The following is a list of albums released in 1980.
For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 1980 events. For previous years, see List of album releases by year.
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| 1980
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Anita Bryant
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Anita Bryant's TV Special Album
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Christian • Gospel
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Anita Bryant Ministries
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Miami, FL
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| 1980
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Bill Grant & Delia Bell
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Bill Grant & Delia Bell
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Folk • Bluegrass
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Rebel
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Hugo, OK
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| 1980
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B. J. Thomas
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The Best of B. J. Thomas
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Christian • Contemporary Christian
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Myrrh
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Rosenberg, TX
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| 1980
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B. J. Thomas
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For the Best
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Pop • Pop Rock
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MCA
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Rosenberg, TX
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| 1980
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B. J. Thomas
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In Concert
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Pop • Pop Rock
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MCA
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Rosenberg, TX
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| 1980
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Byron Berline
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Byron Berline and the L.A. Fiddle Band
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Folk • Bluegrass
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Sugar Hill
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Guthrie, OK
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| 1980
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Byron Berline
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Outrageous
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Folk • Bluegrass
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New Rounder
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Guthrie, OK
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| 1980
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Chet Baker
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Leaving
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Jazz • Cool Jazz
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Intercord
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Milpitas, CA
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| 1980
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Chet Baker
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Live in Paris
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Jazz • Cool Jazz
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Circle
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Milpitas, CA
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| 1980
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Chet Baker
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Rendez-Vous
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Jazz • Cool Jazz
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Bingow
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Milpitas, CA
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| 1980
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Chet Baker, Doug Raney, & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
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Daybreak
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Jazz • Cool Jazz
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SteepleChase
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Milpitas, CA
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| 1980
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Chet Baker & Duke Jordan
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No Problem
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Jazz • Cool Jazz
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SteepleChase
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Milpitas, CA
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| 1980
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Claude Williams' Kansas City Giants
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Claude Williams' Kansas City Giants
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Jazz
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Big Bear
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Kansas City, MO
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| 1980
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David Gates
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Falling in Love Again
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Rock • Soft Rock
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Elektra
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Los Angeles, CA
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| 1980
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Fyrce Muons
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Programming & Production for Profit
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| 1980
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Jay McShann & Don Thompson
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Tuxedo Junction
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Jazz • Blues • Jump Blues • Swing
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Sackville
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Kansas City, MO
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| 1980
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Jay McShann & Ralph Sutton
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Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players: Two Pianos Vol. I & Vol. II
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Jazz • Blues • Jump Blues • Swing
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Sackville
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Kansas City, MO
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| 1980
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The Oklahoma Thunder Band
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Oklahoma Thunder
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Rock • Blues Rock
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Flying High
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Tulsa, OK
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| 1980
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Randys
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Appealing to the Masses
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Oklahoma City, OK
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| 1980
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Roy Milton
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Trumpet Star
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Jazz • Blues
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Eurogram
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Los Angeles, CA
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| 1980
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Steve Hayes
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Made in Tulsa
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Rock
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Aaframbia
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Tulsa, OK
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| 1980
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Wanda Jackson
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Good Times
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Rock • Rockabilly • Country
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Deep Sea
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Oklahoma City, OK
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