RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1980
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 THE RIVER-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-DECEMBER 1330 2 THE WALL-PINK FLOYD-March 1326 3 DAMN THE TORPEDOS-TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS-March 1182 4 AGAINST THE WIND-BOB SEGER & SILVER BULLET BAND-May 1082 5 HOLD OUT-JACKSON BROWNE-August 1024 6 EMOTIONAL RESCUE-ROLLING STONES-September 990 7 EMPTY GLASS-PETE TOWNSHEND-July 936 8 ZENYATTA MONDATTA-Police-November 930 9 THE GAME-Queen-August 888 10 DUKE-Genesis-July 858 11 The Turn Of A Friendly Card-Alan Parson's Project-November 836 12 Back In Black-AC/DC-October 812 13 Crimes Of Passion-Pat Benatar-October 806 14 Glass Houses-Billy Joel-June 778 15 Freedom At Point Zero-Jefferson Starship-January 778 16 Phoenix-Dan Fogelberg-February 768 17 Panorama-Cars-October 672 18 Making Movies-Dire Straits-November 670 19 Mad Love-Linda Rondstadt-March 662 20 Bebe Le Strange-Heart-March 660 21 Departure-Journey-April 656 22 Women & Children First-Van Halen-May 612 23 Love Stinks-J.Geils Band-February 608 24 Anytime,Any Place,Anywhere-Rossington Collins Band-August 592 25 Urban Cowboy-Soundtrack-Various Artists-June 586 26 Just One Night-Eric Clapton-May 580 27 All Shook Up-Cheap Trick-November 458 28 Go To Heaven-Grateful Dead-June 458 29 Crash And Burn-Pat Travers Band-April 452 30 Pretenders-Pretenders-April 450 31 One Step Closer-Doobie Brothers-October 440 32 One For The Road-Kinks-July 432 33 Permanent Waves-Rush-February 430 34 Audio-Visions-Kansas-November 428 35 Under The Gun-Poco-August 420 36 Night In The Ruts-Aerosmith-January 416 37 No Nukes/The MUSE Concerts For A Non-Nuclear Future-Various Artists-January 400 38 Reach For The Sky-Allman Brothers Band-September 398 39 Drama-Yes-September 384 40 Greatest Hits-Heart-December 378 41 Beatin' The Odds-Molly Hatchet-October 376 42 London Calling-Clash-April 352 43 Seconds Of Pleasure-Rockpile-November 340 44 Paris-Supertramp-October 334 45 Playing For Keeps-Eddie Money-August 328 46 Roadie-Various Artists-June 328 47 Eagles Live-Eagles-November 318 48 On The Edge-Babys-November 310 49 Mc Vicar-Various Artists-August 300 50 Tomcattin'-Blackfoot-July 292 51 Scary Monsters-David Bowie-October 284 52 Scream Dream-Ted Nugent-June 284 53 Union Jacks-Babys-February 274 54 Full Moon-Charlie Daniel's Band-September 268 55 Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School-Warren Zevon-March 262 56 Adventures In Utopia-Todd Rundgren-February 258 57 Get Happy!!-Elvis Costello & And The Attractions-April 236 58 Middle Man-Boz Scaggs-May 228 59 Blues Brothers-Soundtrack-July 218 60 The Up Escalator-Graham Parker & The Rumour-June 198 61 A-Jethro Tull-October 186 62 ...But The Little Girls Understand-The Knack-March 166 63 Cultosaurus Erectus-Blue Oyster Cult-August 158 64 There And Back-Jeff Beck-August 152 65 Flush The Fashion-Alice Cooper-June 146 66 24 Carrots-Al Stewart-October 112 67 Voices-Daryl Hall & John Oates-August 104 68 Tenth-Marshall Tucker Band-April 102 69 Jackrabbit Slim-Steve Forbert-January 102 70 Found All The Parts-Cheap Trick-June 74 71 Malice In Wonderland-Nazareth-February 74 72 McCartney II-Paul McCartney-June 72 73 No Ballads-Rockets-February 70 74 Flesh & Blood-Roxy Music-August 38 75 Ready An' Willing-Whitesnake-August 36 76 Peter Gabriel-Peter Gabriel-August 34 77 Victims Of Fury-Robin Trower-July 34