For whatever reasons, I've been listening to a lot of 1980 albums this summer. So let's take a look at what was topping the album charts in mid-July 1980.
Billboard
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Cash Box
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Record World
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Rolling Stone
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1
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Glass Houses
Billy Joel |
Glass Houses
Billy Joel |
Glass Houses
Billy Joel |
Glass Houses
Billy Joel |
2
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Just One Night
Eric Clapton |
Against the Wind
Bob Seger |
Emotional Rescue
Rolling Stones |
Against the Wind
Bob Seger |
3
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McCartney II
Paul McCartney |
Just One Night
Eric Clapton |
Urban Cowboy
Soundtrack |
McCartney II
Paul McCartney |
4
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The Empire Strikes Back
Soundtrack |
Urban Cowboy
Soundtrack |
Against the Wind
Bob Seger |
Empty Glass
Pete Townshend |
5
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Empty Glass
Pete Townshend |
Emotional Rescue
Rolling Stones |
McCartney II
Paul McCartney |
The Wall
Pink Floyd |
6
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Let's Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson |
Empty Glass
Pete Townshend |
Hold Out
Jackson Browne |
Pretenders
Pretenders |
7
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Heroes
Commodores |
Heroes
Commodores |
Heroes
Commodores |
Just One Night
Eric Clapton |
8
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Emotional Rescue
Rolling Stones |
McCartney II
Paul McCartney |
Off the Wall
Michael Jackson |
Duke
Genesis |
9
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Urban Cowboy
Soundtrack |
Off the Wall
Michael Jackson |
The Rose
Soundtrack |
Go to Heaven
Grateful Dead |
10
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Hold Out
Jackson Browne |
Let's Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson |
Empty Glass
Pete Townshend |
Middle Man
Boz Scaggs |
Exclusive MFD meta-analysis of the above charts:
- Glass Houses (40 pts)
- McCartney II (25 pts)
- Against the Wind (25 pts)
- Just One Night (21 pts)
- Empty Glass (19 pts)
- Emotional Rescue (18 pts)
- Urban Cowboy (17 pts)
- Heroes (12 pts)
- The Empire Strikes Back (7 pts)
- (tie) Let's Get Serious, Hold Out, The Wall (6 pts)
All good stuff, especially the exclusive meta-analysis.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Billy Joel trade ad.