Alle jaarlijstjes die er toe doen, in één register
| Pos^ | Artiest^ | Titel^ | Jaar^ |
| Oor - Jaarlijst 1980 | |||
| 1 | Joy division | Closer | 1980 |
| 2 | U2 | Boy | 1980 |
| 3 | Comsat angels | Waiting for a miracle | 1980 |
| 4 | Talking heads | Remain in light | 1980 |
| 5 | Gang of four | Entertainment! | 1979 |
| 6 | Young marble giants | Colossal youth | 1980 |
| 7 | UB40 | Signing off | 1980 |
| 8 | Bruce Springsteen | The river | 1980 |
| 9 | Cure | Seventeen seconds | 1980 |
| 10 | Jam | Setting sons | 1979 |
| 11 | Public Image Ltd | Metal box | 1979 |
| 12 | Passions | Michael & Miranda | 1980 |
| 13 | Passage | Pindrop | 1980 |
| 14 | Joe Jackson | Beat crazy | 1980 |
| 15 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Damn the torpedoes | 1979 |
| 16 | Alan Vega & Martin Rev | Suicide | 1980 |
| 17 | Echo & the Bunnymen | Crocodiles | 1980 |
| 18 | Killing joke | Killing joke (1980) | 1980 |
| 19 | John Hiatt | Two bit monster | 1980 |
| 20 | Carlene Carter | Musical shapes | 1980 |