1980

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Song Highest UK Chart Main Anniversary Millennium Yearbook
ABBA - Super Trouper 1 YB 1980
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All 1 YB 1980
Adam and the Ants - Antmusic 2 1980 M YB 1981,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Adam and the Ants - Dog Eat Dog 4 YB 1980
Adam and the Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier 2 YB X 1981
Amii Stewart - The Letter 39
Aretha Franklin - What a Fool Believes 46
Bad Manners - Special Brew 3 YB 1980
Barbara Dickson - January, February 11 YB X 1980
The Barracudas - Summer Fun 37 YB X 1980
Billy Joel - All for Leyna 40 YB X 1980
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock And Roll To Me 14 YB 1980
Blondie - Atomic 1 1980 M YB 1980
Blondie - Call Me 1 YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Blondie - The Tide Is High 1 1981 M YB 1980
Boney M. - My Friend Jack 57
The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic 3 YB 1980
The Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking at You 4 YB X 1980
The Brothers Johnson - Stomp 6 1980 M
Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart 28
Cliff Richard - Carrie 4 YB X 1980
Cliff Richard - Dreamin' 8 YB X 1980 - 1984
The Cure - A Forest 31 1980 M YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes 1 1980 M
David Essex - Silver Dream Machine 4 YB X 1980
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno 1 1980 M YB 1980
Dexys Midnight Runners - There There My Dear 7 YB X 1980
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out 13 YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Diana Ross - My Old Piano 5 YB 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Diana Ross - Upside Down 2 1980 M YB 1980
Don McLean - Crying 1 1980 M
Donna Summer - On The Radio 32 YB 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Donna Summer - The Wanderer 48 YB X 1980
Elton John - Little Jeannie 33 YB X 1980
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - High Fidelity 30 YB X 1980
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 4 1980 M YB 1980
The Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head 6 1980 M YB 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Gary Numan - I Die: You Die 6 YB 1980
Gary Numan - We Are Glass 5 YB 1980 - 1984
Genesis - Turn It On Again 8
Grace Jones - Private Life 17 YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Hall and Oates - Kiss On My List 33 YB X 1980
Hazel O'Connor - Eighth Day 5 YB 1980
Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It 2 1980 M YB 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
The Human League - Empire State Human 62 YB X 1980
The Jam - Going Underground 1 1980 M YB 1980
The Jam - Start! 1 YB 1980
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids 60 YB X 1980
Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious 8 1980 M YB 1980
Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls 5 1980 M YB 1980
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over 1 YB 1980
Jon and Vangelis - I Hear You Now 8 1980 M
Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry 3 YB 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties 16 YB X 1980
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 13 YB 1980
Kate Bush - Army Dreamers 16 YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Kate Bush - Babooshka 5 1980 M YB 1980
Kate Bush - Breathing 16 YB X 1980
Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County 1 YB 1980 - 1984
Kenny Rogers - Lady 12 YB 1980
Kool and the Gang - Celebration 7 1980 M YB 1980
Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say 2 YB X 1980
Linx - You're Lying 15
Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy 2 YB 1980
Liquid Gold - Substitute 8 YB X 1980 - 1984
Madness - Baggy Trousers 3 YB 1980
Madness - Embarrassment 4 1980 M YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Madness - My Girl 3 YB 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Madness - Night Boat to Cairo 6 YB X 1980
Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved You 8 YB X 1980
Neil Diamond - Love on the Rocks 17 YB 1980 - 1984
The Nolans - Don't Make Waves 12 YB X 1980 - 1984
Olivia Newton-John - Magic 32 YB 1980
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay 8 1980 M YB 1980
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Messages 13 YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Paul McCartney - Coming Up 2 1980 M YB 1980
Paul McCartney - Waterfalls 9 YB 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Paul Simon - Late in the Evening 58
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 4 1980 M
The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 5 YB X 1980
The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me 1 YB 1980
The Police - So Lonely 6 YB 1980 - 1984
Pretenders - Talk Of The Town 8 YB 1980
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 7 1980 M YB 1980
Queen - Flash 10 YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary 44 1980 M YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X 2
The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue 9 YB 1980
Roxy Music - Oh Yeah! 5 1980 M YB 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Roxy Music - Over You 5 YB 1980
Roxy Music - Same Old Scene 12 YB X 1980
The S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1 51 YB X 1980
Shakin' Stevens - Marie, Marie 19 YB X 1980
Shalamar - I Owe You One 13 YB X 1980
Sheena Easton - 9 To 5 (Morning Train) 3 YB 1980
Sheena Easton - Modern Girl 8 YB X 1980
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine 22 YB X 1980,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Happy House 17 YB 1980
Sister Sledge - Got to Love Somebody 34 YB X 1980
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short 5 1980 M YB 1980
The Special A.K.A. - Too Much Too Young 1 1980 M YB 1980
The Specials - Do Nothing 4 YB X 1980 - 1984
Squeeze - Another Nail in My Heart 17 1980 M YB X 1980 - 1984
Status Quo - What You're Proposing 2 YB 1980
UB40 - Food For Thought 4 1980 M YB 1980
UB40 - King 4 YB X 1980
UB40 - My Way of Thinking 6 YB X 1980 - 1984
Ultravox - Sleepwalk 29 YB 1980
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin 9 YB X 1980
The Undertones - Wednesday Week 11 YB X 1980 - 1984
Visage - Fade to Grey 8 1981 M YB 1981
Whitesnake - Fool for Your Loving 13
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Songs yet to be sorted that appear on a Now album in 1980

ABC - The Look Of Love - Pt. 1 (Special Remix)
Air Supply - All Out Of Love
Altered Images - Don't Talk to Me About Love
Altered Images - I Could Be Happy
Aneka - Japanese Boy
Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again
The Belle Stars - Sign of the Times
Billy Preston/Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling (Extended Version)
Bobby Thurston - Check Out the Groove
Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go
Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country (12" Version)
Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Extended Version)
Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies (Extended 12" Version)
The Buggles - The Plastic Age
Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time
Carly Simon - Why (Full Length Version)
Change - The Glow of Love
Change - A Lovers Holiday
Change - Searching
Change - The Glow of Love (Long Version)
Chas & Dave - Rabbit
The Clash - Bankrobber
The Clash - London Calling
Coffee - Casanova
Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me Love
Darts - Let's Hang On
Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good for You
Devo - Whip It
Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
Divine - You Think You're A Man
Dollar - Hand Held in Black and White (Extended Version)
Donna Summer - Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) (Dance Remix)
Donna Summer - Walk Away
Dr. Hook - Sexy Eyes
Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Night Version)
Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove (Holiday Version Remix)
Evelyn Thomas - High Energy
Fat Larry's Band - Zoom
Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons (Extended Version)
George Benson - Give Me the Night
Gibson Brothers - Cuba
Gladys Knight and The Pips - Taste of Bitter Love
The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat
Godley and Creme - Under Your Thumb
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go (12" Extended Version)
Imagination - Just An Illusion
Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling
Japan - European Son (Steve Nye Remix)
Joan Armatrading - Me Myself And I
John Foxx - Underpass
Johnny Logan - What's Another Year
Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
KC and the Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go
Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love
Kiki Dee - Star
Kool and the Gang - Get Down On It (Original 12" Extended Version)
The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It
Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation
The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You
The Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
Marti Webb - Take That Look Off Your Face
The Mash - Suicide Is Painless
Matchbox - Midnight Dynamos
Monsoon - Ever So Lonely
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
New Musik - Living By Numbers
The Nolans - Gotta Pull Myself Together
The Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing
Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots (12" Version)
Odyssey - If You're Lookin' for a Way Out
Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out
Olivia Newton-John - Physical (Long Version)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Extended Souvenir
Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O.
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Patrick Cowley/Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk (Remix)
Rainbow - All Night Long
Ramones - Baby, I Love You
Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away
Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia
The Regents - 7 Teen
Robert Plant - Big Log
Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again
Rockers Revenge/Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine (12" Version)
Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Rush - The Spirit of Radio
Sandie Shaw - Hand In Glove
The Selecter - Missing Words
Sheila and B. Devotion - Spacer
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) (German 12" Remix)
Sky - Toccata
Sparks - When I'm With You
The Specials - Ghost Town (Extended Version)
The Spinners - Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time
The Spinners - Working My Way Back To You
Split Enz - I Got You
St Winifreds School Choir - There's No One Quite Like Grandma
Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat
Stars On 45 - Stars On 45
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
Stray Cats - Runaway Boys
Sweet People - And the Birds Were Singing (...et Les Oiseaux Chantaient)
Talk Talk - Talk Talk (Extended Mix)
The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
The Teardrop Explodes - Treason (It's Just A Story)
Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter (Long Version)
Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O.
Teena Marie - Behind The Groove
The Associates - Love Hangover (Extended Version)
The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd (12" Version)
The Spinners - Working My Way Back To You (12" Version)
Tight Fit - Fantasy Island
Tom Browne - Funkin' For Jamaica
The Tourists - So Good To Be Back Home Again
Trio - Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha
U2 - 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
UB40 - Dream a Lie
UB40 - The Earth Dies Screaming
Ultravox - Reap The Wild Wind (Extended Version)
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Village People - Can't Stop the Music
Viola Wills - If You Could Read My Mind
Visage - Fade to Grey (12" Version)
Visage - Mind Of A Toy
Visage - The Anvil (Dance Mix)
Visage - Visage
The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On
Yarbrough and Peoples - Don't Stop The Music