| Rank | Cover art | Artist / Album | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Apr 25, 1980 | 94.2 | 106 | 6 | |
| 2 |  | Sep 20, 1980 | 92.5 | 104 | 5 | |
| 3 |  | Aug 18, 1980 | 91.9 | 92 | 5 | |
| 4 |  | Nov 8, 1980 | 93 | 52 | 3 | |
| 5 |  | Oct 3, 1980 | 94.2 | 21 | 3 | |
| 6 |  | Apr 14, 1980 | 86.2 | 109 | 5 | |
| 7 |  | Apr 14, 1980 | 88.4 | 57 | 3 | |
| 8 |  | Jan 14, 1980 | 92.8 | 15 | 2 | |
| 9 |  | Nov 1980 | 94.3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | Aug 1980 | 88.6 | 22 | 1 | |
| 11 |  | May 31, 1980 | 88.8 | 10 | 1 | |
| 12 |  | Jun 30, 1980 | 85.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | May 1980 | 91.3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | Mar 12, 1980 | 84.7 | 14 | 2 | |
| 15 |  | 1980 | 90 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | Dec 1980 | 86.8 | 8 | 1 | |
| 17 |  | Mar 1980 | 84.8 | 12 | 2 | |
| 18 |  | May 5, 1980 | 85 | 10 | 1 | |
| 19 |  | Mar 31, 1980 | 82.8 | 12 | 1 | |
| 20 |  | Sep 1980 | 87.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 |  | 1980 | 87.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | Sep 1, 1980 | 83.8 | 8 | 1 | |
| 23 |  | Mar 26, 1980 | 82 | 12 | 3 | |
| 24 |  | Aug 23, 1980 | 85 | 5 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | 1980 | 85 | 4 | 0 | |
| 26 |  | Jun 1980 | 83.8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27 |  | Oct 1980 | 83.8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 28 |  | Jun 1980 | 82.8 | 4 | 1 | |
| 29 |  | Mar 14, 1980 | 77.8 | 11 | 2 | |
| 30 |  | 1980 | 83.3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31 |  | 1980 | 78 | 10 | 0 | |
| 32 |  | 1980 | 81 | 5 | 0 | |
| 33 |  | Jun 1980 | 80 | 4 | 0 | |
| 34 |  | 1980 | 80 | 4 | 1 | |
| 35 |  | Jun 30, 1980 | 78 | 5 | 1 | |
| 36 |  | 1980 | 76.4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 37 |  | Aug 13, 1980 | 70.8 | 6 | 1 | |
| 38 |  | Live at Last [Live] | Jul 1980 | 68.1 | 7 | 1 |
| 39 |  | 1980 | 71.7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 40 |  | Dec 8, 1980 | 55.7 | 7 | 0 |
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