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