Albums of the Year | 1980

After giving a brief overview of the year in music, Jason, Kramzer, and Joe each make their picks for the best albums of 1980 and discuss what they think makes them so great.

Best-Selling Album: The Wall - Pink Floyd
Longest No. 1 Single: Call Me by Blondie
Grammy – Album of the Year: Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross
Grammy – Song of the Year: Sailing by Christopher Cross
Groups Formed: ABC, Bad Religion, The Church, Depeche Mode, Eurythmics, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, The Gun Club, Meat Puppets, Metal Church, Missing Persons, Queensryche, REM, Suicidal Tendencies, Violent Femmes,
Groups Disbanded: Eagles, Gentle Giant, Germs, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin, The Soft Boys
Deaths: Bon Scott, Tommy Caldwell, John Bonham, Ian Curtis, Keith Godchaux, Darby Crash, Tim Hardin, John Lennon
Top-Grossing Film: The Empire Strikes Back
TIME’s Person of The Year: Ronald Reagan

Don't forget to comment below with your favorite albums of '80, and if you'd like, take a stab at guessing what our picks for 1981 will be.

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