Best Albums of 1980

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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1.

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,040 charts

Rank Score:

27,514

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,306 votes)

Comments:

196

2.

Closer 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,519 charts

Rank Score:

14,852

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

81

Average Rating:

 85 (1,930 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,280 charts

Rank Score:

9,988

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

136

Average Rating:

 80 (1,884 votes)

Comments:

142

4.

Scary Monsters 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

773 charts

Rank Score:

5,651

Rank in 1980:

4

Rank in 1980s:

39

Overall Rank:

293

Average Rating:

 81 (1,130 votes)

Comments:

62

5.

Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 

 Dead Kennedys

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

688 charts

Rank Score:

4,692

Rank in 1980:

5

Rank in 1980s:

47

Overall Rank:

358

Average Rating:

 80 (768 votes)

Comments:

48

6.

Peter Gabriel (1980) 

 Peter Gabriel

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

539 charts

Rank Score:

4,140

Rank in 1980:

6

Rank in 1980s:

56

Overall Rank:

405

Average Rating:

 81 (602 votes)

Comments:

24

7.

The River 

 Bruce Springsteen

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

604 charts

Rank Score:

3,959

Rank in 1980:

7

Rank in 1980s:

61

Overall Rank:

426

Average Rating:

 79 (875 votes)

Comments:

47

8.

Permanent Waves 

 Rush

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

461 charts

Rank Score:

3,025

Rank in 1980:

8

Rank in 1980s:

86

Overall Rank:

565

Average Rating:

 80 (629 votes)

Comments:

33

9.

Pretenders 

 Pretenders

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

507 charts

Rank Score:

2,944

Rank in 1980:

9

Rank in 1980s:

88

Overall Rank:

575

Average Rating:

 78 (595 votes)

Comments:

30

10.

Making Movies 

 Dire Straits

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

439 charts

Rank Score:

2,782

Rank in 1980:

10

Rank in 1980s:

94

Overall Rank:

610

Average Rating:

 78 (603 votes)

Comments:

24

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	24	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Whitesnake	2	0%
Heart	2	0%
Peter Gabriel	2	0%
Gary Numan	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%