Favorite Albums of 1980?

From my collection: -
AC⚡️DC - Back in Black
Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier
Bryan Adams - Bryan Adams
America - Alibi
Jon Anderson - Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson - Song of Seven
Babys - Union Jacks
Babys - On the Edge
Pat Benatar - Crimes of Passion
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath - Live at Last
Blondie - Autoamerican
Blue Oyster Cult - Cultusaurus Erectus
David Bowie - Scary Monsters
Kate Bush - Never For Ever
Cars - Panorama
Cher - Black Rose
Chic - Real People
Chicago - XIV
Eric Clapton - Just One Night
Clash - Black Market Clash
Clash - Sandinista
Alice Cooper - Flush the Fashion
Elvis Costello - Get Happy
Elvis Costello - Taking Liberties
Cure - Boys Don’t Cry
Cure - 17 Seconds
Def Lepard -On Through the Night
Dire Straits - Making Movies
Eagles - Live
Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
ELO/ONJ - Xanadu
Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
Genesis - Duke
Gillan - Glory Road
Daryl Hall - Sacred Songs
Hall and Oates - Voices
Heart - Bebe Le Strange
Human League - Travelogue
Inxs - Inxs
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Joe Jackson - Beat Crazy
Jam - Sound Affects
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Billy Joel - Glass Houses
Elton John - 21 at 33
Jon and Vangelis - Short Stories
Journey - Departure
Journey - Dream After Dream
Joy Division - Closer
Judas Priest - British Steel
Kansas - Audio-Visions
Killing Joke - Killing Joke
Kiss - Unmasked
John Lennon - Double Fantasy
Phil Lynott - Solo in Soho
Paul McCartney - McCartney II
Motörhead - Motörhead
Nazerath - Malice in Wonderland
Mike Oldfield - QE2
OMD - OMD
OMD - Organisation
Ozzy - Blizzard of Oz
Robert Palmer - Clues
Alan Parsons - Turn of a Friendly Card
Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
Prince - Dirty Mind
Pretenders - Pretenders
Queen - The Game
Queen - Flash Gordon
Gerry Rafferty - Snakes and Ladders
Ramones - End of the Century
Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue
Roxy Music - Flesh and Blood
Rush - Permanent Waves
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law
Leo Sayer - Living in a Fantasy
Carly Simon - Come Upstairs
Paul Simon - One Trick Pony
Simple Minds - Empire and Dance
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Squeeze - Argybargy
Status Quo - Just Supposin
Steely Dan - Gaucho
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
Rod Stewart - Foolish Behaviour
Supertramp - Paris
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro
10cc - Look Hear
Thin Lizzy - Chinatown
38 Special - Rockin Into The Night
Pete Townsend - Empty Glasses
UFO - No Place To Run
Ultravox - Vienna
Uriah Heap - Conquest
U2 - Boy
Van Halen - Women and Children First
Whitesnake - In the Heart of the City
Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver
Wishbone Ash - Just Testing
Stevie Wonder - Hotter than July
XTC - Black Sea
Yes - Drama
Yes - Yesshows
Neil Young - Hawks and Doves
Zapp - Zapp

Bruce Springsteen - The River
John Cougar - Nothin' Matters and What If It Did (this was before he went back to his real name)
Squeeze - Argybargy
Willie Nile - Willie Nile
Jackson Browne - Hold Out
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind
The Pretenders - Pretenders
Pat Benetar - Crimes of Passion
Ramones - End of the Century
Tom Waits - Heartattack and Vine
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
The B-52's - Wild Planet
Elvis Costello - Get Happy
U2 - Boy
Phil Lynott - Solo In Soho
Hall & Oates - Voices
Steve Forbert - Little Stevie Orbit
Bruce Cockburn - Humans
Blue Angel - Blue Angel (The first group Cyndi Lauper was in - a local group from Queens, N.Y. - this was their only album)

the fall - grotesque
the feelies - crazy rhythms
young marble giants - colossal youth
colin newman - a-z
pylon - gyrate
ac/dc - back in black
killing joke - killing joke
prince - dirty mind
captain beefheart - doc at the radar station
joy division - closer

psychedelic furs - psychedelic furs
dexys midnight runners - searching for the young soul rebels
talking heads - remain in light
x - los angeles
jim carroll - catholic boy
the blasters - american music
the teardrop explodes - kilimanjaro
elvis costello - get happy
the soft boys - underwater moonlight
echo and the bunnyment - crocodiles

magazine - the correct use of soap
omd - organization

A few that mean a lot to me that haven’t (I think) been mentioned:
Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kaleidoscope
Marianne Faithful, Broken English
Blondie, Eat to the Beat
The Motels, The Motels
Split Enz, True Colours
Young Marble Giants, Colossal Youth
Abba, Super Trouper
Devo, Freedom of Choice
The Cure, 17 Seconds, Primary
Dire Straits, Making Movies
Steely Dan, Gaucho

These would top the list for me:

The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope
Hank Williams Jr - Habits Old and New

As the resident Deadhead, I am legally obligated to mention

Go to Heaven

Judas Priest - British Steel

Double Fantasy--Not his weakest: what about Walls and Bridges, Sometime in New York City, and Mind Games?
The River
Young Marble Giants: Colossal Youth
X: Los Angeles
Peter Gabriel
Joan Jett Bad Reputation
Rush, 'Permanent Waves'
The Wall-Pink Floyd.