ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1980 | RESULTS
Y'all voted, and Talking Heads - Remain in Light has defeated Joy Division - Closer in a landslide!!
ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1980 PARTICIPANTS:
- Talking Heads - Remain in Light
| Rank | Album | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | AC/DC - Back in Black | 50 / 108 | 46.3% | 23 / 108 (21.3%) |
| 9th | ABBA - Super Trouper | 44 / 108 | 40.7% | 16 / 108 (14.8%) |
| 8th | Prince - Dirty Mind | 30 / 109 | 27.5% | 24 / 109 (22.0%) |
| 7th | David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) | 30 / 112 | 26.8% | 29 / 112 (25.9%) |
| 6th | The Cure - Seventeen Seconds | 33 / 104 | 31.7% | 26 / 104 (25.0%) |
| 5th | Kate Bush - Never for Ever | 42 / 110 | 38.2% | 33 / 110 (30.0%) |
| 4th | Bauhaus - In the Flat Field | 61 / 114 | 53.5% | 38 / 114 (33.3%) |
| 3rd | Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | 77 / 138 | 55.8% | 43 / 138 (31.2%) |
| RUNNER-UP | Joy Division - Closer | 107 / 155 | 69.0% | 48 / 155 (31.0%) |
| WINNER | Talking Heads - Remain in Light | 48 / 155 | 31.0% | WINNER |
PREVIOUS AOTY WINNERS (Click to view full event)
- Pre-1965: Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- 1965: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- 1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
- 1967: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
- 1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
- 1970: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
- 1971: Joni Mitchell - Blue
- 1972: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
- 1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
- 1974: King Crimson - Red
- 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
- 1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
- 1977: Television - Marquee Moon
- 1978: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
- 1979: The Clash - London Calling
- 1980: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
- 2020: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
PREVIOUS AOTD WINNERS (Click to view full event)
Posted Oct 5, 2021, 1:21 AM UTC · edited
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