Top 11 Music Albums of 1980 by F1Aaron

• Chart updated: 12/30/2021 15:15
• (Created: 09/09/2015 13:08).
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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,016 charts

Rank Score:

29,174

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,268 votes)

Comments:

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 

 Dead Kennedys

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

680 charts

Rank Score:

4,858

Rank in 1980:

5

Rank in 1980s:

48

Overall Rank:

358

Average Rating:

 80 (749 votes)

Comments:

47

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

15,994

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 85 (1,904 votes)

Comments:

125

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Permanent Waves 

 Rush

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

450 charts

Rank Score:

3,150

Rank in 1980:

8

Rank in 1980s:

85

Overall Rank:

557

Average Rating:

 81 (617 votes)

Comments:

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Seventeen Seconds 

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

455 charts

Rank Score:

2,743

Rank in 1980:

11

Rank in 1980s:

96

Overall Rank:

637

Average Rating:

 78 (682 votes)

Comments:

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6. (5) 1

Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,272 charts

Rank Score:

10,719

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

132

Average Rating:

 80 (1,857 votes)

Comments:

140

7. (6) 1

Scary Monsters 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 12/30/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

766 charts

Rank Score:

5,827

Rank in 1980:

4

Rank in 1980s:

38

Overall Rank:

295

Average Rating:

 81 (1,105 votes)

Comments:

62

8. (7) 1

Boy 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

423 charts

Rank Score:

2,177

Rank in 1980:

15

Rank in 1980s:

122

Overall Rank:

803

Average Rating:

 75 (759 votes)

Comments:

39

9. (8) 1

Pretenders 

 Pretenders

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[First added to this chart: 09/09/2015]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

500 charts

Rank Score:

3,052

Rank in 1980:

9

Rank in 1980s:

87

Overall Rank:

574

Average Rating:

 78 (584 votes)

Comments:

30

10. (9) 1

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In The Flat Field 

 Bauhaus

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[First added to this chart: 10/19/2016]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

1,406

Rank in 1980:

32

Rank in 1980s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,248

Average Rating:

 78 (283 votes)

Comments:

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Top 11 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Joy Division	1	9%
Rush	1	9%
The Cure	1	9%
AC/DC	1	9%
David Bowie	1	9%
U2	1	9%
Pretenders	1	9%
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Country	Albums	%
	5	45%
	2	18%
	1	9%
	1	9%
	1	9%
	1	9%

Top 11 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

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Down 1 from 5th to 6th Back In Black by AC/DC
Down 1 from 6th to 7th Scary Monsters by David Bowie
Down 1 from 7th to 8th Boy by U2

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