Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1980 year 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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Chinatown

Thin Lizzy

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

184

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122.

Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter III

Prince Far I & The Arabs

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

183

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Warm Leatherette

Grace Jones

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

180

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Roky Erickson And The Aliens

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

178

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Voices

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

178

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Wheels Of Steel

Saxon

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

177

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Triumph

The Jacksons

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

175

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128.

Visage

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

174

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Empires And Dance

Simple Minds

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

173

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Catholic Boy

The Jim Carroll Band

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

169

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Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Stiff Little Fingers	2	0%
REO Speedwagon	2	0%
The Pop Group	2	0%
Yes	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	316	32%
	294	29%
	49	5%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	34	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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