September 2:
Artist: Dead Kennedys
Album: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Label: I.R.S. Records, Cherry Red Records, Alternative Tentacles
Release Date: September 2, 1980
July 25:
Artist: AC/DC
Album: Back in Black
Label: Albert Productions, Atlantic Records
Release Date: July 25, 1980
February 29:
Artist: Journey
Album: Departure
Label: Columbia Records
Release Date: February 29, 1980