Best Albums of 1980

« View best albums of 1979View best albums of 1981 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

41.

Jeopardy

The Sound

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

308

Overall Rank:

1,968

Average Rating:

77 (149 votes)

Comments:

42.

The Turn Of A Friendly Card

The Alan Parsons Project

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

779

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

323

Overall Rank:

2,106

Average Rating:

76 (192 votes)

Comments:

43.

Killing Joke

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

755

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

329

Overall Rank:

2,165

Average Rating:

77 (211 votes)

Comments:

44.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam And The Ants

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

735

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

334

Overall Rank:

2,207

Average Rating:

71 (201 votes)

Comments:

45.

Wild Planet

The B-52's

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

714

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

345

Overall Rank:

2,266

Average Rating:

76 (164 votes)

Comments:

46.

Kaleidoscope

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

710

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

348

Overall Rank:

2,279

Average Rating:

78 (195 votes)

Comments:

47.

Vienna

Ultravox

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

687

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

357

Overall Rank:

2,328

Average Rating:

75 (157 votes)

Comments:

48.

Doc At The Radar Station

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

683

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

361

Overall Rank:

2,345

Average Rating:

75 (138 votes)

Comments:

49.

Super Trouper

ABBA

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

628

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

384

Overall Rank:

2,512

Average Rating:

72 (185 votes)

Comments:

50.

Is This Real?

Wipers

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

613

Rank in 1980:

Rank in 1980s:

393

Overall Rank:

2,559

Average Rating:

77 (146 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
...
4
5
6
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100

Best Albums of 1980 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	22	2%
Cabaret Voltaire	4	0%
Joseph Keilberth / Bayreuth Festival Choir & Orchestra	3	0%
Queen	2	0%
Herbie Hancock	2	0%
U.K. Subs	2	0%
Throbbing Gristle	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	316	32%
	294	29%
	49	5%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	34	3%
	30	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	941	94%
Yes	59	6%

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

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

« View best albums of 1979View best albums of 1981 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
3. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
4. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
5. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
6. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
7. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
8. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
9. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
10. BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s by BrooklynVegan (2020)
11. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
12. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
13. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
14. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
15. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)
16. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
17. Die besten Platten 2010-2019 by Spex (2019)
18. BEST OF 2011 - 2020: Die besten Alben des Jahrzehnts by laut (2020)
19. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)
20. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)