Best Albums of 1980

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Listed below are the best albums of 1980 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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Metal Rendez-vous

Krokus

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1980

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24 charts

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292.

Afters

Hatfield And The North

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1980

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3 charts

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Baby's Got A Gun

The Only Ones

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1980

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19 charts

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The Singles Album
Compilation

UB40

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1980

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4 charts

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Off The Coast Of Me

Kid Creole And The Coconuts

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1980

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9 charts

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Too Much Pressure

The Selecter

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1980

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29 charts

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1980

Krystyna Prońko

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1980

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3 charts

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Love Stinks

The J. Geils Band

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1980

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29 charts

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Amigo

Black Slate

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1980

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5 charts

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All Shook Up

Cheap Trick

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1980

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20 charts

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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%
Goombay Dance Band	2	0%
Linda Ronstadt	2	0%
Xynn	2	0%
The Clash	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	316	32%
	294	29%
	49	5%
	45	5%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	30	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

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

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

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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
11. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
14. The B-52's by The B-52's
15. Specials by The Specials
16. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
17. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
18. 154 by Wire
19. Setting Sons by The Jam
20. Drums And Wires by XTC