Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 by 
MadhattanJack 
1980 was probably the most crucial year in my "personal aesthetic development." Obviously this indicates that I'm super-old.
- Chart updated: 12/06/2023 03:15
- (Created: 08/01/2022 07:08).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Technically speaking, it really is a better album than "Three Imaginary Boys."
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
949
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Not really an album so much as a collection of tracks featuring Malcolm Owen that weren't included on "The Crack," but it's still great.
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| Magazine | 2 | 2% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 2 | 2% | |
| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| The Clash | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| Renaldo & The Loaf | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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65 | 65% | |
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23 | 23% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 49 from 39th to 88th Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror by Harold Budd & Brian Eno |
| New entries |
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 The Blue Meaningby Toyah |
| Leavers |
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 "Strange Boutique"by The Monochrome Set |
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