The best selling album in 1980 in Austria was THE WALL by PINK FLOYD.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 | PINK FLOYD | THE WALL | 1979 |
| 2 | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA | DISCOVERY | 1979 |
| 3 | ABBA | GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 | 1979 |
| 4 | MIKE KRÜGER | DER NIPPEL | 1980 |
| 5 | GOOMBAY DANCE BAND | ZAUBER DER KARIBIK | 1980 |
| 6 | OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA | XANADU (SOUNDTRACK) | 1980 |
| 7 | RAH BAND | THE CRUNCH AND BEYOND | 1980 |
| 8 | ALAN PARSONS | EVE | 1979 |
| 9 | THE ROLLING STONES | EMOTIONAL RESCUE | 1980 |
| 10 | PAUL ANKA | 20 GOLDEN HITS | 1980 |
| 11 | MARIANNE FAITHFULL | BROKEN ENGLISH | 1979 |
| 12 | SUPERTRAMP | BREAKFAST IN AMERICA | 1979 |
| 13 | KISS | UNMASKED | 1980 |
| 14 | LUDWIG HIRSCH | KOMM GROßER SCHWARZER VOGEL | 1980 |
| 15 | QUEEN | THE GAME | 1980 |
| 16 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | DEUTSCHE SCHLAGER-DIAMANTEN | 1980 |
| 17 | BILLY JOEL | GLASS HOUSES | 1980 |
| 18 | BONEY M. | THE MAGIC OF BONEY M. - 20 GOLDEN HITS | 1980 |
| 19 | WOLFGANG AMBROS | WEIß WIE SCHNEE | 1980 |
| 20 | WHITE STARS | TRÄUME SIND NICHT VERBOTEN | 1980 |
Source: Ö3 Austria