1980 Post-Punk Album Releases

1980

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Oct 8

Talking Heads - Remain in Light

Remain in Light

97

critic score

(7)

90

user score

(2,578)

Jul 18

Joy Division - Closer

95

critic score

(4)

88

user score

(1,468)

Apr 22

The Cure - Seventeen Seconds

Seventeen Seconds

65

critic score

(2)

79

user score

(557)

Oct 1

Bauhaus - In the Flat Field

In the Flat Field

80

critic score

(1)

82

user score

(331)

Dec 12

The Clash - Sandinista!

83

critic score

(3)

75

user score

(206)

Oct 20

75

critic score

(3)

75

user score

(202)

Apr 1

The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms

94

critic score

(3)

84

user score

(191)

Feb 1

Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth

Young Marble Giants

91

critic score

(6)

80

user score

(133)

Aug 1

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope

Siouxsie and the Banshees

80

critic score

(3)

80

user score

(123)

Nov 1

The Sound - Jeopardy

90

critic score

(1)

82

user score

(122)

Sep 12

XTC - Black Sea

94

critic score

(3)

82

user score

(119)

Sep 1

Killing Joke - Killing Joke

95

critic score

(2)

81

user score

(116)

Jan 19

Wipers - Is This Real?

80

critic score

(1)

81

user score

(90)

Jul 18

Echo & the Bunnymen - Crocodiles

Echo & the Bunnymen

85

critic score

(2)

75

user score

(88)

Jun

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love Will Tear Us Apart

80

critic score

(1)

92

user score

(85)

Jan 1

This Heat - Health and Efficiency

Health and Efficiency

82

critic score

(4)

80

user score

(76)

Nov 28

The Jam - Sound Affects

88

critic score

(4)

79

user score

(71)

Nov 17

The Fall - Grotesque (After the Gramme)

Grotesque (After the Gramme)

80

critic score

(1)

81

user score

(69)

Feb

The Durutti Column - The Return of the Durutti Column

The Durutti Column

The Return of the Durutti Column

90

critic score

(1)

77

user score

(52)

Feb 5

The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

80

critic score

(2)

83

user score

(51)

Jul 28

Swell Maps - Jane from Occupied Europe

Jane from Occupied Europe

91

critic score

(3)

80

user score

(51)

Oct 8

Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

93

user score

(49)

Oct

Joy Division - Atmosphere / She's Lost Control

Atmosphere / She's Lost Control

80

critic score

(1)

92

user score

(40)

Oct 2

The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

75

critic score

(2)

78

user score

(39)

Mar 1

The Pop Group - For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?

For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?

80

critic score

(2)

80

user score

(38)

Jan 1

90

critic score

(2)

80

user score

(36)

Mar 7

The Psychedelic Furs - The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs

65

critic score

(2)

74

user score

(35)

Apr 8

The Cure - A Forest

92

user score

(28)

Nov 1

The Birthday Party - The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

80

critic score

(1)

84

user score

(28)

1980

Talking Heads - The Great Curve

The Great Curve

93

user score

(25)

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Aug

Joy Division - She's Lost Control

She's Lost Control

91

user score

(25)

May 1

Magazine - The Correct Use of Soap

The Correct Use of Soap

85

critic score

(2)

84

user score

(22)

Sep 12

Simple Minds - Empires and Dance

Empires and Dance

81

critic score

(2)

77

user score

(22)

Feb 9

Lydia Lunch - Queen of Siam

90

critic score

(1)

75

user score

(21)

Sep 1

Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites

Fireside Favourites

78

user score

(21)

Dec

Minutemen - Paranoid Time

72

user score

(20)

1980

The Monochrome Set - Strange Boutique

The Monochrome Set

Strange Boutique

80

critic score

(2)

80

user score

(19)

Oct 13

Colin Newman - A-Z

90

critic score

(1)

84

user score

(17)

1980

Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless

Crosseyed and Painless

92

user score

(16)

1980

Carambolage - Carambolage

55

user score

(13)

Mar

Ludus - The Visit

90

critic score

(1)

81

user score

(13)

Jul

The Vapors - New Clear Days

90

critic score

(1)

75

user score

(13)

Sep 5

The Comsat Angels - Waiting for a Miracle

The Comsat Angels

Waiting for a Miracle

90

critic score

(1)

77

user score

(12)

Jun 1

Pere Ubu - The Art of Walking

The Art of Walking

60

critic score

(2)

72

user score

(11)

Apr

Rema-Rema - Wheel in the Roses

Wheel in the Roses

81

user score

(10)

Aug 1

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Die Kleinen und die Bösen

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft

Die Kleinen und die Bösen

80

critic score

(1)

70

user score

(10)

1980

Polyrock - Polyrock

75

user score

(9)

Mar 18

Joy Division - Licht und Blindheit

Licht und Blindheit

92

user score

(9)

Oct 24

U2 - I Will Follow

85

user score

(8)

Feb

Martha And The Muffins - Metro Music

Martha And The Muffins

67

user score

(6)

Mar

Cabaret Voltaire - Three Mantras

Cabaret Voltaire

60

critic score

(1)

72

user score

(6)

Mar

Mx-80 Sound - Out of the tunnel

Out of the tunnel

89

user score

(4)

Jul

Athletico Spizz 80 - Do A Runner

Athletico Spizz 80

84

user score

(4)

Oct 17

The Monochrome Set - Love Zombies

The Monochrome Set

85

critic score

(2)

73

user score

(4)

1980

Various Artists - Wanna Buy a Bridge?

Various Artists

Wanna Buy a Bridge?

90

critic score

(1)

85

user score

(3)

1980

The Fall - How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'

How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'

79

user score

(3)

Mar 25

Glaxo Babies - Nine Months To The Disco

Nine Months To The Disco

72

user score

(3)

Apr

Crisis - Hymns of Faith

78

user score

(3)

Nov

Midnight Oil - Bird Noises

60

critic score

(1)

67

user score

(3)

1980

The Hawks - Words of Hope

70

user score

(1)

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