Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 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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Remain In Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,040 charts

Rank Score:

27,525

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Average Rating:

87 (2,304 votes)

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196

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,519 charts

Rank Score:

14,859

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Average Rating:

85 (1,930 votes)

Comments:

126

Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,280 charts

Rank Score:

9,994

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

773 charts

Rank Score:

5,653

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Overall Rank:

293

Average Rating:

81 (1,129 votes)

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

688 charts

Rank Score:

4,695

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

539 charts

Rank Score:

4,119

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

604 charts

Rank Score:

3,961

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Overall Rank:

427

Average Rating:

79 (875 votes)

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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

461 charts

Rank Score:

3,027

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

2,945

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Overall Rank:

575

Average Rating:

78 (595 votes)

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10.

Making Movies

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

2,784

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610

Average Rating:

78 (603 votes)

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	24	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Scientist	2	0%
The Beatles	2	0%
Witchfynde	2	0%
ABBA	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	306	31%
	294	29%
	49	5%
	48	5%
	38	4%
	33	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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