Best Music Albums - Year By Year: 1980

1. Ultravox: Vienna

First album from Ultravox with Midge Ure as a leading person, this is also the first of three substancial releases in the early ´80's. The others are "Rage In Eden" and "Quartet".

About Ultravox

2. The Alan Parsons Project: The Turn Of A Friendly Card

After several albums throughout the '70's, Alan Parsons found their true self with this release. Several followed in its footsteps...

3. Dire Straits: Making Movies

Third album from Dire Straits and a departure from the more quiet songs, "Making Movies" remain a good album yet without too much personality.

About Dire Straits

4. Thin Lizzy: Chinatown

One of the harder albums to come from Thin Lizzy, focus was on the heavy rock sound as part of the new heavy rock/heavy metal wave.

About Thin Lizzy

5. U2: Boy

Debut album from U2 and an album showing a band not afraid to pair rock music and strong lyrics with a political twist.

About U2

6. The Police: Zenyatta Mondatta

The Police enters a new decade with yet another successful album. This one contains the classic "Don't Stand So Close To Me".

7. Visage: Visage

As a partnership with Steve Strange, Visage functioned as a playground for several of the members of Ultravox. "Fade To Grey" was the hit.

8. Phil Lynott: Solo In Soho

Besides Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott had a softer side. This he tried to expose through two solo albums, this one being the first. However, he never did match Lizzy's success.

About Thin Lizzy

9. David Bowie: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

Having had a big decade success-wise in the ´70's, Bowie entered the new decade still going strong.

10. Roxy Music: Flesh And Blood

A release characterized by the typical Roxy Music sound. Not their best, though, this album was still a commercial success.

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Albums that also made an impact:
Bruce Springsteen: The River
Abba: Super Trouper
AC/DC: Back In Black

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