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Overview of the events of 1980 in music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.
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Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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3 | Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway | Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway | |
7 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Various Artists | Soundtrack |
Nobody's Heroes | Stiff Little Fingers | ||
The Psychedelic Furs | The Psychedelic Furs | ||
10 | Hot Spikes | Myofist | - As Fist[11] |
12 | Glass Houses | Billy Joel | |
14 | On Through the Night | Def Leppard | Debut |
Released | Patti LaBelle | ||
17 | Let's Get Serious | Jermaine Jackson | |
18 | Dreams | Grace Slick | |
21 | For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? | The Pop Group | |
24 | Keepin' the Summer Alive | The Beach Boys | |
Rarities | The Beatles | US Compilation | |
26 | Naughty | Chaka Khan | |
One Eighty | Ambrosia | ||
Women and Children First | Van Halen | ||
Welcome To The Club | Ian Hunter | ||
28 | Duke | Genesis | |
Look Hear? | 10cc | ||
31 | Animal Magnetism | Scorpions | |
? | Progressions of Power | Triumph | |
Half-Mute | Tuxedomoon | ||
Sequel | Harry Chapin | ||
Feel the Heat | The Radiators | ||
Frantic City | Teenage Head | ||
Let the Music Do the Talking | The Joe Perry Project | ||
Lost in Love | Air Supply | ||
Sacred Songs | Daryl Hall | ||
Suddenly | The Sports | ||
Reaching For Tomorrow | Switch | ||
Somebody's Waiting | Anne Murray |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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5 | Live | Fleetwood Mac | Live |
Made in America | The Blues Brothers | Live | |
The Paris Collection | Dollar | ||
Trombipulation | Parliament | ||
8 | Flash Gordon | Queen | Soundtrack |
Replay | Crosby, Stills & Nash | ||
10 | Dream, After Dream | Journey | Soundtrack |
12 | Sandinista! | The Clash | |
26 | Stand in the Fire | Warren Zevon | Live |
29 | Arc of a Diver | Steve Winwood | [22] |
? | Angel Witch | Angel Witch | Debut |
The Decline of Western Civilization | Various Artists | Soundtrack | |
I've Always Wanted to Do This | Jack Bruce | ||
Love Uprising | Tavares | ||
National Breakout | The Romantics | ||
Shades of Blue | Lou Rawls |
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1980.
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
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1 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) | 1980 | ![]() | UK 1 – Dec 1979, US BB 1 – Feb 1980, Canada 1 – Jan 1980, Sweden (alt) 1 – Feb 1980, France 1 – Feb 1980, Austria 1 – Feb 1980, Switzerland 1 – Jan 1980, Norway 1 – Jan 1980, Germany 1 – Jan 1980, Republic of Ireland 1 – Dec 1979, Poland 1 of all time, US CashBox 3 of 1980, Netherlands 3 – Dec 1979, Australia 4 of 1980, KROQ 6 of 1980, POP 7 of 1980, South Africa 8 of 1980, Germany 9 of the 1980s, Europe 11 of the 1970s, Italy 12 of 1980, US BB 15 of 1980, RYM 18 of 1979, TheQ 28, Virgin 39, Belgium 50 of all time, Scrobulate 51 of live, RIAA 296, Rolling Stone 375, Acclaimed 392, OzNet 594 |
2 | Barbra Streisand | Woman in Love | 1980 | ![]() | UK 1 – Oct 1980, US BB 1 – Sep 1980, Netherlands 1 – Sep 1980, Sweden (alt) 1 – Oct 1980, Austria 1 – Dec 1980, Switzerland 1 – Oct 1980, Norway 1 – Nov 1980, Germany 1 – Jan 1981, Republic of Ireland 1 – Oct 1980, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1981, South Africa 2 of 1980, Italy 3 of 1981, France 7 – Oct 1980, US CashBox 9 of 1980, Australia 21 of 1980, Germany 36 of the 1980s, RYM 157 of 1980 |
3 | John Lennon | (Just Like) Starting Over | 1980 | ![]() | UK 1 – Nov 1980, US BB 1 – Nov 1980, Canada 1 – Nov 1980, Switzerland 1 – Dec 1980, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1981, Austria 2 – Feb 1981, Norway 2 – Dec 1980, Sweden (alt) 3 – Nov 1980, Germany 6 – Jan 1981, France 9 – Nov 1980, US BB 12 of 1980, Australia 18 of 1981, Italy 29 of 1981, RYM 32 of 1980, POP 49 of 1980, US CashBox 57 of 1980, Germany 298 of the 1980s, OzNet 683, Acclaimed 1637 |
4 | Lipps Inc | Funkytown | 1980 | ![]() | US BB 1 – Apr 1980, Netherlands 1 – Apr 1980, Austria 1 – Jul 1980, Switzerland 1 – May 1980, Norway 1 – Jul 1980, Germany 1 – Jun 1980, UK 2 – May 1980, Sweden (alt) 2 – Jun 1980, US BB 4 of 1980, POP 5 of 1980, Scrobulate 7 of disco, Australia 9 of 1980, US CashBox 10 of 1980, Germany 14 of the 1980s, Italy 30 of 1980, RYM 73 of 1979, Acclaimed 520 |
5 | Diana Ross | Upside Down | 1980 | ![]() | US BB 1 – Aug 1980, Sweden (alt) 1 – Aug 1980, France 1 – Aug 1980, Switzerland 1 – Aug 1980, Norway 1 – Aug 1980, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks Oct 1980, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Aug 1981, UK 2 – Jul 1980, Netherlands 2 – Jul 1980, Austria 2 – Oct 1980, US CashBox 4 of 1980, Germany 4 – Sep 1980, Canada 8 – Sep 1980, Italy 8 of 1980, South Africa 11 of 1980, Australia 15 of 1980, POP 22 of 1980, US BB 30 of 1980, Scrobulate 42 of disco, RYM 83 of 1980, Germany 87 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 1364 |
(in chronological order)
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | US | UK | Highest chart position | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | November 1980 | 1 | 1 | 1 (8 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"A Forest" | The Cure | March 1980 | n/a | 31 | 20 (Belgium) | 26 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 100]) - 38 (New Zealand) - 47 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs) |
"Against The Wind" | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | April 1980 | 5 | n/a | 5 (US) | 6 (Canada) - 8 (U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) - 30 (Belgium) - 92 (Australia) |
"Ah! Leah!" | Donnie Iris | October 1980 | 29 | n/a | 6 (Canada) | 19 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 22 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 34 (Australia) |
"All Out Of Love" | Air Supply | February 1980 | 2 | 11 | 2 (Canada, US) | See chart performance entry |
"An American Dream" | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | January 1980 | 13 | n/a | 3 (Canada, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) | See chart entry performance |
"Amigo" | Black Slate | September 1980 | n/a | 9 | 9 (UK, New Zealand) | See chart performance entry |
"Amoureux solitaires" | Lio | October 1980 | n/a | n/a | 1 (Italy) | 3 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) - 4 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 6 (Austria) - 11 (West Germany) - 14 (Belgium) |
"Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | August 1980 | 1 | 7 | 1 (Canada, Israel, Spain, United States) | See chart performance entry |
"Antmusic" | Adam and the Ants | November 1980 | n/a | 2 | 1 (Australia) | See chart performance entry |
"Army Dreamers" | Kate Bush | September 1980 | n/a | 16 | 2 (Israel) | 14 (Ireland) - 25 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 36 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) |
"Ashes To Ashes" | David Bowie | August 1980 | n/a | 1 | 1 (UK) | See chart performance entry |
"Babooshka" | Kate Bush | June 1980 | n/a | 5 | 2 (Australia) | See chart performance entry |
"Back Together Again" | Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway | May 1980 | 56 | 3 | 3 (UK) | 6 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs) - 8 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) |
"Baggy Trousers" | Madness | September 1980 | n/a | 3 | 3 (UK, New Zealand) | See chart entry performance |
"Banana Republic" | The Boomtown Rats | November 1980 | n/a | 3 | 3 (Germany, Ireland, Norway, UK) | See chart entry performance |
"Bankrobber" | The Clash | August 1980 | n/a | 12 | 12 (United Kingdom) | 14 (Ireland, New Zealand) |
"Biggest Part of Me" | Ambrosia | March 1980 | 3 | n/a | 3 (US) | 1 (Radio & Records) - 3 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 18 (Canadian RPM Top Singles) - 30 (New Zealand) - 35 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) |
"Boulevard" | Jackson Browne | June 1980 | 19 | n/a | 4 (Canada) | 13 (U.S. Billboard Cash Box Top 100) |
"Brass in Pocket" | The Pretenders | January 1980 | 14 | 1 | 1 (Ireland, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom) | See chart performance entry 1979 overlap |
"Breakdown Dead Ahead" | Boz Scaggs | March 1980 | 15 | n/a | 8 (Canada) | 12 (U.S. Cahs Box Top 100) - 65 (Australia) |
"Breaking the Law" | Judas Priest | May 1980 | n/a | 12 | 12 (United Kingdom) | 19 (Ireland) |
"Can't Help Myself" | Flowers | June 1980 | n/a | n/a | 10 (Australia) | 29 (New Zealand) - 50 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs) |
"Can't Stop the Music" | Village People | April 1980 | n/a | 11 | 1 (Australia, South Africa) | See chart performance entry |
"Coming Up" | Paul McCartney | April 1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 (Canada, United States) | 2 (Australia, New Zealand) - 2 (U.S. Cashbox Top 100) - 48 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) |
"Cruisin'" | Smokey Robinson | April 1980 | 4 | n/a | 1 (New Zealand) | 1 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 4 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 34 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 66 (Canada) - 70 (Australia) |
"Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time" | The Spinners | July 1980 | 4 | 4 | 4 (UK) | 5 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) |
"Desire" | Andy Gibb | January 1980 | 4 | n/a | 4 | See chart performance entry |
"Don't Ask Me Why" | Billy Joel | July 1980 | 19 | n/a | 4 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Don't Do Me Like That" | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | January 1980 | 10 | n/a | 3 (Canada) | 7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 17 (New Zealand) |
"Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" | Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes | March 1980 | 4 | n/a | 1 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Dreamin'" | Cliff Richard | September 1980 | 10 | 8 | 1 (Denmark) | See chart performance entry |
"Drivin' My Life Away" | Eddie Rabbitt | June 1980 | 5 | n/a | 5 (United States) | See chart performance entry |
"Duncan" | Slim Dusty | November 1980 | n/a | n/a | 1 (Australia) | 7 (New Zealand) |
"Echo Beach" | Martha and the Muffins | February 1980 | n/a | 10 | 5 (Canada) | 6 (Australia) - 11 (Ireland) |
"Emotional Rescue" | The Rolling Stones | June 1980 | 3 | 9 | 1 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" | The Korgis | May 1980 | 18 | 5 | 1 (France) | See chart performance entry |
"Fame" | Irene Cara | May 1980 | 4 | 1 | 1 (5 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"Fashion" | David Bowie | October 1980 | 70 | 5 | 5 (United Kingdom) | See chart performance entry |
"Fire Lake" | Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band | January 1980 | 6 | n/a | 3 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Funkytown" | Lipps Inc. | March 1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 (14 countries)[broken anchor] | See chart performance entry[broken anchor] |
"Games Without Frontiers" | Peter Gabriel | February 1980 | 48 | 4 | 3 (Ireland) | 7 (Canada) - 44 (Australia) - 60 (U.S. Cashbox Top 100) |
"Generals and Majors | XTC | August 1980 | 104 | 32 | 16 (New Zealand) | 24 (Australia) - 28 (U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks) - 92 (Canada) |
"Geno" | Dexy's Midnight Runners | March 1980 | n/a | 1 | 1 (United Kingdom) | 2 (Ireland) - 44 (Australia) |
"Give Me the Night" | George Benson | June 1980 | 4 | 7 | 3 (France) | See chart performance entry |
"Going Underground"/"Dreams of Children" | The Jam | March 1980 | n/a | 1 | 1 (United Kingdom) | 18 (Sweden) - 28 (New Zealand) - 50 (Australia) |
"He's So Shy" | The Pointer Sisters | July 1980 | 3 | n/a | 1 (New Zealand) | See chart performance entry |
"Hey!" | Julio Iglesias | 1980 | n/a | 31 | 1 (Spain) | 24 (Ireland) - 56 (Australia) |
"Him" | Rupert Holmes | January 1980 | 6 | 31 | 4 (Canada) | |
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" | Pat Benatar | September 1980 | 9 | n/a | 9 (United States) | 7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 10 (Canada) - 33 (Australia) |
"Hungry Heart" | Bruce Springsteen | October 1980 | 5 | 44 | 5 (Canada, United States) | See chart performance entry |
"Hurt So Bad" | Linda Ronstadt | March 1980 | 8 | n/a | 8 (United States) | 17 (Canada) - 25 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) - 37 (Canadian RPM charts) - 43 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) |
"I Can't Tell You Why" | Eagles | February 1980 | 8 | n/a | 5 (Canada) | 2 (Canada Adult Contemporary) - 3 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 11 (New Zealand) - 49 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) |
"I Die: You Die" | Gary Numan | August 1980 | 102 | 6 | 6 (United Kingdom) | 16 (Ireland) |
"I Got You" | Split Enz | January 1980 | 53 | 12 | 1 (Australia, Israel, New Zealand) | 13 (Canada) - 19 (Ireland) - 50 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |
"I Hope I Never" | Split Enz | May 1980 | n/a | n/a | 18 (Australia) | 30 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) - 33 (New Zealand) |
"I Made It Through the Rain" | Barry Manilow | November 1980 | 10 | 37 | 10 (United States) | 4 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 18 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 20 (Ireland) |
"I Pledge My Love" | Peaches & Herb | January 1980 | 19 | n/a | 1 (New Zealand) | 23 (Canada) - 25 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 33 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 37 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) |
"I Wanna Be Your Lover" | Prince | January 1980 | 11 | 41 | 3 (New Zealand) | 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) |
"I Want To Be Straight" | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | August 1980 | n/a | 22 | 18 (Australia) | n/a |
"Il jouait du piano debout" | France Gall | 1980 | n/a | n/a | 2 (France) | 22 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) - 26 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) |
"It's Hard to Be Humble" | Mac Davis | March 1980 | 43 | 27 | 3 (New Zealand) | 4 (Canada RPM Country) - 9 (Australia) - 10 (U.S. Billboard Country) - 14 (Canada) - 35 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |
"Johnny and Mary" | Robert Palmer | September 1980 | n/a | 44 | 1 (Spain) | See chart performance entry |
"Killer on the Loose" | Thin Lizzy | September 1980 | n/a | 10 | 5 (Ireland) | n/a |
"King" / "Food for Thought" | UB40 | February 1980 | n/a | 4 | 1 (New Zealand) | 10 (Ireland) - 36 (Australia) - 46 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) |
"Let My Love Open The Door" | Pete Townshend | June 1980 | 9 | 46 | 5 (Canada) | 11 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 82 (Australia) |
"Let's Get Serious" | Jermaine Jackson | March 1980 | 9 | n/a | 9 (United States) | 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play) - 24 (Australia) |
"Little Jeannie" | Elton John | May 1980 | 3 | 33 | 1 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Longer" | Dan Fogelberg | January 1980 | 2 | 59 | 2 (United States) | See chart performance entry |
"Looking for Clues" | Robert Palmer | November 1980 | 105 | 33 | 3 (Germany) | See chart performance entry |
"Lost In Love" | Air Supply | January 1980 | 3 | n/a | 3 (New Zealand, United States) | 1 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 2 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 4 (Canada RPM Top Singles) - 10 (France) - 13 (Australia) |
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" | Joy Division | June 1980 | n/a | 13 | 1 (New Zealand) | 1 (UK Indie Singles Chart) - 26 (Australia) - 42 (U.S. Billboard Disco Top 100) |
"Master Blaster (Jammin')" | Stevie Wonder | September 1980 | 5 | 2 | (6 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"Misunderstanding" | Genesis | May 1980 | 14 | 42 | 1 (Canada) | 14 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 32 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) |
"More Love" | Kim Carnes | June 1980 | 10 | n/a | 10 (United States) | 6 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 7 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 9 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 13 (Canada) - 46 (Australia) |
"More Than I Can Say" | Leo Sayer | October 1980 | 2 | 2 | 1 (Australia) | 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 2 (Ireland, South Africa) - 3 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 5 (New Zealand) - 7 (Canada) |
"Me Myself I" | Joan Armatrading | June 1980 | n/a | 21 | 13 (Ireland) | 13 (South Africa) - 14 (New Zealand) - 24 (Australia) - 38 (Netherlands [Single Top 100)] |
"My Perfect Cousin" | The Undertones | March 1980 | n/a | 9 | 9 (United Kingdom) | 9 (Ireland) |
"Never Knew Love Like This Before" | Stephanie Mills | August 1980 | 6 | 4 | 1 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) | See chart performance entry |
"Off the Wall" | Michael Jackson | February 1980 | 10 | 7 | 4 (Norway) | See chart performance entry |
"On and On and On" | ABBA | September 1980 | 90 | n/a | 7 (France) | 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) - 1 (Australia) - 9 (Australia) - 24 (Japan) |
"On the Radio" | Donna Summer | January 1980 | 5 | 32 | 2 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"One Step Ahead" | Split Enz | November 1980 | n/a | n/a | 5 (Australia) | 17 (Canada) - 104 (U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles) |
"People" | Mi-Sex | March 1980 | n/a | n/a | 3 (New Zealand) | 6 (Australia) |
"Pilot of the Airwaves" | Charlie Dore | February 1980 | 13 | 66 | 3 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Private Idaho" | The B-52's | October 1980 | 74 | n/a | 11 (Australia) | 5 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play) - 78 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |
"Real Love" | The Doobie Brothers | August 1980 | 5 | n/a | 5 (United States) | 7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 10 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 12 (Canada) - 15 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 53 (Australia) |
"Rat Race" | The Specials | May 1980 | n/a | 5 | 17 (Ireland) | 89 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) |
"Refugee" | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | January 1980 | 15 | n/a | 2 (Canada) | 3 (New Zealand) - 11 (U.S. Cash Top Box 100) - 23 (Belgium) - 24 (Australia) - 24 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) |
"Ride Like The Wind" | Christopher Cross | February 1980 | 2 | 69 | 2 (United Kingdom) | 3 (Canada) - 24 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 31 (New Zealand) |
"Running Free" | Iron Maiden | February 1980 | n/a | 34 | 34 (United Kingdom) | 35 (New Zealand) |
"Santa Maria" | Roland Kaiser | June 1980 | n/a | n/a | 1 (Germany, Netherlands) | n/a |
"Sara" | Fleetwood Mac | January 1980 | 7 | 37 | 7 (United States) | See chart performance entry |
"Sexy Eyes" | Dr. Hook | January 1980 | 5 | 4 | 1 (New Zealand) | See chart performance entry |
"Shaddap You Face" | Joe Dolce | October 1980 | 53 | 1 | 1 (9 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"She's Out of My Life" | Michael Jackson | April 1980 | 10 | 3 | 3 (United Kingdom) | See chart performance entry |
"Shining Star" | The Manhattans | February 1980 | 5 | 45 | 2 (New Zealand) | See chart performance entry |
"So Long" | Fischer-Z | March 1980 | n/a | 72 | 5 ( Portugal) | 12 (Netherlands) - 14 ( Belgium) - 15 (Australia) |
"The Spirit of Radio" | Rush | February 1980 | 51 | 13 | 13 (United Kingdom) | 22 (Canada) |
"Steal Away" | Robbie Dupree | April 1980 | 6 | n/a | 6 (United States) | 2 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 5 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 14 (Canada) - 24 (Australia) - 85 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) |
"Stomp!" | The Brothers Johnson | February 1980 | 7 | 6 | 1 (New Zealand) | See chart performance entry |
"Stop the Cavalry" | Jona Lewie | December 1980 | n/a | 3 | 1 (Austria, France) | See chart performance entry |
"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" | The S.O.S. Band | March 1980 | 3 | 51 | 3 (New Zealand) | See chart performance entry |
"Talk of the Town" | The Pretenders | April 1980 | n/a | 8 | 8 (United Kingdom) | 14 (Ireland) - 24 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 55 (Australia) |
"This Is It" | Kenny Loggins | January 1980 | 11 | n/a | 9 (Canada) | 8 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 9 (Canada) - 16 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 17 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 19 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 26 (Netherlands [Dutch top 40]) - 35 (New Zealand) - 85 (Australia) |
"Tired of Toein' the Line" | Rocky Burnette | May 1980 | 8 | 58 | 1 (Australia) | 3 (New Zealand, South Africa) - 4 (Canada) - 6 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 9 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) - 39 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) |
"Total Control" | The Motels | March 1980 | n/a | n/a | 7 (Australia) | 9 (US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100) - 11 (New Zealand) - 19 (France) |
"Too Hot" | Kool & the Gang | January 1980 | 5 | 23 | 5 (United States) | 3 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 5 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) - 7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 11 (U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) - 18 (Canada) |
"Touch and Go" | The Cars | August 1980 | 37 | n/a | 16 (Canada) | 38 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles) - 42 (New Zealand) - 62 (Australia) |
"Turn It On Again" | Genesis | March 1980 | 58 | 8 | 8 (Italy, United Kingdom) | 12 (Ireland) - 32 (France) - 38 (Netherlands) - 49 (Canada) - 55 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |
"Turning Japanese" | The Vapors | January 1980 | 36 | 3 | 1 (Australia) | See chart performance entry |
"Upside Down" | Diana Ross | June 1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 (11 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"The Wanderer" | Donna Summer | September 1980 | 3 | 48 | 3 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"We Are Glass" | Gary Numan | May 1980 | n/a | 5 | 5 (United Kingdom, Israel) | 9 (Ireland) - 15 (Australia) - 42 (New Zealand) |
"We Can Get Together" | Flowers | September 1980 | 62 | n/a | 16 (Australia) | 36 (New Zealand) |
"What I Like About You" | The Romantics | January 1980 | 49 | n/a | 2 (Australia) | 8 (Netherlands) - 11 (Belgium) - 53 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) |
"With You I'm Born Again" | Billy Preston and Syreeta | January 1980 | 4 | 2 | 2 (United Kingdom) | See chart performance entry |
"Woman in Love" | Barbra Streisand | August 1980 | 1 | 1 | 1 (18 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"Xanadu" | Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra | June 1980 | 8 | 1 | 1 (10 countries) | See chart performance entry |
"You May Be Right" | Billy Joel | March 1980 | 7 | n/a | 6 (Canada) | 14 (South Africa) - 23 (New Zealand) - 28 (Australia) - 48 (U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) - 60 (Japan) |
"You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" | Jona Lewie | March 1980 | n/a | 16 | 3 (New Zealand) | 21 (Australia) |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"A Forest" | The Cure | March 1980 | 20 (Belgium) - 26 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 100]) - 31 (UK Singles Chart) - 38 (New Zealand) - 47 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs) |
"Another Nail in My Heart" | Squeeze | January 1980 | 10 (Irish Singles Chart) - 17 (UK Singles Chart) - 56 (Canada) |
"C·30 C·60 C·90 Go" b/w "Sun Sea and Piracy" | Bow Wow Wow | July 1980 | 34 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Freedom of Choice" | Devo | May 1980 | 8 (US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) - 71 (Australia) - 103 (US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100) |
"The Breaks" | Kurtis Blow | June 1980 | 4 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) - 9 (U.S. Billboard Dance chart) - 87 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100) |
"The Friend Catcher" | The Birthday Party | September 1980 | 21 (UK Indie Charts) |
"Holiday in Cambodia" | The Dead Kennedys | September 1980 | 2 (UK Indie Charts) |
"I Will Follow" | U2 | October 1980 | 20 (U.S. Billboard Top Tracks) - 34 (New Zealand) - 71 (Australia) Note: This single charted in 1981. |
"Kill the Poor" | Dead Kennedys | October 1980 | 1 (UK Indie Chart) - 49 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" | Joy Division | June 1980 | 1 (New Zealand) - 1 (UK Indie Singles Chart) - 13 (UK Singles Chart) - 26 (Australia) - 42 (U.S. Billboard Disco Top 100) |
"Rescue" | Echo & the Bunnymen | May 1980 | 62 (UK Singles Chart) |
"Sister Europe" | The Psychedelic Furs | February 1980 | 47 (New Zealand) - 100 (Australia) |
"Wardance" | Killing Joke | February 1980 | 50 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) |