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