Smash Hits was a British teen music magazine that was (mostly) issued fortnightly. On a scale of 1-10, here's how the magazine's reviewers rated albums released in the first half of 1980. Hope you find something new that you missed back in '80.
| Jan 24 issue |
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| Simple Minds |
Real to Real Cacophony |
9½ |
| Brass Construction |
5 |
6 |
| Rufus & Chaka |
Masterjam |
6 |
| The Raincoats |
The Raincoats |
7 |
| Lene Lovich |
Flex |
6 |
| The Ramones |
End of the Century |
7 |
| Sid Vicious |
Sid Sings |
6 |
| The Pretenders |
Pretenders |
9 |
| M |
New York, London, Paris, Munich |
6 |
| Feb 7 issue |
|
|
| Prince |
Prince |
5 |
| Linda Clifford |
Here's My Love |
5 |
| Dr. Mix & The Remix |
Wall of Noise |
4 |
| Casino Music |
Jungle Love |
4 |
| The Flying Lizards |
The Flying Lizards |
7½ |
| Jon and Vangelis |
Short Stories |
3 |
| John Foxx |
Metamatic |
7½ |
| Rupert Holmes |
Partners in Crime |
7 |
| The Buggles |
The Age of Plastic |
8 |
| Feb 21 issue |
|
|
| Spyro Gyra |
Catching the Sun |
3 |
| Players Association |
We Got the Groove |
6 |
| Cabaret Voltaire |
Live at The YMCA 27.10.79 |
7 |
| 999 |
The Biggest Prize in Sport |
5 |
| Shakin' Stevens |
Take One |
5 |
| Robert Gordon |
Bad Boy |
7 |
| Horslips |
Short Stories, Tall Tales |
8 |
| The Selecter |
Too Much Pressure |
7 |
| Sparks |
Terminal Jive |
9 |
| Mar 6 issue |
|
|
| Sister Sledge |
Love Somebody Today |
7 |
| Elvis Costello |
Get Happy |
7 |
| Nina Hagen |
Unbehagen |
8 |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
7½ |
| Rachel Sweet |
Protect the Innocent |
7 |
| Martha & The Muffins |
Metro Love |
8 |
| Mr. Partridge |
Take Away |
8 |
| Squeeze |
Argybargy |
9 |
| March 20 issue |
|
|
| Sugarhill Gang |
Sugarhill Gang |
5 |
| Brothers Johnson |
Light Up the Night |
5 |
| The Feelies |
Crazy Rhythm |
8 |
| ZZ Top |
Deguello |
8 |
| Bob Seger |
Against the Wind |
5 |
| James Brown |
Solid Gold |
9½ |
| Blackbeard |
I Wah Dub |
7½ |
| Cockney Rejects |
Greatest Hits Vol One |
1 |
| The Cramps |
Songs The Lord Taught Us |
7½ |
| Psychedelic Furs |
Psychedelic Furs |
8 |
| Stiff Little Fingers |
Nobody's Heroes |
8 |
| Apr 3 issue |
|
|
| The Whispers |
The Whispers |
5 |
| Tony Rallo & The Midnite Band |
Burnin' Alive |
8 |
| Purple Hearts |
Beat That! |
4 |
| Original Mirrors |
Original Mirrors |
5 |
| Mental As Anything |
MAA |
6 |
| Wreckless Eric |
Big Smash |
8 |
| B.A. Robertson |
Initial Success |
7 |
| Billy Joel |
Glass Houses |
8 |
| The Motors |
Tenement Steps |
5 |
| Original Soundtrack |
American Gigolo |
7 |
| Apr 17 issue |
|
|
| T-Connection |
Totally Connected |
8 |
| Ronnie Laws |
Every Generation |
3 |
| Angelic Upstarts |
We Gotta Get Outta This Place |
5 |
| Rocky Burnette |
The Son of Rock and Roll |
7 |
| Mark Andrews and The Gents |
Big Boy |
6 |
| Paul Collins' Beat |
Paul Collins' Beat |
6 |
| Barbara Dickson |
The Barbara Dickson Album |
8 |
| Genesis |
Duke |
6 |
| Gerry Rafferty |
Snakes and Ladders |
8½ |
| The Undertones |
Hypnotised |
9 |
| May 1 issue |
|
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| Bobby Thurston |
You Got What It Takes |
5 |
| Phyllis Hyman |
You Know How to Love Me |
8 |
| John Cooper Clarke |
Snap, Crackle and Bop |
7 |
| The Members |
1980 - The Choice is Yours |
7½ |
| Bad Manners |
Bad Manners |
6 |
| Bram Tchaikovsky |
The Russians Are Coming |
6 |
| Boz Scaggs |
Middle Man |
5 |
| Pete Townshend |
Empty Glass |
7 |
| New Musik |
From A to B |
8 |
| The Cure |
Seventeen Seconds |
8 |
| May 15 issue |
|
|
| Jermaine Jackson |
Let's Get Serious |
7½ |
| The Isley Brothers |
Go All the Way |
5 |
| The Human League |
Travelogue |
8 |
| The Monochrome Set |
Strange Boutique |
6 |
| Mink DeVille |
Le Chat Bleu |
7 |
| Interview |
Snakes and Lovers |
7 |
| Magazine |
The Correct Use of Soap |
5 |
| The Only Ones |
Baby's Got a Gun |
5 |
| Judie Tzuke |
Sports Car |
7½ |
| Phil Lynott |
Solo in Soho |
5 |
| May 29 issue |
|
|
| GQ |
GQ Two |
7½ |
| Raydio |
Two Places at the Same Time |
5 |
| Average White Band |
Shine |
6 |
| The Chords |
So Far Away |
5 |
| Devo |
Freedom of Choice |
6 |
| Jah Wobble |
The Legend Lives On...Jah Wobble in Betrayal |
6½ |
| Joan Armatrading |
Me Myself I |
6 |
| Paul McCartney |
McCartney II |
5 |
| The Distractions |
Nobody's Perfect |
8 |
| The Beat |
I Just Can't Stop It |
9 |
| June 12 issue |
|
|
| Mystic Merlin |
Mystic Merlin |
6½ |
| Grace Jones |
Warm Leatherette |
3 |
| Karel Fialka |
Still Life |
5 |
| The Vapors |
New Clear Days |
8 |
| Sham 69 |
The Game |
1 |
| The Jags |
Evening Standards |
7½ |
| Peter Gabriel |
Peter Gabriel |
7½ |
| Elton John |
21 at 33 |
7 |
| Roxy Music |
Flesh and Blood |
6½ |
| Graham Parker |
The Up Escalator |
9 |
| June 26 issue |
|
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| Diana Ross |
Diana |
5 |
| The Real Thing |
Saints of Sinners? |
7 |
| Dalek i |
Compass |
5 |
| Toyah |
The Blue Meaning |
3 |
| Lambrettas |
Beat Boys in the Jet Age |
6 |
| The Photos |
The Photos |
5 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers |
Uprising |
6 |
| Willie Nile |
Willie Nile |
7 |
| Klark Kent |
Klark Kent |
7 |
| The Records |
Crashes |
7½ |
h/t to Brian McCloskey over at Like Punk Never Happened
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