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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Warm Thoughts

Smokey Robinson

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1980

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10 charts

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Fragile

Francis Cabrel

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1980

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3 charts

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Sentinela

Milton Nascimento

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1980

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2 charts

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614.

Look Hear?

10cc

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1980

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6 charts

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Closed System Potentials

Kerry Leimer

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1980

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2 charts

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Monster Tapes

Flax

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1980

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2 charts

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Live
Live

Toots & The Maytals

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1980

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6 charts

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Countrymen

Twinkle Brothers

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1980

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6 charts

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Live At The YMCA
Live

Cabaret Voltaire

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1980

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6 charts

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Rastakraut Pasta

Moebius & Plank

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1980

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9 charts

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	3	0%
Gary Numan	2	0%
Whitesnake	2	0%
The Residents	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	314	31%
	292	29%
	50	5%
	44	4%
	39	4%
	34	3%
	32	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	961	96%
Yes	40	4%

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

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