Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 by Glitterboiii

• Chart updated: 07/12/2020 09:45
• (Created: 08/19/2017 13:36).
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Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,017 charts

Rank Score:

29,224

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,269 votes)

Comments:

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Closer 

 Joy Division

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,501 charts

Rank Score:

16,028

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

77

Average Rating:

 85 (1,905 votes)

Comments:

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Peter Gabriel III 

 Peter Gabriel

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

4,264

Rank in 1980:

6

Rank in 1980s:

57

Overall Rank:

408

Average Rating:

 81 (590 votes)

Comments:

24

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Scary Monsters 

 David Bowie

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

765 charts

Rank Score:

5,824

Rank in 1980:

4

Rank in 1980s:

38

Overall Rank:

295

Average Rating:

 81 (1,105 votes)

Comments:

62

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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 

 Dead Kennedys

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

680 charts

Rank Score:

4,869

Rank in 1980:

5

Rank in 1980s:

48

Overall Rank:

358

Average Rating:

 80 (749 votes)

Comments:

47

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Permanent Waves 

 Rush

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

449 charts

Rank Score:

3,146

Rank in 1980:

8

Rank in 1980s:

85

Overall Rank:

559

Average Rating:

 81 (618 votes)

Comments:

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Azra 

 Azra

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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

50

Rank in 1980:

280

Rank in 1980s:

2,708

Overall Rank:

20,402

Average Rating:

 79 (17 votes)

Comments:

1

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Back In Black 

 AC/DC

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,272 charts

Rank Score:

10,741

Rank in 1980:

3

Rank in 1980s:

18

Overall Rank:

133

Average Rating:

 80 (1,857 votes)

Comments:

140

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 
Soundtrack

 John Williams (US)

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[First added to this chart: 07/12/2020]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

225

Rank in 1980:

105

Rank in 1980s:

870

Overall Rank:

5,867

Average Rating:

 80 (68 votes)

Comments:

3

10. (9) 1

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Dirty Mind 

 Prince

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[First added to this chart: 08/19/2017]

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

327 charts

Rank Score:

1,927

Rank in 1980:

20

Rank in 1980s:

143

Overall Rank:

917

Average Rating:

 77 (422 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%
The Cure	2	4%
Young Marble Giants	1	2%
Peter Gabriel	1	2%
Black Sabbath	1	2%
The Police	1	2%
Motörhead	1	2%
Bauhaus	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	28	56%
	15	30%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 3 from 11th to 8th Back In Black by AC/DC

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 8th to 9th Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by John Williams (US)
Down 1 from 9th to 10th Dirty Mind by Prince
Down 1 from 10th to 11th Ming by David Murray Octet

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