Now That's What I Call Music! 1980 (UK 1999)
Now That's What I Call Music! 1980 (UK 1999)
Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now That's What I Call Music! 1980 (UK 1999 CD) | 21 June 1999 | 36 |
Adam and the Ants - Antmusic
- Title: Antmusic
- Artist: Adam and the Ants
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 November 1980
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 11 January 1981)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again
- Title: Let's Go Round Again
- Artist: Average White Band
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 March 1994
- UK Peak: #56
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Blondie - Atomic
- Title: Atomic
- Artist: Blondie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 February 1980
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 24 February 1980)
- US First Charted: 17 May 1980
- US Peak: #39
- UK Now Appearances: 10
The Brothers Johnson - Stomp
- Title: Stomp
- Artist: The Brothers Johnson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 February 1980
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 30 March 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
The Cure - A Forest
- Title: A Forest
- Artist: The Cure
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 April 1980
- UK Peak: #31 (Peak Date: 11 May 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
- Title: Ashes to Ashes
- Artist: David Bowie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 August 1980
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 17 August 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
- Title: Geno
- Artist: Dexys Midnight Runners
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 March 1980
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 27 April 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Diana Ross - Upside Down
- Title: Upside Down
- Artist: Diana Ross
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 July 1980
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 3 August 1980)
- US First Charted: 12 July 1980
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Don McLean - Crying
- Title: Crying
- Artist: Don McLean
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 May 1980
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 15 June 1980)
- US First Charted: 24 January 1981
- US Peak: #5
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
- Title: I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
- Artist: Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 February 1980
- UK Peak: #4
- UK Now Appearances: 2
The Gap Band - Oops Up Side Your Head
- Title: Oops Up Side Your Head
- Artist: The Gap Band
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 July 1980
- UK Peak: #6
- UK Now Appearances: 11
Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It
- Title: No Doubt About It
- Artist: Hot Chocolate
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 April 1980
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 18 May 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
The Jam - Going Underground
- Title: Going Underground
- Artist: The Jam
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 March 1980
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 16 March 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious
- Title: Let's Get Serious
- Artist: Jermaine Jackson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 May 1980
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 8 June 1980)
- US First Charted: 29 March 1980
- US Peak: #9
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
- Title: It's Different For Girls
- Artist: Joe Jackson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 January 1980
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 27 January 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Jon and Vangelis - I Hear You Now
- Title: I Hear You Now
- Artist: Jon and Vangelis
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 December 1979
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 10 February 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
KC and the Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go
- Title: Please Don't Go
- Artist: KC and the Sunshine Band
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 December 1979
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 13 January 1980)
- US First Charted: 25 August 1979
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Kate Bush - Babooshka
- Title: Babooshka
- Artist: Kate Bush
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 29 June 1980
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 27 July 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Kool and the Gang - Celebration
- Title: Celebration
- Artist: Kool and the Gang
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 October 1980
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 23 November 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 12
The Korgis - Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
- Title: Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
- Artist: The Korgis
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 May 1980
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 22 June 1980)
- US First Charted: 11 October 1980
- US Peak: #18
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
- Title: Funkytown
- Artist: Lipps Inc.
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 May 1980
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 22 June 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Madness - Embarrassment
- Title: Embarrassment
- Artist: Madness
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 November 1980
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 30 November 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach
- Title: Echo Beach
- Artist: Martha and the Muffins
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 February 1980
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 23 March 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
- Title: Ace Of Spades
- Artist: Motörhead
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 October 1980
- UK Peak: #13
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay
- Title: Enola Gay
- Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 September 1980
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 26 October 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Paul McCartney - Coming Up
- Title: Coming Up
- Artist: Paul McCartney
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 April 1980
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 27 April 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
- Title: Games Without Frontiers
- Artist: Peter Gabriel
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 February 1980
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 9 March 1980)
- US First Charted: 16 August 1980
- US Peak: #48
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
- Title: Another One Bites The Dust
- Artist: Queen
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 August 1980
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 21 September 1980)
- US First Charted: 16 August 1980
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 4
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Robert Palmer - Johnny and Mary
- Title: Johnny and Mary
- Artist: Robert Palmer
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 August 1980
- UK Peak: #44 (Peak Date: 21 September 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Roxy Music - Oh Yeah!
- Title: Oh Yeah!
- Artist: Roxy Music
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 August 1980
- UK Peak: #5
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
- Title: To Cut A Long Story Short
- Artist: Spandau Ballet
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 November 1980
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 30 November 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 6
The Special A.K.A. - Too Much Too Young
- Title: Too Much Too Young
- Artist: The Specials
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 January 1980
- UK Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Split Enz - I Got You
- Title: I Got You
- Artist: Split Enz
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 August 1980
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 28 September 1980)
- US First Charted: 23 August 1980
- US Peak: #53
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Squeeze - Another Nail in My Heart
- Title: Another Nail in My Heart
- Artist: Squeeze
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 February 1980
- UK Peak: #17 (Peak Date: 23 March 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
UB40 - Food For Thought
- Title: Food For Thought
- Artist: UB40
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 March 1980
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 13 April 1980)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Yarbrough and Peoples - Don't Stop The Music
- Title: Don't Stop The Music
- Artist: Yarbrough and Peoples
Click for full song details - UK Now Appearances: 4
