BEST HARD ROCK AND HEAVY METAL ALBUMS OF 1980

1 AC/DC - Back In Black

2 Judas Priest - British Steel

3 Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell 

4 Saxon -  Strong Arm of the Law

5 Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

6 Accept - I am a Rebel

7 Scorpions - Animal Magnetism

8 Krokus - Metal Rendez-vous

9 Motorhead - Ace of Spades

10 Thin Lizzy - Chinatown

other great releases:

Blue Oyster Cult - Cultösaurus Erectus
Uriah Heep - Conquest
UFO - No Place To Run
MSG - The Michael Schenker Group
Whitesnake - Ready An' Willing
Gary Moore - G-Force
Def Leppard - On Through The Night
Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
Samson - Head On

Sammy Hagar - Danger Zone

                                                                                            by Elias Papadopoulos

AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)

Back in Black is the second best-selling album worldwide, behind only Michael Jackson's Thriller. It was very successful around the world, and despite never reaching #1 on the US Billboard 200, it received the 22x multi-platinum distinction, denoting 22 million albums sold, an especially unique distinction. This currently places it sixth in the list of best-selling albums in the US (behind Thriller, Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV, Pink Floyd's The Wall, and Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II).
Back in Black stayed on the Billboard chart for 131 weeks, never reaching #1. However, it did reach #1 in Australia and the UK. In April 2010, it re-entered the Billboard charts at #181.
The album has also sold one million or more copies in Canada, Germany and France.The album has sold 50 million copies worldwide.

Tracklist:

Side one

1.Hells Bells (Official Video)
2.Shoot to Thrill
3.What Do You Do for Money Honey (Official Video)
4.Given the Dog a Bone
5.Let Me Put My Love Into You (Official Video)

Side two

1.Back in Black (Official Video)
2.You Shook Me All Night Long (Official Video)
3.Have a Drink on Me
4.Shake a Leg
5.Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (Official Video)

Krokus - Metal Rendez-Vous (1980)

Krokus first huge success! Triple platinum in Switzerland (over 150,000 sold in this country alone). Marc Storace appeared for the first time as the lead vocalist. The three rock classics, “Bedside Radio”, “Heatstrokes” and “Tokyo Nights” opened up the doors to Great Britain and the USA. “Heatstrokes” charted number one in the British Heavy Metal charts.

Tracklist:

01 Heatstrokes (Official Video)
02 Bedside Radio
03 Come On
04 Streamer (Official Video)
05 Shy Kid
06 Tokyo Nights (Official Video)
07 Lady Double Dealer (Official Video)
08 Fire
09 No Way
10 Back Seat Rock'n Roll (Official Video)