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The Most Popular Books Published in 1980

These are the books published in 1980 which were the most frequently added to Goodreads members' shelves, from most added to least.
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A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
1
Howard Zinn
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
2
Robert Ludlum
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
3
Umberto Eco
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
4
John Kennedy Toole
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
5
Douglas Adams
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
6
Carl Sagan
Firestarter (Stephen King)
Firestarter
7
Stephen King
Earth's Children: The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
Earth's Children: The Clan of the Cave Bear
8
Jean M. Auel
The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist
9
Stephen King
The Twits (Roald Dahl)
The Twits
10
Roald Dahl
The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
11
Ann Rule
Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
Still Life With Woodpecker
12
Tom Robbins
Housekeeping (1980) (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping (1980)
13
Marilynne Robinson
*The Way of the Peaceful Warrior (Dan Millman/USA)
*The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
14
Dan Millman/USA
Petals on the Wind (V.C. Andrews)
Petals on the Wind
15
V.C. Andrews
Feeling Good (David Burns)
Feeling Good
16
David Burns
Catch Me If You Can (Frank W. Abagnale)
Catch Me If You Can
17
Frank W. Abagnale
Superfudge (Judy Blume)
Superfudge
18
Judy Blume
No One Here Gets Out Alive (By Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman)
No One Here Gets Out Alive (By Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman)
19
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Roland Barthes)
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
20
Roland Barthes
Unfinished Tales of NĂºmenor and Middle-Earth (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth
21
J.R.R. Tolkien
Shadow of the Torturer (Gene Wolfe)
Shadow of the Torturer
22
Gene Wolfe
Peter the Great: His Life and World (Robert K. Massie)
Peter the Great: His Life and World
23
Robert K. Massie
Wild Seed (Octavia E. Butler)
Wild Seed
24
Octavia E. Butler
Baking
Baking
25
Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels
26
Cradle and All (James Patterson)
Cradle and All
27
James Patterson
Whispers (Dean Koontz)
Whispers
28
Dean Koontz
Jacob Have I Loved
Jacob Have I Loved
29
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind (Al Ries)
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind
30
Al Ries
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
31
J.M. Coetzee
Sundiver (David Brin)
Sundiver
32
David Brin
The Key to Rebecca (Ken Follett)
The Key to Rebecca
33
Ken Follett
Tracks (Robyn Davidson)
Tracks
34
Robyn Davidson
The Lords of Discipline (Pat Conroy)
The Lords of Discipline
35
Pat Conroy
The Funhouse (Dean Koontz)
The Funhouse
36
Dean Koontz
The Voice of the Night (Dean Koontz)
The Voice of the Night
37
Dean Koontz
The Ordinary Princess (M. M. Kaye)
The Ordinary Princess
38
M. M. Kaye
Aztec, Rapto or the Journeyer by Gary Jennings
Aztec, Rapto or the Journeyer by Gary Jennings
39
The Complete Poems 1927-1979
The Complete Poems 1927-1979
40
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