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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731.

Schatten Voraus

Geisterfahrer

Year of Release:

1980

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4 charts

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732.

Ultra Wave

Bootsy Collins

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1980

Appears in:

5 charts

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Pauvre Sens Et Pauvre Mémoire...

Avaric

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1980

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3 charts

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734.

Welcome To The Club

Ian Hunter

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

10 charts

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Música Moderna

Radio Futura

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1980

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4 charts

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Journey To An Imaginary Land

Gandalf (AT)

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1980

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7 charts

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Hits!
Compilation

Boz Scaggs

Year of Release:

1980

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6 charts

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The Best Of Emerson Lake & Palmer
Compilation

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

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1980

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4 charts

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Blood Robots

Androids Of Mu

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1980

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1 chart

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Sportscar

Judie Tzuke

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1980

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4 charts

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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%
The Fall	2	0%
Hazel O'Connor	2	0%
Status Quo	2	0%
Utopia	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	316	32%
	297	30%
	48	5%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	34	3%
	29	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	943	94%
Yes	58	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	15	1%

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