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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Remain In Light

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,967 charts

Rank Score:

30,637

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Average Rating:

87 (2,224 votes)

Comments:

193

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,458 charts

Rank Score:

16,689

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Average Rating:

85 (1,870 votes)

Comments:

123

Back In Black

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,240 charts

Rank Score:

11,289

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Overall Rank:

134

Average Rating:

80 (1,835 votes)

Comments:

139

Scary Monsters... And Super Creeps

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

748 charts

Rank Score:

6,022

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Overall Rank:

299

Average Rating:

81 (1,081 votes)

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

663 charts

Rank Score:

4,897

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

510 charts

Rank Score:

4,412

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

573 charts

Rank Score:

4,091

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Overall Rank:

441

Average Rating:

79 (837 votes)

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Permanent Waves

Rush

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

437 charts

Rank Score:

3,231

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

479 charts

Rank Score:

3,000

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Overall Rank:

591

Average Rating:

78 (566 votes)

Comments:

10.

Making Movies

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

420 charts

Rank Score:

2,957

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Overall Rank:

600

Average Rating:

78 (572 votes)

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Scientist	2	0%
Cockney Rejects	2	0%
The Blues Brothers	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	314	31%
	293	29%
	52	5%
	43	4%
	36	4%
	34	3%
	31	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	945	94%
Yes	57	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	15	1%

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