Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, The Cure, Rush and Pretenders.

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141.

Guilty

Barbra Streisand

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

147

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142.

Silent Knight

Saga (CA)

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

22 charts

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147

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143.

Animal Magnetism

Scorpions

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

144

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144.

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

142

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145.

"Strange Boutique"

The Monochrome Set

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

139

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146.

Un Peu De l'Âme Des Bandits

Aqsak Maboul

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

139

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147.

Angel Witch

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

37 charts

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135

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148.

Beleléu Leléu Eu

Itamar Assumpção

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

15 charts

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134

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149.

There And Back

Jeff Beck

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

131

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150.

Skaggs & Rice

Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

129

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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 Residents	2	0%
Edoardo Bennato	2	0%
Warren Zevon	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	316	32%
	293	29%
	52	5%
	43	4%
	36	4%
	34	3%
	31	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	946	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	40	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	15	1%

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