Top UK Albums - Year-end 1980

The best selling album in 1980 in United Kingdom was SUPER TROUPER by ABBA.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 ABBA SUPER TROUPER 1980
2 THE POLICE ZENYATTA MONDATTA 1980
3 ROSE ROYCE GREATEST HITS 1980
4 BARBRA STREISAND GUILTY 1980
5 THE PRETENDERS PRETENDERS 1980
6 THE POLICE REGGATTA DE BLANC 1979
7 ROXY MUSIC FLESH AND BLOOD 1980
8 BARRY MANILOW GREATEST HITS / MANILOW MAGIC: THE BEST OF 1978
9 MICHAEL JACKSON OFF THE WALL 1979
10 GENESIS DUKE 1980
11 SKY SKY 2 1980
12 JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO DOUBLE FANTASY 1980
13 MADNESS ONE STEP BEYOND 1979
14 STATUS QUO 12 GOLD BARS 1980
15 THE SHADOWS STRING OF HITS 1979
16 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE LAST DANCE 1980
17 ABBA GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2 1979
18 THE POLICE OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR 1978
19 BONEY M. THE MAGIC OF BONEY M. - 20 GOLDEN HITS 1980
20 DAVID BOWIE SCARY MONSTERS AND SUPER CREEPS 1980
21 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW GREATEST HITS 1980
22 MARTI WEBB TELL ME ON A SUNDAY 1980
23 MADNESS ABSOLUTELY 1980
24 NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS CAST NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS 1980
25 JOHNNY MATHIS TEARS AND LAUGHTER 1980
26 UB40 SIGNING OFF 1980
27 KATE BUSH NEVER FOR EVER 1980
28 PINK FLOYD THE WALL 1979
29 THE SPECIALS THE SPECIALS 1979
30 THE BEAT I JUST CAN'T STOP IT 1980
31 ROD STEWART GREATEST HITS 1979
32 GEORGE BENSON GIVE ME THE NIGHT 1980
33 ELVIS COSTELLO GET HAPPY 1980
34 JOAN ARMATRADING ME MYSELF I 1980
35 MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL 1977
36 PAUL MCCARTNEY MCCARTNEY II 1980
37 THE ROLLING STONES EMOTIONAL RESCUE 1980
38 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK 1980
39 PETER GABRIEL PETER GABRIEL 3 - MELT 1980
40 BLONDIE EAT TO THE BEAT 1979
41 BLONDIE AUTOAMERICAN 1980
42 BLONDIE PARALLEL LINES 1978
43 STEVIE WONDER HOTTER THAN JULY 1980
44 DR. HOOK & THE MEDICINE SHOW SOMETIMES YOU WIN 1979
45 SAXON WHEELS OF STEEL 1980
46 QUEEN THE GAME 1980
47 THE JAM SOUND AFFECTS 1980
48 ADAM AND THE ANTS KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER 1980
49 JEFF WAYNE THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 1978
50 HAZEL O'CONNOR BREAKING GLASS - OST 1980
51 VARIOUS ARTISTS CHART EXPLOSION 1980
52 BARRY MANILOW BARRY 1980
53 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA XANADU (SOUNDTRACK) 1980
54 BEE GEES BEE GEES' GREATEST 1979
55 DEEP PURPLE DEEPEST PURPLE 1980
56 HOT CHOCOLATE 20 HOTTEST HITS 1979
57 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE RIVER 1980
58 ELVIS PRESLEY INSPIRATIONS 1980
59 GARY NUMAN TELEKON 1980
60 ROD STEWART FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR 1980
61 RUSH PERMANENT WAVES 1980
62 DIANA ROSS DIANA 1980
63 BILLY JOEL GLASS HOUSES 1980
64 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE LOVE ALBUM 1980
65 THE CLASH LONDON CALLING 1979
66 MATT MONRO HEARTBREAKERS 1980
67 STATUS QUO JUST SUPPOSIN' 1980
68 THE NOLANS MAKING WAVES 1980
69 FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS 1977
70 THREE DEGREES GOLD 1980
71 JON ANDERSON & VANGELIS SHORT STORIES 1980
72 JAMES LAST CLASSICS FOR DREAMING 1979
73 CHARLEY PRIDE GOLDEN COLLECTION 1980
74 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK 1980
75 KEN DODD 20 GOLDEN GREATS 1980
76 BLACK SABBATH HEAVEN AND HELL 1980
77 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS UPRISING 1980
78 RAINBOW DOWN TO EARTH 1979
79 DON MCLEAN THE BEST OF DON MCLEAN 1980
80 CRYSTAL GAYLE THE CRYSTAL GAYLE SINGLES ALBUM 1980
81 DIANA ROSS 20 GOLDEN GREATS 1979
82 VARIOUS ARTISTS MOUNTING EXCITEMENT 1980
83 VARIOUS ARTISTS AXE ATTACK 1980
84 NEIL DIAMOND THE JAZZ SINGER (SOUNDTRACK) 1980
85 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA ELO'S GREATEST HITS 1979
86 SELECTER TOO MUCH PRESSURE 1980
87 AC/DC IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE GOT IT 1978
88 VARIOUS ARTISTS COUNTRY LEGENDS (24 COUNTRY GREATS) 1980
89 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA DISCOVERY 1979
90 BOBBY VEE THE SINGLES ALBUM 1980
91 WHITESNAKE READY AN' WILLING 1980
92 BARBARA DICKSON THE BARBARA DICKSON ALBUM 1980
93 SUPERTRAMP PARIS 1980
94 MOTORHEAD ACE OF SPADES 1980
95 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK ORGANISATION 1980
96 SAD CAFE FACADES 1979
97 SKY SKY 1979
98 CLIFF RICHARD I'M NO HERO 1980
99 THE SPECIALS MORE SPECIALS 1980
100 THE UNDERTONES HYNOTISED 1980

Source: Music Week