Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 by Arthurknight

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• (Created: 08/16/2016 23:47).
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Closer 

 Joy Division

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10/10

_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,456 charts

Rank Score:

16,618

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

80

Average Rating:

 85 (1,873 votes)

Comments:

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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,967 charts

Rank Score:

30,553

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,230 votes)

Comments:

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Los Angeles 

 X (US)

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

318 charts

Rank Score:

1,708

Rank in 1980:

24

Rank in 1980s:

163

Overall Rank:

1,042

Average Rating:

 77 (341 votes)

Comments:

17

4. (5) 1

Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 

 Dead Kennedys

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9.5/10

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

662 charts

Rank Score:

4,902

Rank in 1980:

5

Rank in 1980s:

49

Overall Rank:

368

Average Rating:

 80 (736 votes)

Comments:

47

5. (18) 13

Underwater Moonlight 

 The Soft Boys

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

1,251

Rank in 1980:

36

Rank in 1980s:

223

Overall Rank:

1,394

Average Rating:

 78 (220 votes)

Comments:

10

6. (14) 8

Colossal Youth 

 Young Marble Giants

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

257 charts

Rank Score:

1,516

Rank in 1980:

31

Rank in 1980s:

187

Overall Rank:

1,169

Average Rating:

 78 (257 votes)

Comments:

14

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Half-Mute 

 Tuxedomoon

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

507

Rank in 1980:

58

Rank in 1980s:

459

Overall Rank:

2,980

Average Rating:

 78 (93 votes)

Comments:

5

8. (26) 18

Songs The Lord Taught Us 

 The Cramps

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

595

Rank in 1980:

52

Rank in 1980s:

403

Overall Rank:

2,619

Average Rating:

 73 (168 votes)

Comments:

5

9. (17) 8

Never For Ever 

 Kate Bush

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

1,506

Rank in 1980:

32

Rank in 1980s:

189

Overall Rank:

1,181

Average Rating:

 79 (361 votes)

Comments:

18

10. (39) 29

Is This Real? 

 Wipers

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_ [First added to this chart: 05/07/2021]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

624

Rank in 1980:

50

Rank in 1980s:

391

Overall Rank:

2,518

Average Rating:

 77 (140 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Cure	2	2%
The Pop Group	2	2%
Roky Erickson And The Aliens	1	1%
Bobb Trimble	1	1%
XTC	1	1%
Laraaji	1	1%
The Cramps	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	44	44%
	27	27%
	6	6%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 52 from 86th to 34th Gaucho by Steely Dan
Up 49 from 84th to 35th Icehouse by Flowers (AU)
Up 46 from 66th to 20th Alan Vega/Martin Rev by Suicide

Biggest fallers
Down 29 from 12th to 41st Peter Gabriel III by Peter Gabriel
Down 18 from 9th to 27th Queen Of Siam by Lydia Lunch
Down 16 from 10th to 26th Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes

New entries
Jane From Occupied Europe by Swell Maps
Digital Stimulation by The Units
Ride On Time by 山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita]
The Expanding Universe by Laurie Spiegel
Gyrate by Pylon

Leavers
Extended Niceties by Love Of Life Orchestra
Boy by U2
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners
Glass Houses by Billy Joel
Sentinela by Milton Nascimento

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
90/100	07/31/2022 07:59	MadhattanJack	160	84/100
95/100	05/01/2022 07:44	Purplepash	1,324	88/100
100/100	04/06/2017 12:47	sssvnnn	2,830	83/100

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