Best albums of 1980
Post-punk's strongest year and the year it lost Ian Curtis, two months before the record everyone points to came out. Hard rock answered its own grief with the biggest-selling album of its kind, made by a band that had just buried its singer too.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1980 is Remain in Light by Talking Heads, rated 4.6/5 by 10 listeners.
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Build a list or tier of your ownBest albums of 1980 by genre
The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.
Best Rock albums of 1980
108 albums from 1980
Best Jazz albums of 1980
95 albums from 1980
Best Classic Rock albums of 1980
94 albums from 1980
Best Soul albums of 1980
85 albums from 1980
Best Pop albums of 1980
58 albums from 1980
The artists of 1980
Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.
1980, month by month
Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.
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FAQ
- What are the best albums of 1980?
- On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1980 is Remain in Light by Talking Heads (4.6/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
- How is the 1980 ranking decided?
- By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
- Does the best-of-1980 list change?
- Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1980 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.