GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1980

1. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
2. Motörhead- Ace of Spades
3. Scorpions - Animal Magnetism
4. Tygers of Pan Tang - Wild Cat
5. Saxon - Wheels of Steel
6. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
7. Angel Witch - Angel Witch
8. Fist - Turn the Hell On
9. Witchfynde - Give ‘Em Hell
10. Manilla Road - Invasion

Might change the order before I’m done. Last three are a little shaky unless I’m in a mood
 
1 - Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
2 - Motorhead - Ace of Spades
3 - Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
4 - Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
5 - Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
6 - Angel Witch - Angel Witch
7 - Quartz - Stand Up and Fight
8 - Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law
9 - Witchfynde - Give 'Em Hell
10 - Saxon - Wheels of Steel
 
1. Iron Maiden - s/t
2. Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
3. Angel Witch - s/t
4. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
5. Motorhead - Ace of Spades
6. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
7. Sarcofagus - Envoy of Death
8. Quartz - Stand Up and Fight
9. Judas Priest - British Steel
10. White Spirit - s/t
 
1 - Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
2 - Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
3 - Motörhead - Ace of Spades
4 - Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
5 - Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law
6 - Judas Priest - British Steel
7 - Saxon - Wheels of Steel
8 - Scorpions - Animal Magnetism
9 - Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
10 - Tygers Of Pan Tang - Wild Cat
 
yeah me neither but if there's one Maiden album that i thought would have made one of your lists it would've been that one.

I think Motorhead and Black Sabbath are way better bands and i love Ace of Spades and Heaven and Hell, but there's just no way i can rank those albums above Iron Maiden.

Pretty much anything Dio did > IM but just a different opinion man
 
Randy Rhoads (enough said)

was such an inspiration to my guitar playing that I can't rate it anything but #1. Inspired me to pick up the classical guitar, changed my life
 
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Blizzard of Ozz is a classic record, man. I still am of the opinion that the first 3 Ozzy solo records are better than anything he did with Sabbath.

1. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell

No question for me this year. That is my #1 by far. Anything Dio touched turned to gold when he was alive.