Top 10 Albums of 1980

[GroovyLeatherTrim]

Huge respect for Remain In Light, not just the best album of 1980 but debatably the best album of the 1980s. That album was way ahead of its time.

[wojtaskowy]

Who is here before AC/DC blocked the video?

[JamosHeat]

Remain in Light is such an amazing album. Brian Eno is a complete visionary in combining electronic ambiance with talking heads new wave and popish dance music style. Also love shri camel - terry riley and if it counts, Octet - Steve Reich

[Pedroh]

Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Dire Straits - Making Movies
George Benson - Give Me the Night

[MessengerOfTheSevenSeas]

Remain In Light was groundbreaking. David Byrne is a genius.

[Fanged.Fiend.Reactor]

1. X - Los Angeles
2. Bauhaus - In The Flat Field
3. Talking Heads - Remain In Light
4. Adam & The Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier
5. The Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables
6. AC/DC - Back In Black
7. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Kaleidoscope
8. The Cramps - Songs The Lord Taught Us
9. The Flesh Eaters - No Questions Asked
10. Circle Jerks - Group Sex

[_Kushagra_Singh_]

I agree with the #1 pick, Remain In Light is the best ! 👍

[themanwithnoname]

British Steel and The Game are honorable mentions.

[fourseasons]

1. David Bowie- Scary monsters
2. Black Sabbath- Heaven and hell
3. Genesis- Duke
4. Peter Gabriel- Melt
5. John Lennon- Double fantasy
6. Talking heads- Remain in light
7. Dire straits- Making movies
8. Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Ozz
9. Rush- Permanent waves
10. Iron maiden- Iron maiden

[kennet]

My top 2 is The Game by Queen and AC/DC's Back in Black.

[SINGH-fr]

Top 10 in my opinon:
1. Remain In Light
2. Closer
3. Back in Black
4. Permanent Waves
5. British Steel
6. Heaven and Hell
7. Blizzard of Oz
8. The Game
9. Scary Monsters
10. The River

[BreadShowOfficial]

The turn of a friendly card is my favorite not just of 1980 but of the entire 80s. Back In black and permanent waves are amazing, but nothing really compares to such a brilliant prog concept album

[t_albino]

So many phenomenal albums made this list. As much as I respect Lennon, Double Fantasy doesnt cut it for me.
Shoutout to Abba, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney who all came out with gems this year, but the winner is Talking Heads by a country mile.

[SheldonCooper-wn]

Glad to see Scary Monsters in this list. Most underrated David Bowie (along with tonight) album

[CoolCoolRain-]

The top 2 couldn't have been anything else. Shoutout to "British Steel" by Judas Priest, one of the most influential metal albums.

[EricMormile]

10. Earth, Wind & Fire - Faces
9. The Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer
8. Ambrosia - One Eighty
7. Rush - Permanent Waves
6. Ultravox - Vienna
5. Yes - Drama
4. George Benson - Give Me the Night
3. Genesis - Duke
2. Steely Dan - Gaucho
1. Peter Gabriel - Melt

[falldice]

the river should be over sandinista, the clash did not need to make a 2 and a half hour long album

[AaronC]

My top 10 favorites:

1. Queen - The Game
2. Michael Stanley Band - Heartland
3. Barry Manilow - Barry
4. Rod Stewart - Foolish Behavior
5. Billy Joel - Glass Houses
6. Pat Benatar - Crimes Of Passion
7. Pete Townshend - Empty Glass
8. Blondie - Autoamerican
9. Barbra Streisand - Guilty
10. AC/DC - Back In Black

Honorable Mentions:

Queen - Flash Gordon Soundtrack
Ozzy Osborne - Blizzard Of Ozz
Paul McCartney - McCartney II

[bronzequoll]

Kinda cool side note, I recently got an original copy of back in black.

[newgate]

My Top :
10 - Aces Of Spade
9 - Dirty Mind
8 - Sandinista!
7 - Scary Monsters
6 - The River
5 - Back In Black
4 - Seventeen Seconds
3 - Closer
2 - Blizzard Of Ozz
1 - Remain In Light