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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Nine Months To The Disco

Glaxo Babies

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1980

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8 charts

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892.

Music And Dance

Derek Bailey

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1980

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1 chart

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天皇 [Tenno]

Noise

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1980

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894.

Broken Home

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1980

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3 charts

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895.

Cauby! Cauby!

Cauby Peixoto

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1980

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2 charts

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ALPHABRAVOCHARLIEDELTAECHOFOXTROTGOLF

Models

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1980

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Safe Mode: On

The Game's Up

Sniff 'N' The Tears

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1980

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3 charts

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Testimony

Ferron

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1980

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2 charts

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899.

No Fright

Live Wire

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1980

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2 charts

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Play Or Die

Tony Williams

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1980

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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%
Scientist	2	0%
The Fall	2	0%
Lou Reed	2	0%
Dollar Brand	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	315	32%
	295	30%
	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	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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