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27.

XTC - Black Sea
September 12, 1980
Post-Punk, New Wave, Pop Rock
USER SCORE
83
596 ratings
Amazon
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29.

Teddy Pendergrass - TP
July 25, 1980
Philly Soul
USER SCORE
83
99 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

30.

Steely Dan - Gaucho
November 21, 1980
Jazz-Rock, Yacht Rock
USER SCORE
83
1,242 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

31.

Rush - Permanent Waves
January 14, 1980
Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
USER SCORE
82
1,216 ratings
Amazon
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32.

渡辺香津美 [Kazumi Watanabe] - To Chi Ka
May 25, 1980
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
82
23 ratings
Amazon

33.

Serú Girán - Bicicleta
November 1, 1980
Progressive Rock, Progressive Pop
USER SCORE
82
226 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

34.

Takanaka - T-WAVE
June 1, 1980
Jazz Fusion, City Pop
USER SCORE
82
382 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

35.

Spinetta Jade - Alma de Diamante
October 6, 1980
Jazz-Rock, Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
82
190 ratings
Amazon
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38.

竹内まりや [Mariya Takeuchi] - Miss M
December 5, 1980
USER SCORE
82
22 ratings
Amazon

39.

The Misfits - Beware
January 7, 1980
Hardcore Punk, Horror Punk
USER SCORE
82
48 ratings
Amazon

42.

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
May 23, 1980
Art Rock
USER SCORE
82
845 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

43.

The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
April 1, 1980
Post-Punk, Art Punk
USER SCORE
82
470 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

44.

The Sound - Jeopardy
November 1, 1980
Post-Punk
USER SCORE
82
537 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

46.

Angela Ro Ro - Só nos resta viver
August 22, 1980
USER SCORE
82
19 ratings
Amazon

47.

Itoh Masyitoh & Rineka Swara - Naon Margina
February 19, 1980
Jaipongan, Regional
USER SCORE
82
61 ratings
Amazon

48.

October 8, 1980
Minneapolis Sound
USER SCORE
82
2,005 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

50.

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Uprising
June 10, 1980
Roots Reggae
USER SCORE
82
640 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
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