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Albums in the Year 1980

This page lists the top albums of 1980 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. A list of biggest hit songs of 1980 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	AC/DC	Back In Black	1980	UK 1 - Aug 1980, Internet 2 - 42 M claimed 1980, Fox101 4, RIAA 5 - 21 M claimed, RYM 5 of 1980, Austria 7 - Sep 1980, Norway 8 - Sep 1980, Sweden 12 - Aug 1980, Global 12 - 25 M claimed, NARM 17, Defin200 17, US CashBox 21 of 1980, UK Radio2 45, Italy 48 of 1981, Rolling Stone 73, Acclaimed 107, WTMD 111, WXPN 143
2	John Lennon	Double Fantasy	1980	UK 1 - Nov 1980, Austria 1 - Feb 1981, Norway 1 - Dec 1980, Sweden 1 - Nov 1980, Grammy in 1981, US 2 of 1981, US CashBox 5 of 1981, Italy 9 of 1981, RYM 164 of 1980, WXPN 873, Acclaimed 963
3	Barbra Streisand	Guilty	1980	UK 1 - Oct 1980, Austria 1 - Dec 1980, Norway 1 - Oct 1980, Sweden 1 - Oct 1980, Italy 3 of 1981, US CashBox 15 of 1981, Global 117 - 9 M claimed, RYM 145 of 1980, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, Acclaimed 2774
4	Bruce Springsteen	The River	1980	Norway 1 - Oct 1980, UK 2 - Oct 1980, Sweden 2 - Oct 1980, US CashBox 30 of 1980, RYM 38 of 1980, Global 131 - 8 M claimed, WXPN 155, WTMD 163, Acclaimed 242, Rolling Stone 250, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
5	Abba	Super Trouper	1980	UK 1 - Nov 1980, Norway 1 - Nov 1980, Sweden 1 - Nov 1980, Austria 3 - Dec 1980, Italy 37 of 1981, RYM 61 of 1980, UK Radio2 73, US CashBox 79 of 1981
6	Dire Straits	Making Movies	1980	Norway 1 - Oct 1980, Italy 1 of 1981, UK 4 - Oct 1980, Sweden 4 - Oct 1980, Austria 15 - Dec 1980, RYM 70 of 1980, WXPN 77, WTMD 158, Acclaimed 1231
7	The Police	Zenyatta Mondatta	1980	UK 1 - Oct 1980, Italy 4 of 1980, Sweden 8 - Oct 1980, Austria 14 - Dec 1980, Norway 16 - Oct 1980, US CashBox 21 of 1981, RYM 53 of 1980, WTMD 249, WXPN 270, Acclaimed 850
8	The Pretenders	The Pretenders	1980	UK 1 - Jan 1980, Sweden 2 - Feb 1980, Melody Maker 5 of 1980, RYM 13 of 1980, Norway 24 - Mar 1980, US CashBox 58 of 1980, WXPN 110, Rolling Stone 155, Acclaimed 162
9	Talking Heads	Remain In Light	1980	Melody Maker 1 of 1980, RYM 2 of 1980, UK 21 - Nov 1980, Norway 26 - Jan 1981, Sweden 28 - Oct 1980, Acclaimed 40, WTMD 94, Rolling Stone 126, WXPN 145
10	Queen	The Game	1980	UK 1 - Jul 1980, Norway 2 - Jul 1980, US CashBox 5 of 1980, Austria 5 - Aug 1980, Sweden 7 - Jul 1980, Italy 40 of 1980, Fox101 86, RYM 95 of 1980
11	Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra	Xanadu	1980	Austria 1 - Aug 1980, Norway 1 - Jul 1980, Sweden 1 - Jul 1980, UK 2 - Jul 1980, US CashBox 20 of 1980
12	The Rolling Stones	Emotional Rescue	1980	UK 1 - Jul 1980, Sweden 1 - Jul 1980, Austria 2 - Jul 1980, Norway 4 - Jul 1980, US CashBox 14 of 1980, Italy 22 of 1980
13	David Bowie	Scary Monsters & Super Creeps	1980	UK 1 - Sep 1980, Norway 3 - Sep 1980, Sweden 4 - Sep 1980, Melody Maker 5 of 1980, RYM 28 of 1980, UK Radio2 88, Acclaimed 484, WXPN 575
14	Diana Ross	Diana	1980	Sweden 1 - Jun 1980, Norway 3 - Jul 1980, Austria 8 - Nov 1980, US CashBox 11 of 1980, UK 12 - Jun 1980, Italy 15 of 1980, RYM 72 of 1980, Acclaimed 2151
15	Stevie Wonder	Hotter Than July	1980	UK 2 - Nov 1980, Austria 2 - Jan 1981, Sweden 3 - Oct 1980, Norway 5 - Oct 1980, Italy 14 of 1980, US CashBox 35 of 1981, RYM 148 of 1980, Acclaimed 2364
16	Billy Joel	Glass Houses	1980	Norway 2 - Mar 1980, US CashBox 3 of 1980, US 4 of 1980, Austria 4 - Apr 1980, Sweden 6 - Mar 1980, UK 9 - Mar 1980, RYM 105 of 1980, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
17	The Clash	Sandinista	1980	Melody Maker 5 of 1980, Norway 8 - Jan 1981, Sweden 9 - Dec 1980, UK 19 - Dec 1980, Italy 36 of 1981, RYM 106 of 1980, WTMD 252, WXPN 275, Rolling Stone 404, Acclaimed 505
18	Genesis	Duke	1980	UK 1 - Apr 1980, Norway 4 - Apr 1980, Sweden 9 - Apr 1980, Austria 14 - May 1980, Italy 20 of 1980, US CashBox 50 of 1980, RYM 149 of 1980, WXPN 725
19	Bob Marley	Uprising	1980	Sweden 3 - Jul 1980, UK 6 - Jun 1980, Austria 6 - Oct 1980, Norway 6 - Jul 1980, Italy 9 of 1980, RYM 48 of 1980, WTMD 465, WXPN 487, Acclaimed 1394
20	Joy Division	Closer	1980	RYM 1 of 1980, Melody Maker 5 of 1980, UK 6 - Jul 1980, Channel4 34, Acclaimed 46, Rolling Stone 157, WXPN 599, WTMD 788
21	Madness	One Step Beyond	1980	UK 2 - Nov 1979, Austria 11 - Mar 1980, Sweden 12 - Jan 1980, Norway 24 - Feb 1980, RYM 67 of 1979, Italy 69 of 1980, Channel4 90, Acclaimed 671
22	Paul McCartney	McCartney II	1980	UK 1 - May 1980, Austria 4 - Jul 1980, Norway 5 - Jun 1980, Sweden 5 - Jun 1980, US CashBox 36 of 1980, Italy 39 of 1980
23	Adam & The Ants	Kings Of The Wild Frontier	1980	UK 1 - Nov 1980, Sweden 4 - Mar 1981, Melody Maker 5 of 1980, Austria 18 - Aug 1981, RYM 85 of 1980, Acclaimed 1458
24	Original Soundtrack	Fame	1980	UK 1 - Jul 1982, Sweden 2 - Oct 1980, Norway 11 - Sep 1980, US CashBox 52 of 1980, Italy 61 of 1980
25	Supertramp	Paris	1980	Norway 6 - Sep 1980, UK 7 - Oct 1980, Austria 7 - Nov 1980, Sweden 12 - Oct 1980, RYM 46 of 1980, Italy 54 of 1981, US CashBox 62 of 1980
26	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	Against The Wind	1980	US CashBox 4 of 1980, Sweden 11 - Mar 1980, UK 26 - Mar 1980, Norway 38 - Apr 1980, Fox101 69, RYM 191 of 1980, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
27	Roxy Music	Flesh , Blood	1980	UK 1 - May 1980, Norway 6 - Jun 1980, Sweden 7 - Jun 1980, Austria 15 - Jul 1980, RYM 175 of 1980
28	Steely Dan	Gaucho	1980	Norway 5 - Dec 1980, Sweden 15 - Dec 1980, UK 27 - Nov 1980, US CashBox 28 of 1981, RYM 93 of 1980, WXPN 464, Acclaimed 1617
29	Madness	Absolutely	1980	UK 2 - Oct 1980, Melody Maker 5 of 1980, Sweden 15 - Oct 1980, Norway 26 - Oct 1980, Italy 38 of 1980, RYM 162 of 1980
30	Rod Stewart	Foolish Behaviour	1980	Sweden 3 - Nov 1980, UK 4 - Nov 1980, Norway 12 - Dec 1980, Austria 14 - Jan 1981, Italy 51 of 1980, US CashBox 54 of 1981
31	Ultravox	Vienna	1980	UK 3 - Jan 1981, Melody Maker 5 of 1980, Sweden 6 - Apr 1981, Norway 18 - Sep 1981, RYM 78 of 1980, Acclaimed 2460
32	U2	Boy	1980	Melody Maker 5 of 1980, Sweden 38 - Mar 1981, RYM 104 of 1980, WTMD 250, WXPN 305, Rolling Stone 417, Acclaimed 755
33	Sky	Sky 2	1980	UK 1 - Apr 1980, Austria 9 - Aug 1980, Norway 18 - Sep 1980, Sweden 33 - Jun 1980, RYM 199 of 1980
34	The Alan Parsons Project	The Turn Of A Friendly Card	1980	Austria 2 - Dec 1980, Norway 11 - Nov 1980, Sweden 22 - Oct 1980, UK 38 - Nov 1980, US CashBox 57 of 1981, RYM 62 of 1980
35	Blondie	Autoamerican	1980	UK 3 - Nov 1980, Sweden 11 - Nov 1980, Norway 12 - Dec 1980, US CashBox 19 of 1981, Austria 20 - Jan 1981, Italy 61 of 1981
36	Kate Bush	Never For Ever	1980	UK 1 - Sep 1980, Norway 2 - Sep 1980, Sweden 16 - Oct 1980, RYM 55 of 1980
37	Rush	Permanent Waves	1980	UK 3 - Jan 1980, RYM 19 of 1980, Norway 21 - Feb 1980, Sweden 26 - Feb 1980, US CashBox 43 of 1980, WTMD 401
38	Dexys Midnight Runners	Searching For The Young Soul Rebels	1980	Melody Maker 5 of 1980, UK 6 - Jul 1980, Sweden 31 - Sep 1980, RYM 35 of 1980, Channel4 98, Acclaimed 314
39	Kiss	Unmasked	1980	Norway 1 - Jun 1980, Austria 3 - Jul 1980, Sweden 17 - Jun 1980, Italy 47 of 1980
40	The Blues Brothers	The Blues Brothers	1980	UK 4 - Jan 1990, Sweden 18 - Jan 1981, Norway 21 - Apr 1981, US CashBox 45 of 1980, RYM 52 of 1980, Acclaimed 2964
41	Bob Dylan	Saved	1980	UK 3 - Jun 1980, Norway 5 - Jul 1980, Sweden 9 - Jul 1980, Austria 14 - Aug 1980, Italy 45 of 1980
42	Rockpile	Seconds Of Pleasure	1980	Sweden 8 - Oct 1980, UK 34 - Oct 1980, RYM 59 of 1980, WTMD 197, WXPN 739, Acclaimed 2064
43	Yes	Drama	1980	UK 2 - Aug 1980, Norway 11 - Sep 1980, Sweden 19 - Sep 1980, US CashBox 90 of 1980, RYM 140 of 1980
44	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel (Melt)	1980	UK 1 - Jun 1980, RYM 14 of 1980, WXPN 290, WTMD 367
45	George Benson	Give Me The Night	1980	UK 3 - Jul 1980, Norway 8 - Aug 1980, US CashBox 26 of 1980, Sweden 30 - Aug 1980, Italy 41 of 1980
46	Elton John	21 At 33	1980	Norway 6 - May 1980, UK 12 - May 1980, Sweden 16 - Jun 1980, Italy 73 of 1980, US CashBox 81 of 1980
47	Joan Armatrading	Me Myself I	1980	Norway 2 - Jun 1980, UK 5 - May 1980, Austria 14 - Jul 1980, Sweden 15 - Jun 1980
48	Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Get Happy!	1980	Sweden 6 - Mar 1980, Norway 11 - Mar 1980, US CashBox 84 of 1980, Acclaimed 309, WTMD 443
49	Elvis Costello	Get Happy!	1980	UK 2 - Feb 1980, Melody Maker 5 of 1980, RYM 16 of 1980, WXPN 524
50	Ozzy Osbourne	Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard Of Oz	1980	UK 7 - Sep 1980, RYM 11 of 1980, US CashBox 90 of 1981, Defin200 153, Acclaimed 1303
51	Black Sabbath	Heaven & Hell	1980	UK 9 - Apr 1980, Norway 22 - Jun 1980, RYM 24 of 1980, Sweden 25 - May 1980, Acclaimed 2158
52	The Ramones	End Of The Century	1980	Sweden 10 - Feb 1980, UK 14 - Jan 1980, Norway 36 - Mar 1980, Italy 71 of 1980, RYM 103 of 1980
53	Van Halen	Women & Children First	1980	UK 15 - Apr 1980, Sweden 19 - Apr 1980, Norway 23 - May 1980, US CashBox 25 of 1980, RYM 91 of 1980
54	Paul Simon	One-Trick Pony	1980	Norway 2 - Sep 1980, Sweden 9 - Sep 1980, UK 17 - Aug 1980, US CashBox 66 of 1980
55	Donna Summer	The Wanderer	1980	Sweden 15 - Oct 1980, Norway 18 - Nov 1980, Italy 24 of 1980, US CashBox 59 of 1980, Acclaimed 2754
56	Pete Townshend	Empty Glass	1980	UK 11 - May 1980, US CashBox 23 of 1980, Norway 40 - Jun 1980, RYM 89 of 1980, Acclaimed 1746
57	Buggles	The Age Of Plastic	1980	Norway 23 - Mar 1980, Sweden 24 - Feb 1980, UK 27 - Feb 1980, Italy 55 of 1980, RYM 109 of 1979
58	The Jam	Sound Affects	1980	UK 2 - Dec 1980, RYM 15 of 1980, Sweden 17 - Dec 1980, Acclaimed 453
59	The Eagles	Eagles Live	1980	UK 24 - Nov 1980, Norway 25 - Nov 1980, US CashBox 56 of 1981, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed, RYM 182 of 1980
60	X	Los Angeles	1980	RYM 17 of 1980, WTMD 239, Rolling Stone 286, Acclaimed 406, WXPN 714
61	Squeeze	Argy Bargy	1980	RYM 30 of 1980, UK 32 - Feb 1980, WXPN 480, WTMD 598, Acclaimed 1899
62	Robert Palmer	Clues	1980	Sweden 1 - Dec 1980, UK 31 - Sep 1980, Italy 42 of 1981
63	Eric Clapton	Just One Night	1980	UK 3 - May 1980, Norway 13 - May 1980, US CashBox 19 of 1980, RYM 51 of 1980
64	Status Quo	Just Supposin'	1980	UK 4 - Oct 1980, Austria 7 - Dec 1980, Norway 22 - Oct 1980, Sweden 26 - Oct 1980
65	The Beat	I Just Can't Stop It	1980	UK 3 - May 1980, RYM 18 of 1980, Norway 30 - Jul 1980, Acclaimed 880
66	Motorhead	Ace Of Spades	1980	UK 4 - Nov 1980, RYM 9 of 1980, Norway 37 - Mar 1981, Acclaimed 544
67	Pat Benatar	Crimes Of Passion	1980	US 5 of 1981, US CashBox 8 of 1981, Sweden 27 - Sep 1980, RYM 130 of 1980
68	Judas Priest	British Steel	1980	UK 4 - Apr 1980, Sweden 20 - May 1980, RYM 36 of 1980, Acclaimed 1091
69	Iron Maiden	Iron Maiden	1980	UK 4 - Apr 1980, RYM 29 of 1980, Sweden 36 - Jun 1980, Acclaimed 914
70	Lipps Inc	Mouth To Mouth	1980	Austria 7 - Aug 1980, Sweden 10 - Jun 1980, Norway 21 - Aug 1980, US CashBox 49 of 1980
71	Echo & The Bunnymen	Crocodiles	1980	Melody Maker 5 of 1980, UK 17 - Jul 1980, RYM 47 of 1980, Acclaimed 734
72	Jon English & Mario Millo	Mot alla vindar	1980	Norway 1 - Jun 1981, Sweden 4 - Aug 1980
73	The Specials	More Specials	1980	UK 5 - Oct 1980, Sweden 30 - Oct 1980, RYM 63 of 1980, Acclaimed 1739
74	Earth, Wind & Fire	Faces	1980	UK 10 - Nov 1980, Norway 15 - Nov 1980, Sweden 23 - Nov 1980, US CashBox 68 of 1980
75	Brothers Johnson	Light Up The Night	1980	Norway 12 - Mar 1980, UK 22 - Feb 1980, Sweden 23 - Mar 1980, US CashBox 32 of 1980
76	Steve Hackett	Defector	1980	UK 9 - Jun 1980, Norway 22 - Jul 1980, Sweden 30 - Jul 1980, RYM 166 of 1980
77	Neil Young	Hawks & Doves	1980	Norway 15 - Nov 1980, Sweden 22 - Nov 1980, UK 34 - Nov 1980, Italy 43 of 1980
78	The Jackson 5	Triumph	1980	UK 13 - Oct 1980, US CashBox 51 of 1980, RYM 156 of 1980, Acclaimed 2834
79	The B52s	Wild Planet	1980	UK 18 - Sep 1980, US CashBox 94 of 1980, RYM 126 of 1980, Acclaimed 2454
80	Gyllene Tider	Gyllene Tider	1980	Sweden 1 - Mar 1980, Norway 27 - Feb 1981
81	Gary Numan	Telekon	1980	UK 1 - Sep 1980, RYM 75 of 1980
82	UB40	Signing Off	1980	UK 2 - Sep 1980, RYM 80 of 1980, Acclaimed 1831
83	Neil Diamond	The Jazz Singer	1980	UK 3 - Nov 1980, US CashBox 7 of 1981, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
84	10CC	Look Hear?	1980	Norway 3 - Apr 1980, Sweden 14 - Apr 1980, UK 35 - Apr 1980
85	Amanda Lear	Diamonds For Breakfast	1980	Sweden 4 - Mar 1980, Norway 10 - Mar 1980, Austria 14 - May 1980
86	Cliff Richard	I'm No Hero	1980	UK 4 - Sep 1980, Norway 16 - Sep 1980, Sweden 36 - Oct 1980
87	Jon & Vangelis	Short Stories	1980	UK 4 - Jan 1980, Austria 18 - May 1980, Norway 31 - Mar 1980
88	Nina Hagen	Unbehagen	1980	Sweden 8 - Feb 1980, Austria 9 - Mar 1980, Norway 10 - Feb 1980
89	Bette Midler	The Rose	1980	Sweden 4 - Mar 1980, Norway 18 - May 1980, US CashBox 33 of 1980
90	Manfred Mann	Chance	1980	Norway 6 - Nov 1980, Austria 12 - Nov 1980, Sweden 13 - Oct 1980
91	Hazel O'Connor	Breaking Glass	1980	UK 5 - Aug 1980, Sweden 16 - Dec 1980, Norway 23 - Oct 1980
92	The Dead Kennedys	Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables	1980	RYM 4 of 1980, UK 33 - Sep 1980, Acclaimed 312
93	Boney M	The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits	1980	Austria 6 - Jun 1980, Norway 14 - May 1980, Sweden 30 - Aug 1980
94	Thin Lizzy	Chinatown	1980	UK 7 - Oct 1980, Sweden 13 - Oct 1980, Norway 20 - Oct 1980
95	Jackson Browne	Hold Out	1980	Norway 10 - Jul 1980, US CashBox 12 of 1980, Sweden 12 - Jul 1980
96	Jethro Tull	A	1980	Norway 9 - Oct 1980, Austria 10 - Sep 1980, UK 27 - Apr 1982
97	Phil Lynott	Solo In Soho	1980	Sweden 6 - May 1980, Norway 22 - May 1980, UK 28 - Apr 1980
98	Kenny Rogers	Kenny	1980	UK 7 - Feb 1980, Austria 17 - Jun 1980, US CashBox 22 of 1980
99	Leo Sayer	Living In A Fantasy	1980	Norway 9 - Sep 1980, UK 15 - Aug 1980, Sweden 15 - Oct 1980
100	Ry Cooder	Border Line	1980	Norway 8 - Oct 1980, Sweden 12 - Oct 1980, UK 35 - Oct 1980