Album anniversaries

Albums from 1980

101 records, 46 years old in 2026.

January

  1. 1 JanPermanent WavesRush
  2. 10 JanThe Age of PlasticThe Buggles

February

  1. 4 FebEnd of the CenturyRamones
  2. 5 FebBoys Don't CryThe Cure
  3. 8 FebFlogging a Dead HorseSex Pistols
  4. 12 FebBryan AdamsBryan Adams
  5. 14 FebBébé le StrangeHeart
  6. 15 FebMetal for Muthasvarious artists
  7. 22 FebOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

March

  1. 3 MarLost in LoveAir Supply
  2. 3 MarLost in LoveStephanie Ho
  3. 14 MarOn Through the NightDef Leppard
  4. 26 MarWomen and Children FirstVan Halen
  5. 28 MarDukeGenesis
  6. 31 MarAnimal MagnetismScorpions

April

  1. 5 AprGracias por la mĂșsicaABBA
  2. 11 AprSnakes and LaddersGerry Rafferty
  3. 14 AprIron MaidenIron Maiden
  4. 14 AprBritish SteelJudas Priest
  5. 18 AprSolo in SohoPhil Lynott
  6. 21 AprEmpty GlassPete Townshend
  7. 22 AprSeventeen SecondsThe Cure
  8. 25 AprHeaven and HellBlack Sabbath
  9. 26 AprLos AngelesX
  10. 28 AprFlush the FashionAlice Cooper
  11. 28 AprGo to HeavenGrateful Dead

May

  1. 5 MayWheels of SteelSaxon
  2. 10 MayGracias por la mĂșsicaABBA
  3. 13 May21 at 33Elton John
  4. 16 MayMcCartney IIPaul McCartney
  5. 16 MayStar Wars/The Empire Strikes Back – The Original Soundtrack from the Motion PictureJohn Williams
  6. 16 MayStar Wars/The Empire Strikes Back – The Original Soundtrack from the Motion PictureLondon Symphony Orchestra
  7. 20 MayUnmaskedKiss
  8. 22 MayDianaDiana Ross
  9. 30 MayPeter GabrielPeter Gabriel
  10. 30 MayG-ForceGary Moore

June

  1. 2 JunI'm a RebelAccept
  2. 2 JunEin deutsches Album (A German Album)Peter Gabriel
  3. 4 JunOne for the RoadThe Kinks
  4. 10 JunUprisingThe Wailers
  5. 10 JunUprisingBob Marley & The Wailers
  6. 20 JunEmotional RescueThe Rolling Stones
  7. 21 JunLive at LastBlack Sabbath
  8. 23 JunGracias por la mĂșsicaABBA
  9. 23 JunSavedBob Dylan
  10. 30 JunThe GameQueen

July

  1. 11 JulViennaUltravox
  2. 18 JulCrocodilesEcho & the Bunnymen
  3. 21 JulGracias por la mĂșsicaABBA
  4. 21 JulChicago XIVChicago
  5. 21 JulLive Seventy NineHawkwind
  6. 25 JulBack in BlackAC/DC

August

  1. 1 AugKaleidoscopeSiouxsie and the Banshees
  2. 1 AugOne for the RoadThe Kinks
  3. 12 AugPanoramaThe Cars
  4. 12 AugOne-Trick PonyPaul Simon
  5. 22 AugDramaYes
  6. 27 AugWild PlanetThe B-52's
  7. 29 AugAJethro Tull

September

  1. 1 SepParisSupertramp
  2. 2 SepFresh Fruit for Rotting VegetablesDead Kennedys
  3. 7 SepNever for EverKate Bush
  4. 12 SepScary Monsters (and Super Creeps)David Bowie
  5. 12 SepEmpires and DanceSimple Minds
  6. 20 SepBlizzard of OzzOzzy Osbourne
  7. 23 SepGuiltyBarbra Streisand
  8. 26 SepAbsolutelyMadness
  9. 29 SepHotter than JulyStevie Wonder
  10. 29 SepCelebrate!Kool & The Gang

October

  1. 1 OctIn the Flat FieldBauhaus
  2. 2 OctZenyatta MondattaThe Police
  3. 8 OctRemain in LightTalking Heads
  4. 8 OctDirty MindPrince
  5. 10 OctChinatownThin Lizzy
  6. 10 OctChanceManfred Mann's Earth Band
  7. 10 OctSolid RockThe Rolling Stones
  8. 14 OctThe Beatles BalladsThe Beatles
  9. 17 OctMaking MoviesDire Straits
  10. 17 OctThe RiverBruce Springsteen
  11. 20 OctBoyU2
  12. 20 OctThe WandererDonna Summer
  13. 27 OctLevitationHawkwind
  14. 31 OctQE2Mike Oldfield
  15. 31 OctDig ItKlaus Schulze
  16. 31 OctThe AlbumCaravan

November

  1. 3 NovSuper TrouperABBA
  2. 3 NovHawks & DovesNeil Young
  3. 3 NovLive...in the Heart of the CityWhitesnake
  4. 3 NovFrom Liverpool – The Beatles BoxThe Beatles
  5. 7 NovEagles LiveEagles
  6. 7 NovGentlemen Take PolaroidsJapan
  7. 8 NovAce of SpadesMotörhead
  8. 10 NovVisageVisage
  9. 11 NovGreatest HitsAerosmith
  10. 17 NovDouble FantasyJohn Lennon
  11. 24 NovYesshowsYes
  12. 28 NovSound AffectsThe Jam

December

  1. 5 DecLiveFleetwood Mac
  2. 8 DecFlash Gordon – Original Soundtrack Music by QueenQueen
  3. 12 DecSandinista!The Clash
  4. 12 DecDoĆŸivjeti stotuBijelo Dugme

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