List of UK top-ten albums in 1980 explained

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.^{[1] [2] [3]} Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1980, as well as albums which peaked in 1979 and 1981 but were in the top 10 in 1980. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was by Pretenders by The Pretenders. Overall, twenty-one different albums peaked at number one in 1980, with twenty unique artists and one compilation hitting that position.

Top-ten albums

Key

Symbol	Meaning
bgcolor=lightblue	‡	Album peaked in 1979 but still in chart in 1980.
♦	Album released in 1980 but peaked in 1981.
Entered	The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak	Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.

Entered (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks in top 10	Single	Artist	data-sort-type="number"	Peak	Peak reached (week ending)	data-sort-type="number"	Weeks at peak
Albums in 1979
	32	Manilow Magic: The Best of Barry Manilow ‡	Barry Manilow	3		3
	12	Outlandos d'Amour ‡	The Police	6		1
	13	String of Hits	The Shadows	1		3
	6	Eat to the Beat ‡	Blondie	1		1
	26	Reggatta de Blanc ‡	The Police	1		4
	20	Off the Wall ‡	Michael Jackson	5		1
	12	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ‡	Rod Stewart	1		5
	13	Greatest Hits Vol. 2 ‡	ABBA	1		4
	8	20 Golden Greats ‡	Diana Ross	2		1
	6	Love Songs	Elvis Presley	4		1
	9	The Wall ‡	Pink Floyd	3		4
	6	ELO's Greatest Hits ‡	Electric Light Orchestra	7		1
	4	Peace in the Valley ‡	Various artists	6		3
	6	20 Hottest Hits	Hot Chocolate	3		1
	3	London Calling ‡	The Clash	9		3
Albums in 1980
	6	Bee Gees Greatest	Bee Gees	6		3
	9	One Step Beyond...	Madness	2		1
	9	Pretenders	The Pretenders	1		4
	3	Video Stars	Various artists	5		1
	1	Semi Detached Suburban: 20 Great Hits of the Sixties	Manfred Mann	9		1
	3	Permanent Waves	Rush	3		1
	4	Short Stories	Jon and Vangelis	4		1
	3	Golden Collection	Charley Pride	6		2
	7	The Last Dance	Various artists	1		2
	4	Kenny	Kenny Rogers	7		1
	5	Get Happy!!	Elvis Costello and The Attractions	2		3
	2	Too Much Pressure	The Selecter	5		1
	8	Tell Me on a Sunday	Marti Webb	2		1
	13	Greatest Hits	Rose Royce	1		2
	1	Greatest Hits	KC and the Sunshine Band	10		1
	6	Tears and Laughter	Johnny Mathis	1		2
	3	Nobody's Heroes	Stiff Little Fingers	8		1
	4	Heart Breakers: 20 Golden Greats from Matt Monro	Matt Monro	5		3
	9	12 Gold Bars	Status Quo	3		4
	3	The Crystal Gayle Singles Album	Crystal Gayle	7		1
	1	Glass Houses	Billy Joel	9		1
	8	Duke	Genesis	1		2
	2	Star Tracks	Various artists	6		1
	2	Wheels of Steel	Saxon	5		1
	2	British Steel	Judas Priest	4		1
	9	The Magic of Boney M. – 20 Golden Hits	Boney M.	1		2
	1	The Barbara Dickson Album	Barbara Dickson	7		1
	1	Facades	Sad Café	8		1
	2	Iron Maiden	Iron Maiden	4		1
	3	The Bobby Vee Singles Album	Bobby Vee	5		1
	4	Hypnotised	The Undertones	6		1
	16	Sky 2	Sky	1		2
	4	Suzi Quatro's Greatest Hits	Suzi Quatro	4		1
	4	Heaven and Hell	Black Sabbath	9		2
	1	By Request	Lena Martell	9		1
	3	Just One Night	Eric Clapton	3		2
	2	Sports Car	Judie Tzuke	7		1
	8	McCartney II	Paul McCartney	1		2
	7	I Just Can't Stop It	The Beat	3		1
	10	Me Myself I	Joan Armatrading	5		4
	17	Flesh and Blood	Roxy Music	1		4
	4	Champagne and Roses	Various artists	7		1
	6	Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt)	Peter Gabriel	1		2
	3	Ready an' Willing	Whitesnake	6		1
	3	Hot Wax	Various artists	3		2
	1	Magic Reggae		9		1
	2	The Photos	The Photos	4		1
	3	Saved	Bob Dylan	3		1
	1	Defector	Steve Hackett	9		1
	6	Emotional Rescue	The Rolling Stones	1		2
	5	Uprising	Bob Marley and the Wailers	6		2
	4	The Game	Queen	1		2
	2	Live at Last	Black Sabbath	5		1
	7		Deep Purple	1		1
	1	King of the Road	Boxcar Willie	5		1
	8	Xanadu: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra	2		1
	5	Searching for the Young Soul Rebels	Dexys Midnight Runners	6		2
	9	Give Me the Night	George Benson	3		1
	2	Closer	Joy Division	6		1
	6	Back in Black	AC/DC	1		2
	4	Glory Road	Gillan	3		2
	3	Kaleidoscope	Siouxsie and the Banshees	5		1
	3	Drama	Yes	2		2
	3	Breaking Glass	Hazel O'Connor	5		1
	1	Can't Stop the Music: Original Soundtrack	Village People	9		1
	3	Telekon	Gary Numan	1		1
	5	Signing Off	UB40	2		2
	3	I'm No Hero	Cliff Richard	4		1
	1	The Michael Schenker Group	Michael Schenker Group	8		1
	8	Never for Ever	Kate Bush	1		1
	1	Blizzard of Ozz	Ozzy Osbourne	7		1
	1	Hanx!	Stiff Little Fingers	9		1
	1	Now We May Begin	Randy Crawford	10		1
	5	Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)	David Bowie	1		2
	4	Mounting Excitement	Various artists	2		1
	4	The Very Best of Don McLean	Don McLean	4		1
	1	Crash Course	U.K. Subs	8		1
	1	The Absolute Game	The Skids	9		1
	3	More Specials	The Specials	5		1
	5	Absolutely	Madness	2		1
	2	Paris	Supertramp	7		1
	15	Zenyatta Mondatta	The Police	1		4
	17	Guilty	Barbra Streisand	1		2
	2	Chinatown	Thin Lizzy	7		1
	3	The River	Bruce Springsteen	2		1
	3	Just Supposin'	Status Quo	4		2
	2	The Love Album	Various artists	6		1
	3	Organisation	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	6		2
	1	Faces	Earth, Wind & Fire	10		1
	16	Hotter than July	Stevie Wonder	2		1
	3	Ace of Spades	Motörhead	4		1
	2	Live... in the Heart of the City	Whitesnake	5		1
	2	Gold	The Three Degrees	9		2
	33	Kings of the Wild Frontier ♦	Adam and the Ants	1		12
	10	Not the Nine O'Clock News	Not the Nine O'Clock News Cast	5		2
	11	Super Trouper	ABBA	1		9
	3	Foolish Behaviour	Rod Stewart	4		1
	2	Country Legends	Various artists	9		1
	3	Autoamerican	Blondie	3		1
	4	Chart Explosion	Various artists	6		1
	2	Sound Affects	The Jam	2		1
	10	Greatest Hits	Dr. Hook	2		1
	4	Inspirations	Elvis Presley	6		1
	16	Double Fantasy ♦	John Lennon and Yoko Ono	1		2
	6	Barry ♦	Barry Manilow	5		1
	4	20 Golden Greats of Ken Dodd	Ken Dodd	8		3

See also

• 1980 in British music
• List of number-one albums from the 1980s (UK)

References

General

• Web site: Six decades of singles charts . The Official Charts Company . 23 April 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ . 3 March 2011 .

Specific

External links

• 1980 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 28 December 2014.
2. Book: Roberts, David. Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 2005. 1-904994-00-8. 14. Guinness World Records Limited.
3. Web site: New singles formats to save the charts. BBC News. 16 October 2003 . 21 February 2010.