My favourite albums from 1980

1. 32

   The Black Album

   The Damned

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Wait for the Blackout
   2. Lively Arts
   3. Silly Kids Games
   4. Drinking About My Baby
   5. Twisted Nerve
   6. Hit or Miss
   7. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
   8. Sick of This and That
   9. History of the World Part 1 ●
   10. 13th Floor Vendetta
   11. Therapy
   12. Curtain Call

   Genres

   • Punk rock
   • Gothic rock

2. 31

   Demolition

   Girlschool

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Demolition Boys
   2. Not for Sale
   3. Race with the Devil
   4. Take It All Away
   5. Nothing to Lose
   6. Breakdown
   7. Midnight Ride
   8. Emergency ●
   9. Babydoll
   10. Deadline

   Genres

   • Heavy metal
   • Hard rock

3. 30

   White Spirit

   White Spirit

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Midnight Chaser
   2. Red Skies
   3. High Upon High
   4. Way of the Kings
   5. No Reprieve
   6. Don't Be Fooled
   7. Fool for the Gods ●

   Genres

   • Hard rock
   • Heavy metal

4. 29

   Envoy of Death

   Sarcofagus

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Envoy of Death ●
   2. The Deadly Game
   3. Wheels of Destruction
   4. Insane Rebels
   5. Die to Win
   6. Stolen Salvation
   7. Black Contract

   Genres

   • Heavy metal
   • Doom metal

5. 28

   Colours

   Eloy

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Horizons
   2. Illuminations
   3. Giant
   4. Impressions
   5. Child Migration
   6. Gallery
   7. Silhouette ●
   8. Sunset

   Genres

   • Space rock
   • Progressive rock

6. 27

   Metal Rendez-vous

   Krokus

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Heatstrokes
   2. Bedside Radio
   3. Come on
   4. Streamer
   5. Shy Kid
   6. Tokyo Nights ●
   7. Lady Double Dealer
   8. Fire
   9. No Way
   10. Back-Seat Rock 'n' Roll

   Genres

   • Heavy metal
   • Hard rock

7. 26

   Give 'Em Hell

   Witchfynde

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Ready to Roll
   2. The Divine Victim
   3. Leaving Nadir
   4. Gettin' Heavy
   5. Give 'Em Hell
   6. Unto the Ages of the Ages ●
   7. Pay Now Love Later

   Genres

   • Heavy metal

8. 25

   Bicicleta

   Serú Girán

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. A los jóvenes de ayer
   2. ¿Cuánto tiempo más llevará?
   3. Canción de Alicia en el país ●
   4. La luna del marzo
   5. Mientras miro las muevas olas
   6. Desarma y sangra
   7. Tema de Nayla
   8. Encuentro conel diablo

   Genres

   • Jazz fusion
   • Progressive rock

9. 24

   The Michael Schenker Group

   Michael Schenker Group

   
   

   Tracklist

   1. Armed and Ready
   2. Cry for the Nations ●
   3. Victim of Illusion
   4. Bijou Pleasurette
   5. Feels Like a Good Thing
   6. Into the Arena
   7. Looking out from Nowhere
   8. Tales of Mystery
   9. Lost Horizons

   Genres

   • Hard rock
   • Heavy metal

10. 23

    Hawks & Doves

    Neil Young

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Little Wing
    2. The Old Homestead
    3. Lost in Space
    4. Captain Kennedy
    5. Stayin' Power
    6. Coastline
    7. Union Man
    8. Comin' Apart at Every Nail
    9. Hawks & Doves ●

    Genres

    • Country rock
    • Folk rock

11. 22

    Closer

    Joy Division

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Atrocity Exhibition
    2. Isolation ●
    3. Passover
    4. Colony
    5. A Means to an End
    6. Heart and Soul
    7. Twenty Four Hours
    8. The Eternal
    9. Decades

    Genres

    • Post-punk
    • Gothic rock

12. 21

    In the Flat Field

    Bauhaus

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Double Dare
    2. In the Flat Field
    3. A God in an Alcove ●
    4. Dive
    5. Spy in the Cab
    6. Small Talk Stinks
    7. St. Vitus Dance
    8. Stigmata Martyr
    9. Nerves

    Genres

    • Post-punk
    • Gothic rock

13. 20

    On Through the Night

    Def Leppard

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Rock Brigade ●
    2. Hello America
    3. Sorrow Is a Woman
    4. It Could Be You
    5. Satellite
    6. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down
    7. Wasted
    8. Rocks off
    9. It Don't Matter
    10. Answer to the Master
    11. Overture

    Genres

    • Heavy metal

14. 19

    Kaleidoscope

    Siouxsie and the Banshees

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Happy House
    2. Tenant
    3. Trophy
    4. Hybrid
    5. Clockface
    6. Lunar Central
    7. Christine ●
    8. Desert Kisses
    9. Red Light
    10. Paradise Place
    11. Skin

    Genres

    • Post-punk
    • New wave

15. 18

    Cultösaurus Erectus

    Blue Öyster Cult

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Black Blade ●
    2. Monsters
    3. Divine Wind
    4. Deadline
    5. The Marshall Plan
    6. Hungry Boys
    7. Fallen Angel
    8. Lips in the Hills
    9. Unknown Tongue

    Genres

    • Progessive rock
    • Heavy metal

16. 17

    Lightning to the Nations

    Diamond Head

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Lightning to the Nations
    2. The Prince
    3. Sucking My Love
    4. Am I Evil? ●
    5. Sweet and Innocent
    6. It's Electric
    7. Helpless

    Genres

    • Heavy metal

17. 16

    Making Movies

    Dire Straits

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Tunnel of Love ●
    2. Romeo and Juliet
    3. Skateaway
    4. Expresso Love
    5. Hand in Hand
    6. Solid Rock
    7. Les Boys

    Genres

    • Roots rock

18. 15

    Killing Joke

    Killing Joke

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Requiem
    2. Wardance ●
    3. Tomorrow's World
    4. Bloodsport
    5. The Wait
    6. Complications
    7. S.O.36
    8. Primitive

    Genres

    • Post-punk
    • Idustrial rock

19. 14

    Uprising

    Bob Marley and the Wailers

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Coming in from the Cold
    2. Real Situation
    3. Bad Card
    4. We and Dem
    5. Work
    6. Zion Train
    7. Pimper's Paradise
    8. Could You Be Loved
    9. Forever Loving Jah
    10. Redemption Song ●

    Genres

    • Reggae

20. 13

    Angel Witch

    Angel Witch

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Angel Witch ●
    2. Atlantis
    3. White Witch
    4. Confused
    5. Sorcerers
    6. Gorgon
    7. Sweet Danger
    8. Free Man
    9. Angel of Death
    10. Devil's Tower

    Genres

    • Heavy metal

21. 12

    Permanent Waves

    Rush

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. The Spirit of Radio
    2. Freewill ●
    3. Jacob's Ladder
    4. Entre Nous
    5. Different Strings
    6. Natural Science

    Genres

    • Progressive rock

22. 11

    Never for Ever

    Kate Bush

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Babooshka
    2. Delius (Song of Summer)
    3. Blow Away (for Bill)
    4. All We Ever Look for
    5. Egypt
    6. The Wedding List
    7. Violin
    8. The Infant Kiss
    9. Night Scented Stock
    10. Army Dreamers
    11. Breathing ●

    Genres

    • Progressive pop
    • Art rock

23. 10

    Remain in Light

    Talking Heads

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes on) ●
    2. Crosseyed and Painless
    3. The Great Curve
    4. Once in a Lifetime
    5. Houses in Motion
    6. Seen and Not Seen
    7. Listening Wind
    8. The Overload

    Genres

    • New wave
    • post-punk

24. 9

    Ready an' Willing

    Whitesnake

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Fool for Your Loving ●
    2. Sweet Talker
    3. Ready an' Willing
    4. Carry Your Load
    5. Blindman
    6. Ain't Gonna Cry No More
    7. Love Man
    8. Black and Blue
    9. She's a Woman

    Genres

    • Blues rock
    • hard rock

25. 8

    British Steel

    Judas Priest

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Rapid Fire
    2. Metal Gods
    3. Breaking the Law ●
    4. Grinder
    5. United
    6. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
    7. Living After Midnight
    8. The Rage
    9. Steeler

    Genres

    • Heavy metal

26. 7

    Animal Magnetism

    Scorpions

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Make It Real
    2. Don't Make No Promises (Your Body Can't Keep)
    3. Hold Me Tight
    4. Twentieth Century Man
    5. Lady Starlight
    6. Falling in Love
    7. Only a Man
    8. The Zoo ●
    9. Animl Magnetism

    Genres

    • Hard rock
    • heavy metal

27. 6

    Bébé le Strange

    Heart

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Bébé le Strange ●
    2. Down on Me
    3. Silver Wheels
    4. Break
    5. Rockin Heaven Down
    6. Even It up
    7. Strange Night
    8. Raised on You
    9. Pilot
    10. Sweet Darlin'

    Genres

    • Hard rock

28. 5

    Ace of Spades

    Motörhead

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Ace of Spades ●
    2. Love Me Like a Reptile
    3. Shoot You in the Back
    4. Live to Win
    5. Fast and Loose
    6. (We Are) the Road Crew
    7. Fire, Fire
    8. Jailbait
    9. Dance
    10. Bite the Bullet
    11. The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
    12. The Hammer

    Genres

    • Speed metal
    • heavy metal

29. 4

    Blizzard of Ozz

    Ozzy Osbourne

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. I Don't Know
    2. Crazy Train
    3. Goodbye to Romance
    4. Dee
    5. Suiucide Solution
    6. Mr. Crowley ●
    7. No Bone Movies
    8. Relevation (MOther Earth)
    9. Steal Away (the Night)

    Genres

    • Heavy metal

30. 3

    Back in Black

    AC/DC

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Hells Bells ●
    2. Shoot to Thrill
    3. What Do You Do for Money Honey
    4. Givin' the Dog a Bone
    5. Let Me Pull My Love into You
    6. Back in Black
    7. You Shook Me All Night Long
    8. Have a Drink on Me
    9. Shake a Leg
    10. Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

    Genres

    • Hard rock
    • heavy metal

31. 2

    Heaven and Hell

    Black Sabbath

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Neon Knights
    2. Children of the Sea
    3. Lady Evil
    4. Heaven and Hell ●
    5. Wishing Well
    6. Die Young
    7. Walk Away
    8. Lonely Is the Word

    Genres

    • Heavy metal

32. 1

    Iron Maiden

    Iron Maiden

    
    

    Tracklist

    1. Prowler
    2. Remember Tomorrow
    3. Running Free
    4. Phantom of the Opera ●
    5. Transylvania
    6. Strange World
    7. Charlotte the Harlot
    8. Iron Maiden

    Genres

    • Heavy metal