Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Live... In The Heart Of The City
Live

Whitesnake

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

186

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122.

A-Z

Colin Newman

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

185

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Warm Leatherette

Grace Jones

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

181

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New Clear Days

The Vapors

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

180

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Chinatown

Thin Lizzy

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

179

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Wheels Of Steel

Saxon

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

176

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127.

Voices

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

174

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Catholic Boy

The Jim Carroll Band

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

20 charts

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173

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Empires And Dance

Simple Minds

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

172

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Visage

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

47 charts

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172

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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%
Peter Gabriel	2	0%
Gary Numan	2	0%
Cameo	2	0%
The Blues Brothers	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	316	32%
	296	30%
	48	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	942	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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