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