Reply
"Brilliant album. Saw Whitesnake live at the Cornwall Coliseum in a hot summer in the eighties. Still have visions of John Lord rocking his Hammond organ back and forth, Cozy Powell, a powerhouse behind the shimmering drum kit and David Coverdale,leather trousers clad, really engaging the audience..." [+] Reply
"This is the greatest 15 minute "LP" I own! It's literally every great element of rock and roll and punk and hardcore just jammed into the amount of time it takes me to get to work! It's amazing! And if you wanna know my vote for greatest sub 1 minute song ever - it's "Red Tape" all the way! OMG! ..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"With A-Z, Newman takes the post-rock robotic structure and aesthetics of Wire to its logical conclusion drawing on the expressionist psychodrama of Robert Wyatt, the futurism of Brian Eno and the psychedelia of Syd Barrett in the process. Newman creates chilling apocolyptic and fatalistic atmosph..." [+] Reply
"WBA is one of my early bands that stuck into my ears. The beautiful guitar solos and ethereal and airy playing is always a treat to listen. The sound of this album is excellent and makes this a standout live album." Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I still gave this a 50 because, as always, the music is fantastically arranged, but GOD these lyrics are a complete joke. Considering one of the world's greatest poets decided to make an album consisting of cliche religious flash words and phrases you can hear at any Sunday mass, I would consider..." [+] Reply
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louisjwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"ambient exotification , a quiet precursor to the superior "my life in the bush of ghosts" but has its own modest charms" Reply
"Natty get a phone call... Heavy killer dub LP, a record where traditional dub coexists with sci-fi effects (the cover's a dead giveaway) and the Echo and reverb turned up to 11. The first two tracks and the heavenly Shake The Nation are the key moments, where in the latter the drums sound like th..." [+] Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1980 composition
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| Various Artists | 24 | 2% | |
| Cabaret Voltaire | 4 | 0% | |
| Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| The Monochrome Set | 2 | 0% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 2 | 0% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 0% | |
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304 | 30% | |
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293 | 29% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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48 | 5% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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32 | 3% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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Best Ever
Artists
1.
The Beatles
2.
Radiohead
3.
Pink Floyd
4.
David Bowie
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Bob Dylan
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Led Zeppelin
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Arcade Fire
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Neil Young
10.
Nirvana
