Best Albums of 1980

Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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Buy album United States
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1980
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Buy album United States
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1980
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Buy album United States
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1980
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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10
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
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10
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
10
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Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10
Rank in 1980:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 62 of 100

Best Albums of 1980 composition

Country Albums %


United States 319 32%
United Kingdom 292 29%
Germany 49 5%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
Brazil 38 4%
Canada 34 3%
Jamaica 30 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 943 94%
Yes 57 6%
Live? Albums %
No 959 96%
Yes 41 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 985 99%
Yes 15 2%
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6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
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8. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
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