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Top Songs of 1980

  1. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC 

  2. Living After Midnight - Judas Priest 

  3. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

  4. Redemption Song - Bob Marley & The Wailers

  5. Ace of Spades - Motorhead

  6. Train in Vain - The Clash 

  7. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen 

  8. Breaking the Law - Judas Priest 

  9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 

  10. Bankrobber - The Clash

  11. Call Me - Blondie 

  12. Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley & The Wailers

  13. I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 

  14. And the Cradle Will Rock - Van Halen 

  15. I Don't Remember - Peter Gabriel 

  16. Chinatown - Thin Lizzy

  17. My Girl - Madness

  18. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? - The Ramones 

  19. Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders 

  20. Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel 

  21. Save Me - Queen

  22. Biko - Peter Gabriel

  23. Baggy Trousers - Madness

  24. The Call Up - The Clash

  25. Refugee - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 

  26. Rock Lobster - The B-52's 

  27. Pulling Mussels (from the Shell) - Squeeze

  28. Against the Wind - Bob Seger 

  29. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon

  30. Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) - Pink Floyd    

  31. Generals And Majors - XTC

  32. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pet Benatar 

  33. So Lonely - The Police

  34. Turning Japanese - The Vapors 

  35. Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys

  36. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen 

  37. Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar 

  38. Killer on the Loose - Thin Lizzy

  39. Into the Night - Benny Mardones 

  40. Play the Game - Queen

  41. Atmosphere - Joy Division

  42. Enola Gay - OMD

  43. Boys Don't Cry - The Cure 

  44. Embarrassment - Madness

  45. Mirror in the Bathroom - The English Beat

  46. Anyway You Want It - Journey 

  47. On the Road Again - Willie Nelson 

  48. Private Idaho - The B-52's 

  49. The Spirit of Radio - Rush

  50. Mr. Crowley - Ozzy Osbourne

  51. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend

  52. Neon Knights - Black Sabbath

  53. Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd 

  54. Going Underground - The Jam

  55. Atomic - Blondie

  56. Turn Me Loose - Loverboy

  57. Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie

  58. Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

  59. Voices - Cheap Trick

  60. Talk of the Town - The Pretenders

  61. Don’t Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

  62. What I Like About You - The Romantics 

  63. Start! - The Jam

  64. Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top 

  65. Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones

  66. Fire Lake - Bob Seger

  67. I Got You - Split Enz

  68. Rat Race - The Specials

  69. She's So Cold - Rolling Stones

  70. Whip It - Devo 

  71. Jane - Jefferson Starship

  72. Misunderstanding - Genesis

  73. Sara - Fleetwood Mac

  74. Banana Republic - Boomtown Rats

  75. One Trick Pony - Paul Simon

  76. Hold On - Kansas 

  77. Late in the Evening - Paul Simon

  78. Cars - Gary Numan 

  79. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police 

  80. Girl U Want - Devo

  81. I Thank You - ZZ Top

  82. Love Stinks - J. Geils Band 

  83. Somewhere in America - Survivor 

  84. A Forest - The Cure

  85. Clones (We're All) - Alice Cooper

  86. Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure Prairie League

  87. Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond

  88. Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon

  89. Wango Tango - Ted Nugent

  90. Fade to Grey - Visage

  91. Runaway Boys - Stray Cats

  92. Turn It On Again - Genesis

  93. I Can’t Tell You Why - Eagles

  94. Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet

  95. On The Radio - Donna Summer

  96. September Morn' - Neil Diamond

  97. I'm Alright - Kenny Loggins

  98. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross

  99. Volcano - Jimmy Buffet 

  100. Boulevard - Jackson Browne

  101. You May Be Right - Billy Joel

  102. I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbit

  103. Fame - Irene Cara 

  104. Biggest Part of Me - Ambrosia

  105. It's Still Rock and Roll To Me - Billy Joel

  106. Lady - Kenny Rogers

  107. Funky Town - Lipps Inc.

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