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The Best Pop Rock Albums of 1980 by User Score
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Pop Rock
1980s
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1
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Rita Lee - Rita Lee
September 25th, 1980
Pop Rock
,
MPB
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Soft Rock
USER SCORE
84
154 ratings
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2
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Prince - Dirty Mind
October 8th, 1980
Pop Rock
,
Synth Funk
USER SCORE
83
690 ratings
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3
.
XTC - Black Sea
September 12th, 1980
Post-Punk
,
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
82
197 ratings
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4
.
Steely Dan - Gaucho
November 21st, 1980
Pop Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Yacht Rock
USER SCORE
80
326 ratings
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5
.
Warren Zevon - Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
February 15th, 1980
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
,
Piano Rock
USER SCORE
79
22 ratings
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6
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Dire Straits - Making Movies
October 17th, 1980
Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
79
198 ratings
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7
.
Genesis - Duke
March 28th, 1980
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
77
204 ratings
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8
.
Billy Joel - Glass Houses
March 10th, 1980
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
76
200 ratings
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9
.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind
February 25th, 1980
Heartland Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
74
17 ratings
Amazon
10
.
The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
October 3rd, 1980
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
74
301 ratings
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11
.
Donna Summer - The Wanderer
October 20th, 1980
Pop Rock
,
Pop Soul
USER SCORE
74
33 ratings
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12
.
Pete Townshend - Empty Glass
April 21st, 1980
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
73
32 ratings
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13
.
Pat Benatar - Crimes Of Passion
August 5th, 1980
AOR
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
73
35 ratings
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14
.
Blondie - Autoamerican
November 26th, 1980
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
71
86 ratings
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15
.
Split Enz - True Colours
June 25th, 1980
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
71
26 ratings
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16
.
Queen - The Game
June 27th, 1980
Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
71
582 ratings
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17
.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy
November 17th, 1980
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
70
259 ratings
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18
.
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Voices
July 29th, 1980
Pop Rock
,
Blue-eyed Soul
USER SCORE
70
50 ratings
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19
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REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
November 21st, 1980
Pop Rock
,
AOR
USER SCORE
70
44 ratings
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20
.
Robert Palmer - Clues
September 1st, 1980
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
69
13 ratings
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21
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Paul McCartney - McCartney II
May 16th, 1980
Pop Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Experimental
USER SCORE
68
353 ratings
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22
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Roxy Music - Flesh + Blood
May 23rd, 1980
Pop Rock
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
68
67 ratings
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23
.
Steve Winwood - Arc Of A Diver
December 31st, 1980
Pop Rock
,
Sophisti-Pop
USER SCORE
67
24 ratings
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24
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Paul Simon - One-Trick Pony
August 12th, 1980
Folk Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Soft Rock
USER SCORE
66
36 ratings
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25
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The Cars - Panorama
August 15th, 1980
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
65
43 ratings
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