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)