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The Best Music of 1980

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1980. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1980, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
ABBASuper Trouper
AC/DCBack In Black
Adam and the AntsKings of the Wild Frontier
Air SupplyLost in Love
Barbra StreisandGuilty
BauhausIn The Flat Field
Billy JoelGlass Houses
Black SabbathHeaven and Hell
BlondieAutoamerican
Bob Marley & the WailersUprising
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandAgainst the Wind
Boz ScaggsMiddle Man
Bread & ButterMonday Morning
Bruce SpringsteenThe River
Cabaret VoltaireThe Voice of America
Captain Beefheart & His Magic BandDoc at the Radar Station
Carly SimonCome Upstairs
ChicReal People
David BowieScary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Dead KennedysFresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
DevoFreedom Of Choice
Diana RossDiana
Dire StraitsMaking Movies
Dolly Parton9 to 5 and Odd Jobs
Donna SummerThe Wanderer
Echo & The BunnymenCrocodiles
Elvis Costello and The AttractionsGet Happy!!
Emmylou HarrisRoses in the Snow
English BeatI Just Can't Stop It
GenesisDuke
George BensonGive Me the Night
Giorgio MoroderAmerican Gigolo
Grace JonesWarm Leatherette
Hall & OatesVoices
Harold Budd/Brian EnoAmbient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror
Iron MaidenIron Maiden
Joan JettJoan Jett (Bad Reputation)
John Lennon & Yoko OnoDouble Fantasy
John WilliamsStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: OST
JourneyDeparture
Joy DivisionCloser
Judas PriestBritish Steel
Kate BushNever For Ever
Killing JokeKilling Joke
Kool & The GangCelebrate!
LaraajiAmbient 3: Day of Radiance
MotörheadAce Of Spades
Neil DiamondThe Jazz Singer
Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light OrchestraXanadu
Ozzy OsbourneBlizzard Of Ozz
Pat BenatarCrimes of Passion
Paul SimonOne-Trick Pony
Paul WinterCallings
Peter GabrielPeter Gabriel (3) (Melt)
PrinceDirty Mind
Professor LonghairCrawfish Fiesta
QueenThe Game
REO SpeedwagonHi Infidelity
Robert PalmerClues
Roxy MusicFlesh and Blood
RushPermanent Waves
Simple MindsEmpires and Dance
Siouxsie & The BansheesKaleidoscope
SqueezeArgybargy
Steely DanGaucho
Steve WinwoodArc of a Diver
Stevie WonderHotter Than July
Stiff Little FingersNobody's Heroes
SuicideSuicide: Alan Vega And Martin Rev
Talking HeadsRemain In Light
Tatsuro YamashitaRide on Time
Teddy PendergrassTP
The Alan Parsons ProjectThe Turn of a Friendly Card
The B-52'sWild Planet
The Blues BrothersThe Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording
The BugglesThe Age of Plastic
The CarsPanorama
The Circle JerksGroup Sex
The ClashSandinista!
The CrampsSongs the Lord Taught Us
The CureSeventeen Seconds
The CureBoys Don't Cry
The DamnedThe Black Album
The FeeliesCrazy Rhythms
The JamSound Affects
The Pointer SistersSpecial Things
The PoliceZenyatta Mondatta
The PretendersPretenders
The Rolling StonesEmotional Rescue
The RomanticsThe Romantics
The Soft BoysUnderwater Moonlight
The SpecialsMore Specials
The UndertonesHypnotized
Thin LizzyChinatown
Tom WaitsHeartattack and Vine
U2Boy
Van HalenWomen and Children First
Waylon JenningsMusic Man
XLos Angeles
XTCBlack Sea

Songs (?)Wikipedia
ABBAThe Winner Takes It All
AC/DCBack In Black
AC/DCYou Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DCHells Bells
AC/DCShoot To Thrill
AC/DCRock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
Adam and the AntsAntmusic
Adam and The AntsKings of the Wild Frontier
Afrika BambaataaZulu Nation Throwdown
Air SupplyLost in Love
Air SupplyAll Out of Love
Bad BrainsPay to Cum
Barbra Streisand with Barry GibbGuilty
Billy JoelIt's Still Rock And Roll To Me
Billy JoelYou May Be Right
Billy JoelDon't Ask Me Why
Black SabbathHeaven and Hell
BlondieRapture
BlondieCall Me
BlondieThe Tide Is High
BlondieAtomic
Bob Marley & The WailersRedemption Song
Bob Marley & The WailersCould You Be Loved
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandAgainst The Wind
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandYou'll Accomp'ny Me
Bruce SpringsteenHungry Heart
Bruce SpringsteenThe River
Carly SimonJesse
Climax Blues BandI Love You
Dan FogelbergSame Old Lang Syne
David BowieAshes to Ashes
Dead KennedysHoliday in Cambodia
Dead KennedysPolice Truck
DevoWhip It
DevoFreedom Of Choice
DevoGirl U Want
Diamond HeadAm I Evil?
Diana RossI'm Coming Out
Diana RossUpside Down
Dire StraitsRomeo and Juliet
Dire StraitsSkateaway
Dire StraitsTunnel of Love
Dolly Parton9 To 5
Donna SummerThe Wanderer
Donnie IrisAh Leah!
Echo & The BunnymenRescue
Eddie RabbittI Love a Rainy Night
Eddie RabbittDrivin' My Life Away
Electric Light OrchestraAll Over the World
Emmylou HarrisWayfaring Stranger
English BeatMirror In The Bathroom
Frank SinatraTheme From New York, New York
GenesisMisunderstanding
GenesisTurn it On Again
George BensonGive Me the Night
George JonesHe Stopped Loving Her Today
Hall & OatesYou Make My Dreams
Hall & OatesKiss On My List
Irene CaraFame
Jackson BrowneBoulevard
John LennonWoman
John LennonWatching The Wheels
John Lennon(Just Like) Starting Over
John WilliamsThe Imperial March
JourneyAny Way You Want It
Joy DivisionLove Will Tear Us Apart
Joy DivisionAtmosphere
Joy DivisionTwenty Four Hours
Joy DivisionIsolation
Joy DivisionDead Souls
Judas PriestBreaking The Law
Judas PriestLiving After Midnight
Kate BushBabooshka
Kate BushArmy Dreamers
Kenny LogginsI'm Alright
Kenny RogersLady
Kenny Rogers with Kim CarnesDon't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
Kool And The GangCelebration
Kurtis BlowThe Breaks
LakesideFantastic Voyage
Linda RonstadtHurt So Bad
LoverboyTurn Me Loose
Martha and The MuffinsEcho Beach
Merle HaggardI Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
Molly HatchetFlirtin' With Disaster
MotörheadAce Of Spades
MotörheadLove Me Like A Reptile
Neil DiamondAmerica
Neil DiamondHello Again
Neil DiamondLove on The Rocks
Olivia Newton-JohnMagic
Olivia Newton-John and Cliff RichardSuddenly
Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light OrchestraXanadu
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkEnola Gay
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkElectricity
Outlaws(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
Ozzy OsbourneCrazy Train
Ozzy OsbourneMr. Crowley
Pat BenatarHit Me With Your Best Shot
Pat BenatarTreat Me Right
Pat BenatarYou Better Run
Pat BenatarHell Is For Children
Paul McCartneyComing Up
Paul SimonLate in the Evening
Pete TownshendLet My Love Open the Door
Pete TownshendRough Boys
Peter GabrielGames Without Frontiers
Peter GabrielBiko
Peter GabrielI Don't Remember
Peter GabrielIntruder
QueenAnother One Bites The Dust
QueenCrazy Little Thing Called Love
QueenFlash
RamonesDo You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
REO SpeedwagonKeep On Loving You
REO SpeedwagonTake It on the Run
Robert PalmerJohnny and Mary
RushThe Spirit Of Radio
RushFreewill
SaxonDallas 1PM
ScorpionsThe Zoo
Sheena EastonMorning Train
Siouxsie and the BansheesChristine
Split EnzI Got You
SqueezeIf I Didn't Love You
SqueezePulling Mussels (From the Shell)
Steely DanHey Nineteen
Stephanie MillsNever Knew Love Like This Before
Steve WinwoodWhile You See A Chance
Stevie WonderMaster Blaster (Jammin')
Talking HeadsOnce In A Lifetime
Talking HeadsBorn Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
Teddy PendergrassLove T.K.O.
The Alan Parsons ProjectGames People Play
The Alan Parsons ProjectTime
The B-52'sPrivate Idaho
The B-52'sParty Out of Bounds
The ClashThe Magnificent Seven
The CureA Forest
The Go-Go'sWe Got the Beat
The J. Geils BandLove Stinks
The JamGoing Underground
The JamThat's Entertainment
The Jim Carroll BandPeople Who Died
The ManhattansShining Star
The Pointer SistersHe's So Shy
The PoliceDon't Stand So Close To Me
The PoliceDe Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
The PretendersBrass In Pocket (I'm Special)
The Rolling StonesShe's So Cold
The Rolling StonesEmotional Rescue
The RomanticsWhat I Like About You
The S.O.S. BandTake Your Time (Do It Right)
The VaporsTurning Japanese
Tom WaitsJersey Girl
Tom WaitsHeartattack and Vine
U2I Will Follow
UltravoxVienna
Waylon JenningsTheme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)
Willie NelsonOn The Road Again
Willie NelsonAngel Flying Too Close to the Ground
XLos Angeles
XJohnny Hit and Run Paulene
XSex and Dying in High Society
XYour Phone's Off the Hook (But You're Not)
XTCGenerals and Majors
XTCRespectable Street
XTCTowers of London

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