Top Songs of 1980
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
142
7841
 38 Special Hold On Loosely Southern Rock
53
3141
 A Certain Ratio Shack Up Dance-Punk
A Certain Ratio Flight Dance-Punk
18
983
 ABBA The Winner Takes It All Europop
ABBA Super Trouper Europop
4
322
 AC/DC Back in Black Hard Rock
10
635
 AC/DC You Shook Me All Night Long Hard Rock
29
1761
 AC/DC Hells Bells Hard Rock
166
8806
 AC/DC Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution Hard Rock
AC/DC Shoot to Thrill Hard Rock
AC/DC Have a Drink on Me Hard Rock
49
2991
 Adam and The Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier New Wave, Post-Punk
97
5378
 Adam and The Ants Antmusic New Wave
125
6769
 Adam and The Ants Dog Eat Dog New Wave, Post-Punk
Afrika Bambaataa & The Cosmic Force Zulu Nation Throwdown Volume 1 Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
75
4540
 Alain Bashung Vertige de l'amour Heartland Rock
106
5694
 Alain Bashung Gaby Oh! Gaby Chanson, French Pop, New Wave, Pop Rock
182
9719
 Alan Vega Jukebox Babe Rockabilly
Angel Witch Angel Witch NWOBHM
Aswad Warrior Charge Dub
Au Pairs It's Obvious Post-Punk
71
4173
 Bad Brains Pay to Cum Hardcore Punk
118
6191
 Barbra Streisand Woman in Love Adult Contemporary
144
7950
 Barbra Streisand with Barry Gibb Guilty Adult Contemporary, Blue Eyed Soul
186
9924
 Bauhaus Dark Entries Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
Benny Mardones Into the Night Soft Rock
Bernard Lavilliers Stand the Ghetto Chanson, Reggae
Billy Joel It's Still Rock and Roll to Me Pop Rock, Rockabilly
140
7792
 Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell Heavy Metal
Black Sabbath Neon Knights Heavy Metal
Black Uhuru Stalk of Sinsemilla / Sinsemilla Dub, Roots Reggae
13
824
 Blondie Call Me Film Soundtrack, New Wave, Pop Rock
24
1581
 Blondie Rapture Disco Rap, New Wave
54
3174
 Blondie The Tide Is High New Wave, Pop Reggae
8
540
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Redemption Song Roots Reggae, Singer/Songwriter
52
3137
 Bob Marley and The Wailers Could You Be Loved Reggae
67
3945
 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Against the Wind Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
98
5387
 Bow Wow Wow C·30 C·60 C·90 Go New Wave, Post-Punk
Brother "D" with Collective Effort How We Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise? Conscious Hip Hop, Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
9
581
 Bruce Springsteen The River Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
39
2167
 Bruce Springsteen Hungry Heart Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
93
5151
 Bruce Springsteen Stolen Car Heartland Rock, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
111
5824
 Bruce Springsteen Point Blank Heartland Rock
Bruce Springsteen The Ties That Bind Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Bruce Springsteen Independence Day Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Bruce Springsteen Drive All Night Roots Rock, Singer/Songwriter
165
8796
 Bush Tetras Too Many Creeps Dance-Punk, No Wave
110
5800
 Change The Glow of Love Boogie
164
8632
 Change A Lover's Holiday Disco
155
8278
 Coati Mundi Me No Pop I Latin Disco
Cristina Is That All There Is? Art Pop, New Wave
109
5799
 Daryl Hall & John Oates Kiss on My List Blue Eyed Soul, Yacht Rock
171
9070
 Daryl Hall & John Oates You Make My Dreams Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Rock
5
346
 David Bowie Ashes to Ashes Art Pop, New Wave
51
3100
 David Bowie Fashion Art Pop, New Wave
147
8081
 David Bowie Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) Art Rock, New Wave, Pop Rock
David Bowie Teenage Wildlife Art Rock
David Bowie Up the Hill Backwards Art Rock, New Wave
11
776
 Dead Kennedys Holiday in Cambodia Hardcore Punk
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Tanz mit Mir Minimal Synth, Neue Deutsche Welle
16
908
 Devo Whip It New Wave, Synthpop
138
7581
 Devo Girl U Want New Wave
20
1256
 Dexys Midnight Runners Geno Blue Eyed Soul, New Wave, Ska
65
3876
 Dexys Midnight Runners There, There, My Dear Blue Eyed Soul, New Wave
74
4517
 Diamond Head Am I Evil? NWOBHM
37
1953
 Diana Ross I'm Coming Out Disco
48
2957
 Diana Ross Upside Down Disco, Pop Soul
Diane Tell Si J'étais un homme Chanson
47
2807
 Dire Straits Romeo and Juliet Pop Rock
72
4201
 Dire Straits Tunnel of Love Pop Rock
Dire Straits Skateaway Heartland Rock
50
3004
 Dolly Parton 9 to 5 Urban Cowboy
Donna Summer The Wanderer Pop Rock, Pop Soul
Eagles Seven Bridges Road Country Rock
Echo and the Bunnymen Rescue Post-Punk
Echo and the Bunnymen Villiers Terrace Post-Punk
179
9567
 Eddy Mitchell Couleur menthe à l'eau Chanson
187
9967
 Elli & Jacno Main dans la main French Pop, Synthpop
Elvis Costello High Fidelity New Wave, Pop Rock
92
5137
 Elvis Costello and The Attractions I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down New Wave, Power Pop
156
8279
 Elvis Costello and The Attractions New Amsterdam New Wave, Power Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Elvis Costello and The Attractions Riot Act New Wave, Pop Rock
Elvis Costello and The Attractions Clubland New Wave, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
126
6802
 Fehlfarben Paul ist tot Art Punk, Neue Deutsche Welle, Post-Punk
France Gall Il jouait du piano debout French Pop
Francis Cabrel L'encre de tes yeux Chanson, Folk Rock
Francis Cabrel La Dame de Haute Savoie Chanson, Folk Rock
159
8503
 Franco Battiato Prospettiva Nevski Canzone d'autore, New Wave, Pop Rock
Franco Battiato Up patriots to arms Canzone d'autore, New Wave, Pop Rock
121
6396
 Frank Sinatra (Theme from) New York, New York Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
120
6309
 Frankie Smith Double Dutch Bus Disco Rap
25
1629
 Funky Four Plus One That's the Joint Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
169
9034
 Genesis Turn It On Again Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
Genesis Misunderstanding Pop Rock
79
4708
 George Benson Give Me the Night Disco, Funk
14
860
 George Jones He Stopped Loving Her Today Nashville Sound
George Jones If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will) Country
Giorgio Gaber Io se fossi Dio Singer/Songwriter
Glenn Branca Lesson No. 1 for Electric Guitar No Wave, Totalism
154
8264
 Grace Jones Private Life Art Pop, Dub, New Wave
Grace Jones Warm Leatherette Art Pop, Dub, Sophisti-Pop
Grace Jones Love Is the Drug Art Pop, Dance-Pop
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five Freedom Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
94
5166
 Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers Just the Two of Us Smooth Jazz, Smooth Soul, Soul Jazz
141
7805
 Irene Cara Fame Dance-Pop, Disco, Film Soundtrack
82
4742
 Iron Maiden Phantom of the Opera NWOBHM
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden NWOBHM
Iron Maiden Running Free NWOBHM
148
8099
 James Brown Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) Disco, Funk
66
3880
 Japan Nightporter Art Pop
170
9057
 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids Art Pop, New Wave
Jean Guidoni Je marche dans les villes Cabaret, Chanson
117
6135
 Jermaine Jackson Let's Get Serious Dance-Pop, Disco, Pop Soul
Jimmy Ruffin Hold On to My Love Disco, Pop Soul
162
8586
 Jimmy Spicer Adventures of Super Rhyme (Rap) Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
107
5758
 Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Bad Reputation Punk Rock
Joaquín Sabina Calle melancolía Singer/Songwriter
John Cooper Clarke Beasley Street New Wave
John Lee Hooker This Is Hip Electric Blues
31
1779
 John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over Soft Rock
85
4900
 John Lennon Watching the Wheels Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
177
9420
 John Lennon Woman Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
John Williams / The London Symphony Orchestra The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) Cinematic Classical, Classical March, Film Score
Johnny Lee Lookin' for Love Film Soundtrack, Urban Cowboy
Jona Lewie Stop the Cavalry Christmas Music, Synthpop
163
8630
 Josef K It's Kinda Funny Post-Punk
112
5875
 Journey Any Way You Want It AOR
1
15
 Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart Post-Punk
15
868
 Joy Division Atmosphere Post-Punk
63
3820
 Joy Division Isolation New Wave, Post-Punk
130
7016
 Joy Division Heart and Soul Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
161
8576
 Joy Division Dead Souls Post-Punk
Joy Division Decades Coldwave, Gothic Rock
Joy Division Atrocity Exhibition Post-Punk
60
3404
 Judas Priest Breaking the Law Heavy Metal
Judas Priest Living After Midnight Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Kano I'm Ready Italo-Disco
103
5578
 Kate Bush Breathing Art Pop, Progressive Pop
113
6034
 Kate Bush Babooshka Art Pop
115
6075
 Kate Bush Army Dreamers Art Pop
128
6899
 Killing Joke Requiem Post-Punk
157
8280
 Killing Joke Wardance Post-Punk
Killing Joke The Wait Post-Punk
Killing Joke Change Post-Punk
44
2421
 Kool & The Gang Celebration Disco
17
972
 Kurtis Blow The Breaks Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
178
9467
 Lakeside Fantastic Voyage Boogie, Synth Funk
Liliput Split Post-Punk
Lio Amoureux solitaires French Pop, Synthpop
172
9200
 Loleatta Holloway Love Sensation Disco, Soul
151
8140
 Loose Joints Is It All Over My Face Disco
56
3257
 Madness Baggy Trousers 2 Tone
135
7314
 Madness Embarrassment New Wave, Pop
Magazine A Song from Under the Floorboards Post-Punk
30
1771
 Martha and The Muffins Echo Beach New Wave
Michel Berger Quelques mots d'amour Chanson, French Pop
Michel Berger La groupie du pianiste Chanson, French Pop
Michigan & Smiley Diseases Dancehall, Deejay
84
4847
 Mission of Burma Academy Fight Song Post-Punk
3
314
 Motörhead Ace of Spades Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Motörhead (We Are) The Road Crew Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
127
6853
 Nacha Pop La Chica de ayer New Wave, Pop Rock
174
9392
 Neil Diamond America Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
Olivia Newton-John Magic Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu Disco, Film Soundtrack, Pop
73
4497
 Orange Juice Blue Boy Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
86
4903
 Orange Juice Falling and Laughing Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk
Orange Juice Simply Thrilled Honey Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
Orchestra Baobab Mouhamadou Bamba Wolof Music
77
4596
 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Enola Gay New Wave, Synthpop
38
2164
 Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
183
9865
 Ozzy Osbourne Mr. Crowley Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Ozzy Osbourne Suicide Solution Heavy Metal
184
9866
 Paraíso Para ti Jangle Pop, New Wave
122
6437
 Pat Benatar Hit Me with Your Best Shot Pop Rock
100
5423
 Paul McCartney Coming Up Funk Rock, New Wave, Pop Rock
Paul McCartney Temporary Secretary Minimal Synth, Synthpop, Zolo
87
4935
 Paul Simon Late in the Evening Film Soundtrack, Folk Pop, Pop Rock
114
6070
 Pete Townshend Let My Love Open the Door Pop Rock
23
1570
 Peter Gabriel Biko Art Rock
27
1668
 Peter Gabriel Games Without Frontiers Art Rock, Pop Rock
83
4747
 Pretenders Precious New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk Rock
96
5358
 Pretenders Talk of the Town New Wave, Pop Rock
22
1404
 Prince When You Were Mine Pop Rock
104
5608
 Prince Dirty Mind Synth Funk
Prince Uptown Pop Rock, Synth Funk
21
1282
 Queen Another One Bites the Dust Disco, Pop Rock
Queen Flash Art Rock, Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock
Queen Save Me Glam Rock
68
3977
 Ramones Do You Remember Rock'n'Roll Radio Power Pop, Punk Rock
124
6745
 Randy Crawford One Day I'll Fly Away Adult Contemporary, Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
Renaud Marche à l'ombre Chanson
101
5462
 REO Speedwagon Keep On Loving You AOR, Soft Rock
REO Speedwagon Take It On the Run AOR
136
7322
 Robert Palmer Johnny and Mary New Wave, Synthpop
Robert Palmer Looking for Clues New Wave, Pop Rock
Robert Wyatt At Last I Am Free Art Pop, Art Rock
Roky Erickson & The Aliens Don't Shake Me Lucifer Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Roots Rock
132
7118
 Rough Trade Highschool Confidential New Wave
168
8868
 Roxy Music Oh Yeah New Wave, Pop Rock, Sophisti-Pop
Roxy Music Over You Pop Rock, Sophisti-Pop
Roxy Music Same Old Scene Dance-Pop, New Romantic, Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
43
2366
 Rush The Spirit of Radio Progressive Rock
Rush Freewill Progressive Rock
Saxon 747 (Strangers in the Night) Hard Rock, NWOBHM
Scorpions The Zoo Hard Rock
99
5412
 Siouxsie and The Banshees Happy House Post-Punk
150
8133
 Siouxsie and The Banshees Christine Post-Punk
Siouxsie and The Banshees Israel Post-Punk
59
3288
 SOS Band Take Your Time (Do It Right) Boogie
78
4683
 Spandau Ballet To Cut a Long Story Short New Romantic, Synthpop
Sparks When I'm with You Electro-Disco, Synthpop
42
2343
 Split Enz I Got You New Wave, Pop Rock
Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three Love Rap Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
Spoonie Gee & Treacherous Three The New Rap Language Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
Spoonie Gee Meets The Sequence Monster Jam Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
175
9399
 Squeeze Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) New Wave, Power Pop
Squeeze Another Nail in My Heart New Wave, Power Pop
Stacy Lattisaw Jump to the Beat Disco, Pop Soul
80
4734
 Steely Dan Hey Nineteen Yacht Rock
Stephanie Mills Never Knew Love Like This Before Disco, Soul
89
5019
 Steve Winwood While You See a Chance Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
33
1820
 Stevie Wonder Master Blaster (Jammin') Pop Reggae
Stevie Wonder Happy Birthday Disco, Pop Soul, Synth Funk
55
3251
 Stray Cats Runaway Boys Rockabilly
Sugar Minott Good Thing Going Lovers Rock
2
66
 Talking Heads Once in a Lifetime New Wave, Post-Punk
41
2297
 Talking Heads Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) Funk Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk
105
5675
 Talking Heads Crosseyed and Painless Funk Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk
Talking Heads Houses in Motion Funk Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk
Tanya Winley Vicious Rap Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
62
3774
 Taxi Girl Cherchez le garçon French Pop, New Wave, Synthpop
Ted Nugent Wango Tango Hard Rock
134
7312
 Teddy Pendergrass Love T.K.O. Philly Soul, Smooth Soul
Téléphone Argent trop cher Punk Rock
Tequila Dime que me quieres New Wave
The Alan Parsons Project The Turn of a Friendly Card (Part One) Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Soft Rock
69
4036
 The B-52's Private Idaho Dance-Punk, New Wave
The B-52's Give Me Back My Man New Wave, Post-Punk
32
1789
 The Beat Mirror in the Bathroom 2 Tone, New Wave
173
9353
 The Beat Stand Down Margaret 2 Tone, Pop Reggae
The Beat Twist and Crawl 2 Tone, New Wave
The Beat Hands Off...She's Mine 2 Tone
108
5798
 The Blues Brothers Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Film Soundtrack, Rhythm & Blues
The Blues Brothers feat. Ray Charles Shake a Tail Feather Film Soundtrack, Rhythm & Blues
116
6124
 The Brothers Johnson Stomp Disco, Funk
36
1946
 The Clash The Magnificent Seven Dance-Punk, Disco Rap, Funk
119
6256
 The Clash Bankrobber Reggae
The Clash Police on My Back Punk Rock
The Comsat Angels Independence Day Post-Punk
167
8856
 The Cramps TV Set Garage Punk, Psychobilly
The Cramps Drug Train Psychobilly
The Cramps Garbageman Garage Punk, Psychobilly
12
802
 The Cure A Forest Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
The Cure Play for Today Post-Punk
139
7676
 The dB's Black and White Jangle Pop, Power Pop
The Dicks The Dicks Hate the Police Hardcore Punk
35
1893
 The Fall Totally Wired Post-Punk
The Fall English Scheme Post-Punk
The Fall How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' Post-Punk
The Feelies Loveless Love Post-Punk
133
7279
 The Gap Band Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) Synth Funk
152
8154
 The J. Geils Band Love Stinks Pop Rock
158
8448
 The Jacksons Heartbreak Hotel Disco
180
9678
 The Jacksons Can You Feel It Disco
6
388
 The Jam Going Underground Mod Revival, New Wave
7
492
 The Jam That's Entertainment Mod Revival, New Wave
46
2666
 The Jam Start! Mod Revival, New Wave
61
3684
 The Jim Carroll Band People Who Died Punk Rock
The Kings Switchin' to Glide Power Pop
The Kings This Beat Goes On Power Pop
70
4159
 The Korgis Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime Ambient Pop, Synthpop
The Manhattans Shining Star Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
The Pointer Sisters He's So Shy Pop Soul, Yacht Rock
58
3269
 The Police Don't Stand So Close to Me New Wave, Pop Rock
145
7976
 The Police Voices Inside My Head Pop Reggae
149
8130
 The Police De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da New Wave, Pop Rock
The Police Canary in a Coalmine New Wave, Pop Rock
129
6906
 The Psychedelic Furs Sister Europe Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Punk
The Psychedelic Furs India Post-Punk
88
5001
 The Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue Funk Rock, Pop Rock
The Ruts West One (Shine on Me) Punk Rock
The Ruts Staring at the Rude Boys Punk Rock
146
8059
 The Soft Boys Queen of Eyes Jangle Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Punk
The Soft Boys I Wanna Destroy You Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Punk, Power Pop
34
1870
 The Special A.K.A. Too Much Too Young 2 Tone
176
9407
 The Specials Stereotype 2 Tone
181
9717
 The Specials Do Nothing 2 Tone
The Specials Rat Race 2 Tone
185
9893
 The Sugarhill Gang 8th Wonder Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
40
2171
 The Teardrop Explodes Reward New Wave, Post-Punk
95
5314
 The Teardrop Explodes Treason (It's Just a Story) New Wave, Post-Punk
The Teardrop Explodes When I Dream Neo-Psychedelia, New Wave, Post-Punk
81
4741
 The Undertones My Perfect Cousin New Wave, Pop Punk, Power Pop
The Undertones Wednesday Week Pop Punk, Power Pop
57
3261
 The Vapors Turning Japanese New Wave, Power Pop
123
6508
 Tom Browne Funkin' For Jamaica Funk
91
5120
 Tom Waits Jersey Girl Singer/Songwriter
160
8535
 Tom Waits Ruby's Arms Singer/Songwriter
Tom Waits Heartattack and Vine Blues Rock
137
7337
 Treacherous Three The Body Rock East Coast Hip Hop
64
3872
 Trust Antisocial Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
19
1228
 U2 I Will Follow Post-Punk
U2 11 O'Clock Tick Tock Post-Punk
U2 Out of Control Post-Punk
UB40 Food for Thought Dub, Pop Reggae
UB40 King Dub, Pop Reggae
26
1667
 Ultravox Vienna New Romantic, Synthpop
Ultravox All Stood Still New Romantic, Synthpop
Ultravox Sleepwalk New Romantic, Synthpop
153
8185
 Van Halen Everybody Wants Some!! Hard Rock
Van Halen And the Cradle Will Rock Hard Rock
45
2528
 Visage Fade to Grey New Romantic, Synthpop
Wah! Heat Better Scream Post-Punk
Wah! Heat Seven Minutes to Midnight Post-Punk
Was (Not Was) Wheel Me Out Dance-Punk, Electro-Disco
Whitesnake Fool for Your Loving AOR, Blues Rock, Hard Rock
90
5046
 Willie Nelson On the Road Again Country
Willie Nelson Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground Country
28
1686
 X Los Angeles Punk Rock
143
7903
 X Johnny Hit and Run Paulene Punk Rock
X Your Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not Post-Punk, Punk Rock
102
5479
 XTC Generals and Majors New Wave, Pop Rock
XTC Towers of London New Wave
Yarbrough & Peoples Don't Stop the Music Boogie, Synth Funk
Yello Bostich Electro-Disco, Synthpop
76
4566
 Young Marble Giants Final Day Indie Pop, Post-Punk
Young Marble Giants Searching for Mr. Right Post-Punk
131
7057
 Zapp More Bounce to the Ounce Synth Funk