Top 500 Songs of 1980
rank | Artist | Song |
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500 | Tommy James | Three Times In Love |
499 | cristy lane | One Day At A Time |
498 | Bernadette Peters | Gee Whiz |
497 | Dow Jones and the Industrials | Can't Stand the Midwest |
496 | Barbara Streisand | Kiss Me In The Rain |
495 | Secret Affair | My World |
494 | John Stewart | Lost Her In the Sun |
493 | Robin Trower | victims of the fury |
492 | Village People, the | Can't Stop the Music |
491 | Natalie Cole | What You Won't Do For Love |
490 | Eagles, the | Disco Strangler |
489 | Jimmy Hall | I'm Happy That Love Has Found You |
488 | Buggles, the | Clean Clean |
487 | Amy Holland | How Do I Survive |
486 | meco | empire strikes back |
485 | Pure Prairie League | I'm almost ready |
484 | Elton John | Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?) |
483 | Anne Murray | broken hearted me |
482 | James Last Band | The Seduction |
481 | John Cougar Mellencamp | This Time |
480 | Babys, the | Too Far Gone |
479 | Cars, the | Up & Down |
478 | Robert John | hey there lonely girl |
477 | Huey Lewis & the News | Who Cares |
476 | Ottawan | D.I.S.C.O. |
475 | Brothers Johnson | Light Up The Night |
474 | teenage head | somethin on my mind |
473 | Dionne Warwick | No Night So Long |
472 | Chic | Rebels Are We |
471 | surf punks, the | my wave |
470 | James Brown | rapp payback |
469 | Paul Davis | Do Right |
468 | Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio | Two Places at the Same Time |
467 | ABBA | Summer Night City |
466 | Bob Seger | Her Strut |
465 | Plimsouls, the | Zero Hour |
464 | Heart | rockin heaven down |
463 | Kenny Rogers | Love the World Away |
462 | Teri DeSario | Yes, I'm Ready |
461 | Rubber City Rebels | Rubber City Rebels |
460 | Flesh Eaters, the | Pony Dress |
459 | Cars, the | Gimme Some Slack |
458 | Saga | Careful Where You Step |
457 | Jimmy Ruffin | Hold On To My Love |
456 | Rod Stewart | gi'me wings |
455 | Larsen-Feiten Band | who'll be the fool tonight |
454 | Cockney Rejects | War On the Terraces (For the Firm) |
453 | Mickey Gilley | Stand By Me |
452 | Flying Lizards, the | TV |
451 | John Lennon | Clean Up Time |
450 | Buggles, the | Elstree |
449 | Irene Cara | out here on my own |
448 | Whispers, the | Lady |
447 | Ronnie Milsap | My Heart |
446 | Paul McCartney | Waterfalls |
445 | Scorpions | Make It Real |
444 | Babys, the | Midnight Rendezvous |
443 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | Five Gears In Reverse |
442 | Gary Numan | This Wreckage |
441 | Styx | why me |
440 | Change | The Glow of Love |
439 | Bellamy Brothers | Dancin' Cowboys |
438 | Thin Lizzy | Killer On The Loose |
437 | Journey | Walks Like A Lady |
436 | D.O.A. | The Enemy |
435 | Streetheart | under my thumb |
434 | Melissa Manchester | Fire In The Morning |
433 | George Benson | Love X Love |
432 | Isley Brothers, the | Don't Say Goodnight |
431 | Dirt Band, the | Make A Little Magic |
430 | Kingbees, the | My Mistake |
429 | Iron Maiden | Running Free |
428 | Kano | I'm Ready |
427 | Motorhead | Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers |
426 | Peter Gabriel | Not One Of Us |
425 | o jays | Forever Mine |
424 | U.K. Subs | Teenage |
423 | Survivor | somewhere in america |
422 | Germs, the | Lexicon Devil |
421 | Orchestra Baobab | Mouhamadou Bamba |
420 | Grace Jones | private life |
419 | Pretenders, the | Cuban Slide |
418 | Jacksons, the | Lovely One |
417 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | Geno |
416 | Teena Marie | I Need Your Lovin' |
415 | Scorpions | Lady Starlight |
414 | Kiss | Shandi |
413 | J. Geils Band | Come Back |
412 | Kelly Marie | Feels Like I'm In Love |
411 | Rufus feat Chaka Khan | Do You Love What You Feel |
410 | Olivia Newton-John | Xanadu |
409 | Swell Maps | Let's Buy A Bridge |
408 | Rolling Stones, the | Send It To Me |
407 | Boomtown Rats, the | Banana Republic |
406 | surf punks, the | my beach |
405 | Nazereth | Holiday |
404 | Charlie Daniels Band | The Legend of Wooley Swamp |
403 | Dr. Hook | Girls Can Get It |
402 | Al Stewart | midnight rocks |
401 | Dave Davies | nothing more to lose |
400 | Adam & The Ants | Los Rancheros |
399 | Randy Meisner | Deep Inside My Heart |
398 | Prism | Young & Restless |
397 | Stacy Lattislaw | Let Me Be Your Angel |
396 | Harry Chapin | Sequel |
395 | j.d. souther | You're Only Lonely |
394 | chuck mangione | Give It All You Got |
393 | Donna Summer | Cold Love |
392 | Prince | when you were mine |
391 | Don Williams | I Believe In You |
390 | Saga | Don't Be Late |
389 | Knack, the | Baby Talks Dirty |
388 | Linda Ronstadt | I can't let go |
387 | Teddy Pendergrass | Love T.K.O. |
386 | Ali Thomson | Take A Little Rhythm |
385 | Natalie Cole | someone that I used to love |
384 | Cockney Rejects | Bad Man |
383 | Anne Murray | could I have this dance |
382 | Peaches & Herb | I Pledge My Love |
381 | David Bowie | It's No Game |
380 | Alice Cooper | Pain |
379 | Gary Myrick & the Figures | She Talks In Stereo |
378 | Birthday Party, the | The Friend Catcher |
377 | Cheap Trick | Stop This Game |
376 | Dionne Warwick | déjà vu |
375 | Loose Joints | Is It All Over My Face? |
374 | Eagles, the | king of hollywood |
373 | Larry Graham | one in a million you |
372 | Bob Seger | Betty Lou's Getting' Out Tonight |
371 | Jimmy Buffett | Vocano |
370 | Monks, the (Thomas D'Arcy) | Spotty Face |
369 | Barry Manilow | Ships |
368 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | What Are You Doin' In My Life? |
367 | Gap Band, the | Oops Upside Your Head |
366 | Heart | Bebe Le Strange |
365 | Manhattan Transfer | Twilight Zone |
364 | Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton John | I Can't Help It |
363 | Roger Daltrey | Free Me |
362 | Cars, the | Don't Tell Me No |
361 | Kansas | Hold On |
360 | Bad Manners | Special Brew |
359 | Charlie Daniels Band | In America |
358 | Christopher Cross | Never Be The Same |
357 | A Certain Ratio | shack up |
356 | D.O.A. | The Prisoner |
355 | Rolling Stones, the | Let Me Go |
354 | Black Flag | No Values |
353 | Clash, the | The Call Up |
352 | Cabaret Voltaire | Seconds Too Late |
351 | Orange Juice | Blue Boy |
350 | Gary Numan | I Die: You Die |
349 | Spider | New Romance (It's A Mystery) |
348 | Cliff Richard | Dreamin' |
347 | Devo | freedom of choice |
346 | Foreigner | Women |
345 | Spinners, the | Cupid / I've Love You For a Long Time |
344 | Cars, the | Misfit Kid |
343 | Commodores, the | Old-Fashion Love |
342 | Herb Alpert | Rotation |
341 | Anne Murray | daydream believer |
340 | Paul McCartney | Temporary Secretary |
339 | Ambrosia | you're the only woman |
338 | Thin Lizzy | Chinatown |
337 | Black Sabbath | Neon Knights |
336 | Billy Joel | Sometimes A Fantasy |
335 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | How Does It Feel To Be Back? |
334 | Grateful Dead, the | Alabama getaway |
333 | Linda Clifford | Red Light |
332 | Johnny Lee | Lookin' For Love |
331 | Cheap Trick | Just Got Back |
330 | Tom Waits | On the Nickel |
329 | Peter Gabriel | I Don't Remember |
328 | Leon Haywood | don't push it, don't force it |
327 | Joy Division | The Eternal |
326 | Rick Pinette & Oak | king of the hill |
325 | Bruce Springsteen | Ramrod |
324 | Dan Fogelberg | Heart Hotels |
323 | George Jones | He Stopped Loving Her Today |
322 | Pete Townsend | Rough Boys |
321 | Bauhaus | Crowds |
320 | Pat Travers | Snortin' Whiskey |
319 | Killing Joke | Change |
318 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Israel |
317 | Elvis Costello | Getting Mighty Crowded |
316 | Pointer Sisters, the | He's So Shy |
315 | Whispers, the | And the Beat Goes On |
314 | Buggles, the | The Plastic Age |
313 | Dr. Hook | Better Love Next Time |
312 | Stray Cats, the | Runaway Boys |
311 | Treacherous Three | At The Party |
310 | Kenny Loggins | Keep The Fire |
309 | Circle Jerks | Back Against the Wall |
308 | Little River Band | Cool Change |
307 | Kings, the | This Beat Goes On |
306 | Rupert Holmes | Him |
305 | Billy Joel | Don't Ask Me Why |
304 | U2 | A Day Without Me |
303 | Olivia Newton-John | Magic |
302 | Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World |
301 | Robbie Dupree | Hot Rod Hearts |
300 | Stephanie Mills | Never Knew Love Like This Before |
299 | Benny Mardones | Into The Night |
298 | Queen | dragon attack |
297 | Alabama | Tennessee River |
296 | Monks, the (Thomas D'Arcy) | Johnny B Rotton |
295 | Ted Nugent | Wango Tango |
294 | Neil Sedaka / Dara Sedaka | Should've Never Let You Go |
293 | Ray, Goodman & Brown | Special Lady |
292 | Kim Carnes | More Love |
291 | Queen | Rock It (Prime Jive) |
290 | Uncle Vic | Space Invaders |
289 | Cheap Trick | Voices |
288 | Electric Light Orchestra | I'm Alive |
287 | Jackson Browne | Boulevard |
286 | Aerosmith | Come Together |
285 | Waylon Jennings | Theme From "Dukes of Hazzard" |
284 | Billy Preston & Syreeta | With You I'm Born Again |
283 | Bow Wow Wow | c30, c60, c90 go! |
282 | Andy Gibb | Desire |
281 | Tom Browne | Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.) |
280 | Utopia | Set Me Free |
279 | Wipers | Mystery |
278 | Oingo Boingo | Ain't This The Life |
277 | Monks, the (Thomas D'Arcy) | Nice Legs, Shame About Her Face |
276 | Selecter, the | On My Radio |
275 | Alan Parsons Project | Damned If I Do |
274 | Tom Petty | don't bring me down |
273 | George Benson | Give Me The Night |
272 | Modern English | Gathering Dust |
271 | Bette Midler | The Rose |
270 | Specials, the | Stereotype |
269 | GG Allin | Don't Talk To Me |
268 | Toto | 99 |
267 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | High Fidelity |
266 | Young Marble Giants | N.I.T.A. |
265 | Kenny Rogers / Kim Carnes | Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer |
264 | Gary Numan | We Are Glass |
263 | Rod Stewart | Foolish Behaviour |
262 | Kool & the Gang | Too Hot |
261 | Blues Brothers, the | Gimme Some Lovin' |
260 | Doobie Brothers, the | Real Love |
259 | Kenny Rogers | You Decorated My Life |
258 | Aerosmith | Remember (walking in the sand) |
257 | Shalamar | The Second Time Around |
256 | Jacksons, the | heartbreak hotel |
255 | Alice Cooper | Clones |
254 | Wipers | Return of the Rat |
253 | Jackson Browne | That Girl Could Sing |
252 | 707 | I Could Be Good For You |
251 | Kenny Loggins | This Is It |
250 | Pure Prairie League | Let Me Love You Tonight |
249 | Barbara Streisand | Woman In Love |
248 | Linda Ronstadt | Hurt So Bad |
247 | Black Flag | Jealous Again |
246 | Cheap Trick | Everything Works If You Let It |
245 | ZZ Top | I Thank You |
244 | Circle Jerks | Operation |
243 | Boz Scaggs | Jojo |
242 | Jam, the | Start! |
241 | B-52s, the | Strobe Light |
240 | dead kennedys, the | Let's Lynch the Landlord |
239 | Babys, the | back on my feet again |
238 | Monks, the (Thomas D'Arcy) | Love in Stereo |
237 | Visage | Fade To Grey |
236 | Bauhaus | Telegram Sam |
235 | Motels, the | Danger |
234 | Iggy Pop | Knockin 'Em Down (In The City) |
233 | Spinners, the | Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl |
232 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | New Amsterdam |
231 | Rocky Burnette | tired of toein' the line |
230 | Teardrop Explodes, the | Treason (It's Just A Story) |
229 | Specials, the | Rat Race |
228 | Young Marble Giants | Final Day |
227 | Spandau Ballet | To Cut A Long Story Short |
226 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling |
225 | Motorhead | the chase is better than the catch |
224 | Eddie Rabbitt | drivin' my life away |
223 | Japan | Quiet Life |
222 | Police, the | Driven To Tears |
221 | Killing Joke | Requiem |
220 | Cars, the | Touch & Go |
219 | AC/DC | What You Do For Money, Honey |
218 | Fleetwood Mac | Think About Me |
217 | Kool & the Gang | Ladies Night |
216 | Boz Scaggs | Look What You've Done To Me |
215 | Devo | Gates of Steel |
214 | Pat Benatar | We Live For Love |
213 | Steve Forbert | Romeo's Tune |
212 | Romeos, the | seriously affected |
211 | Madness | My Girl |
210 | Bush Tetras | Too Many Creeps |
209 | Manhattens, the | Shining Star |
208 | Pretenders, the | Mystery Achievement |
207 | Dirt Band, the | An American Dream |
206 | Pylon | Cool |
205 | Bob Seger | Fire Lake |
204 | Cockney Rejects | Oi! Oi! Oi! |
203 | Willie Nelson | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys |
202 | X | You're Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not |
201 | Oingo Boingo | Only A Lad |
200 | Kate Bush | Babooshka |
199 | Stiff Little Fingers | Gotta Gettaway |
198 | Black Sabbath | Heaven and Hell |
197 | Frank Sinatra | Theme From New York, New York |
196 | Commodores, the | Still |
195 | Ultravox | Vienna |
194 | isaac hayes | Don't Let Go |
193 | Jim Carroll Band | People Who Died |
192 | B-52s, the | Give Me Back My Man |
191 | Bob Seger | You'll Accomp'ny Me |
190 | Tom Waits | Heartattack and Vine |
189 | Christopher Cross | Sailing |
188 | John Lennon | Watching the Wheels |
187 | Linda Ronstadt | How Do I Make You |
186 | Ambrosia | Biggest Part Of Me |
185 | Van Halen | Everybody Wants Some |
184 | Joy Division | Passover |
183 | Undertones, the | My Perfect Cousin |
182 | Michael Jackson | She's Out Of My Life |
181 | Paul Simon | Late In The Evening |
180 | Queen | Play The Game |
179 | Swell Maps | The Helicopter Spies |
178 | Eagles, the | I Can't Tell You Why |
177 | Kenny Rogers | Coward Of the County |
176 | Madness | Embarassment |
175 | Genesis | Turn It On Again |
174 | Barnes & Barnes | Fish Heads |
173 | ABBA | Chiquitita |
172 | Smokey Robinson | Cruisin' |
171 | Young Marble Giants | Brand - New - Life |
170 | Grateful Dead, the | Althea |
169 | Buzzcocks | I Believe |
168 | Carly Simon | Jesse |
167 | OMD | Enola Gay |
166 | Monks, the (Thomas D'Arcy) | Drugs In My Pocket |
165 | Echo & the Bunnymen | Do It Clean |
164 | Boz Scaggs | Breakdown Dead Ahead |
163 | Jermaine Jackson | Let's Get Serious |
162 | Dr. Hook | Sexy Eyes |
161 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down |
160 | Carole King | One Fine Day |
159 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | wait for me |
158 | Cliff Richard | We Don't Talk Anymore |
157 | Air Supply | Lost In Love |
156 | Blondie | Union City Blue |
155 | Dan Fogelberg | Longer |
154 | Molly Hatchet | Flirtin' With Disaster |
153 | Boomtown Rats, the | I Don't Like Mondays |
152 | Brothers Johnson | Stomp |
151 | S.O.S. Band, the | Take Your Time (Do It Right) |
150 | Elton John | Little Jeannie |
149 | Donna Summer | The Wanderer |
148 | Bad Brains | Pay to Cum |
147 | treacherous three | The Body Rock |
146 | Pat Benatar | You Better Run |
145 | Martha & The Muffins | Echo Beach |
144 | Echo & the Bunnymen | Rescue |
143 | Neil Diamond | September Morn |
142 | Tom Waits | Jersey Girl |
141 | Pink Floyd | Is There Anybody Out There? |
140 | Clash, the | Bankrobber |
139 | dead kennedys, the | Kill the Poor |
138 | Police, the | Canary In A Coalmine |
137 | Robbie Dupree | Steal Away |
136 | Pretenders, the | The Wait |
135 | Diana Ross | Upside Down |
134 | Heart | Even It Up |
133 | B-52s, the | Private Idaho |
132 | David Bowie | scary monsters |
131 | Peter Gabriel | Biko |
130 | Queen | Save Me |
129 | ABBA | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! |
128 | Roxy Music | Oh Yeah! |
127 | Spoonie Gee | Spoonin' Rap |
126 | Madness | Baggy Trousers |
125 | Christopher Cross | Ride Like The Wind |
124 | Pink Floyd | Goodbye Blue Sky |
123 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Even the Losers |
122 | Rockpile | Teacher Teacher |
121 | Eagles, the | The Long Run |
120 | Prince | I Wanna Be Your Lover |
119 | Joe Walsh | All Night Long |
118 | AC/DC | Hells Bells |
117 | KC & the Sunshine Band | Please Don't Go |
116 | Talking Heads | Houses In Motion |
115 | Foreigner | Head Games |
114 | Pretenders, the | Tattoed Love Boys |
113 | Roxy Music | Over You |
112 | Fall, the | Totally Wired |
111 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Christine |
110 | Jam, the | That's Entertainment |
109 | Black Flag | Wasted |
108 | Circle Jerks | Live Fast Die Young |
107 | XTC | Generals & Majors |
106 | Pete Townsend | Let My Love Open the Door |
105 | Judas Priest | Living After Midnight |
104 | John Lennon | (Just Like) Starting Over |
103 | Pink Floyd | Run Like Hell |
102 | Joy Division | Disorder |
101 | Scorpions | The Zoo |
100 | ZZ Top | Cheap Sunglasses |
99 | Korgis, the | everybody's go to learn sometimes |
98 | Police, the | So Lonely |
97 | Neil Diamond | Love On the Rocks |
96 | Talking Heads | Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) |
95 | U2 | 11 O'Clock Tick Tock |
94 | Robert Palmer | johnny & mary |
93 | Rolling Stones, the | she's so cold |
92 | Rush | Freewill |
91 | Kenny Loggins | I'm alright (caddyshack) |
90 | Dolly Parton | 9 to 5 |
89 | Split Enz | Shark Attack |
88 | Clash, the | The Magnificent Seven |
87 | Bruce Cockburn | Wondering Where the Lions Are |
86 | Pat Benatar | Hell Is For Children |
85 | Captain & Tennille | Do That To Me One More Time |
84 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Here Comes My Girl |
83 | Billy Joel | You May Be Right |
82 | Judas Priest | Breakin' The Law |
81 | Fleetwood Mac | Sara |
80 | Irene Cara | Fame |
79 | Van Halen | And the Cradle Will Rock |
78 | Charlie Dore | Pilot of the Airwaves |
77 | Devo | Girl U Want |
76 | Joy Division | Dead Souls |
75 | Vapors, the | Turning Japanese |
74 | Police, the | de do do do, de da da da |
73 | Ramones, the | Chinese Rock |
72 | Cheap Trick | Dream Police |
71 | Paul McCartney | Coming Up |
70 | Bob Seger | Against The Wind |
69 | X | Los Angeles |
68 | Air Supply | All Out Of Love |
67 | Blondie | The Tide Is High |
66 | Jam, the | Going Underground |
65 | Led Zeppelin | All My Love |
64 | Rolling Stones, the | Emotional Rescue |
63 | Willie Nelson | On the Road Again |
62 | Pink Floyd | In The Flesh? |
61 | Rush | The Spirit of Radio |
60 | Journey | Any Way You Want It |
59 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Don't Do Me Like That |
58 | M | Pop Muzik |
57 | Split Enz | I Got You |
56 | Supertramp | take the long way home |
55 | English Beat, the | Mirror In The Bathroom |
54 | XTC | Making Plans For Nigel |
53 | Bruce Springsteen | Hungry Heart |
52 | Genesis | Misunderstanding |
51 | J. Geils Band | Love Stinks |
50 | Cure, the | A Forest |
49 | Circle Jerks | World Up My Ass |
48 | rupert holmes | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) |
47 | Blondie | Atomic |
46 | Squeeze | Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) |
45 | Stevie Wonder | Master Blaster (Jammin') |
44 | Ramones, the | do you remember rock n roll radio |
43 | Billy Joel | it's still rock and roll to me |
42 | Police, the | don't stand so close to me |
41 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Happy House |
40 | Donna Summer | On The Radio |
39 | Bob Marley | Redemption Song |
38 | Romantics, the | What I Like About You |
37 | Bauhaus | Dark Entries |
36 | Queen | another one bites the dust |
35 | U2 | I Will Follow |
34 | Pretenders, the | Precious |
33 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Refugee |
32 | Pink Floyd | Mother |
31 | ABBA | The Winner Takes It All |
30 | Peter Gabriel | Games Without Frontiers |
29 | Diana Ross | I'm Coming Out |
28 | Led Zeppelin | Fool In the Rain |
27 | Talking Heads | Crosseyed and Painless |
26 | michael jackson | Off The Wall |
25 | Black Flag | Nervous Breakdown |
24 | Lipps, Inc. | Funkytown |
23 | Queen | crazy little thing called love |
22 | David Bowie | Fashion |
21 | dead kennedys, the | Holiday In Cambodia |
20 | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | Bad Reputation |
19 | B-52s, the | Rock Lobster |
18 | AC/DC | you shook me all night long |
17 | Misfits | Horror Business |
16 | Bob Marley | Three Little Birds |
15 | Pretenders, the | Talk of the Town |
14 | Pat Benatar | Heartbreaker |
13 | Blondie | Call Me |
12 | Devo | Whip It |
11 | David Bowie | ashes to ashes |
10 | Kurtis Blow | the breaks |
9 | AC/DC | back in black |
8 | Cure, the | Boys Don't Cry |
7 | Bob Marley | Could You Be Loved |
6 | Kool & the Gang | Celebration |
5 | Joy Division | Love Will Tear Us Apart |
4 | Generation X | Dancing With Myself |
3 | Motorhead | Ace of Spades |
2 | Clash, the | Clampdown |
1 | Pink Floyd | another brick in the wall |