1980 Number One Songs UK
Could you correctly name any of the 1980 number one songs UK, should a related question come up during a pop quiz? As I was not quite seven at the time, I’m not sure I could.
Having covered the top 100 80s songs as well as the best selling albums and most popular artists and favourite bands of the 80s, my attention now turns to those musicians who scored a number one during the first year – 1980.
This list details all the 1980 number one songs in the UK – from the tune that opened the decade to what was the Christmas number one in 1980.
Do you – or did you – own any of these? Or even like them? Let’s find out…
The 25 1980 number one songs in the UK
Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall
5 weeks at number one in December 1979 & January 1980
Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
2 weeks at number one in January 1980
The Specials – Too Much Too Young
2 weeks at number one in February 1980
Kenny Rogers – Coward Of The County
2 weeks at number one in February 1980
Blondie – Atomic
2 weeks at number one in March 1980
Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful
1 week at number one in March 1980
The Jam – Going Underground
3 weeks at number one in March & April 1980
The Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back To You
2 weeks at number one in April 1980
Blondie – Call Me
1 week at number one in April & May 1980
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno
2 weeks at number one in May 1980
Johnny Logan – What’s Another Year
2 weeks at number one in May 1980
The Mash – Theme from M*A*S*H
3 weeks at number one in June 1980
Don McLean – Crying
3 weeks at number one in June & July 1980
Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu
2 weeks at number one in July 1980
Odyssey – Use It Up & Wear It Out
2 weeks at number one in July & August 1980
ABBA – The Winner Takes It All
2 weeks at number one in August 1980
David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes
2 weeks at number one in August & September 1980
The Jam – Start
1 week at number one in September 1980
Kelly Marie – Feels Like I’m In Love
2 weeks at number one in September 1980
The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
4 weeks at number one in September & October 1980
Barbra Streisand – Woman In Love
3 weeks at number one in October & November 1980
Blondie – The Tide Is High
2 weeks at number one in November 1980
ABBA – Super Trouper
3 weeks at number one in November & December 1980
John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over
! week at number one in December 1980
St Winifred’s School Choir – There’s No One Quite Like Grandma
2 weeks at number one in December 1980 & January 1981
What do you think of the 1980 number one songs UK?
What do you make of this list? It was certainly Blondie’s year with 3 number ones in 1980 – and Abba and The Jam didn’t do badly either with 2.
What strikes me is how many artists still popular today are featured. From Bowie to John Lennon, Pink Floyd and The Pretenders, there are some true 80s classics that made the top spot in 1980. All-time classics, in fact.
Marcy x
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