Now that I’ve counted down my woefully incomplete list of favorite 1980 albums, I’ll turn my attention to the records from that year I haven’t heard. I’ll highlight songs from the most critically-acclaimed 1980 albums over the next several weeks.

U2’s debut album, Boy, came out that year, kicking off one of the most storied careers in rock history. It would be three years and two more albums before they earned their first gold record (with War) but this album was praised as a promising start for a brash Irish band led by a charismatic 20-year-old.

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