1980

List of Albums and Events in 1980.

Newly Formed Bands

 * Exodus
 * Manowar
 * Mercyful Fate
 * Overkill

Disbandments

 * Led Zeppelin

Albums

 * AC/DC - Back in Black
 * Alice Cooper - Flush the Fashion
 * Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
 * Blue Oyster Cult - Cultosaurus Erectus
 * Def Leppard - On Through the Night
 * Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
 * Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (Album)
 * Judas Priest - British Steel
 * Kiss - Unmasked
 * Motorhead - Ace of Spades
 * Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
 * Queen - The Game
 * Rush - Permanent Waves
 * Samson - Head On
 * Saxon - Wheels of Steel
 * Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law
 * Scorpions - Animal Magnetism
 * Ted Nugent - Scream Dream
 * Thin Lizzy - Chinatown
 * UFO - No Place to Run
 * Van Halen - Women and Children First
 * Whitesnake - Ready An' Willing

Events

 * AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott found dead.
 * Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham found dead.
 * Peter Criss leaves Kiss.
 * Dennis Stratton leaves Iron Maiden
 * Brian Johnson joins AC/DC
 * Eric Carr joins Kiss
 * Adrian Smith joins Iron Maiden
 * Black Sabbath releases first album with new vocalist Ronnie James Dio
 * Def Leppard releases debut album.
 * Diamond Head releases debut album.
 * Iron Maiden releases debut album.
 * Ozzy Osbourne releases debut solo album.