Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 by cmoshier

• Chart updated: 09/10/2023 00:45
• (Created: 01/28/2018 17:09).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Crazy Rhythms 

 The Feelies

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

2,550

Rank in 1980:

12

Rank in 1980s:

107

Overall Rank:

707

Average Rating:

 78 (428 votes)

Comments:

18

2. (3) 1

Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

16,606

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,874 votes)

Comments:

123

3. (54) 51

Gaucho 

 Steely Dan

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

2,059

Rank in 1980:

17

Rank in 1980s:

134

Overall Rank:

868

Average Rating:

 77 (351 votes)

Comments:

13

4. (2) 2

The River 

 Bruce Springsteen

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

575 charts

Rank Score:

4,059

Rank in 1980:

7

Rank in 1980s:

61

Overall Rank:

442

Average Rating:

 79 (839 votes)

Comments:

47

5. (4) 1

Jane From Occupied Europe 

 Swell Maps

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

282

Rank in 1980:

86

Rank in 1980s:

721

Overall Rank:

4,868

Average Rating:

 75 (74 votes)

Comments:

6

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Colossal Youth 

 Young Marble Giants

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

257 charts

Rank Score:

1,514

Rank in 1980:

31

Rank in 1980s:

187

Overall Rank:

1,171

Average Rating:

 78 (257 votes)

Comments:

14

7. (10) 3

Freedom Of Choice 

 Devo

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

470

Rank in 1980:

67

Rank in 1980s:

492

Overall Rank:

3,179

Average Rating:

 76 (138 votes)

Comments:

10

8. (5) 3

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,967 charts

Rank Score:

30,497

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,232 votes)

Comments:

194

9. (7) 2

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In The Flat Field 

 Bauhaus

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

242 charts

Rank Score:

1,557

Rank in 1980:

28

Rank in 1980s:

180

Overall Rank:

1,130

Average Rating:

 78 (272 votes)

Comments:

11

10. (8) 2

Gyrate 

 Pylon

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[First added to this chart: 09/21/2018]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

289

Rank in 1980:

83

Rank in 1980s:

703

Overall Rank:

4,770

Average Rating:

 76 (46 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	2	2%
The Cure	2	2%
Ramones	1	1%
XTC	1	1%
Curtis Mayfield	1	1%
The Residents	1	1%
Joy Division	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	43	43%
	37	37%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 51 from 54th to 3rd Gaucho by Steely Dan
Up 3 from 10th to 7th Freedom Of Choice by Devo
Up 1 from 3rd to 2nd Closer by Joy Division

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 5th to 8th Remain In Light by Talking Heads
Down 2 from 2nd to 4th The River by Bruce Springsteen
Down 2 from 7th to 9th In The Flat Field by Bauhaus

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