1980 was the year after my dad died and a rough transition from elementary to jr. high school. Every one of these songs was my best friend and helped me get through it.
ALOT of these songs were hits in 1979 There 70s , Come on man ROCK WITH YOU WAS A BIG HIT IN THE SUMMER OF 1979 THE PINACOLADA SONG WAS THE LAST NUMBER 1 SONG OF 1979 , ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL WAS RELEASED IN NOV 1979.I NEED YOUR LOVE WAS A HIT IN THE SUMMER OF 1979 ,WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU BABE ,, WAS RELEAESD THE 1ST OF DEC 1979 ,Funky town was released Nov 1st 1970 . None of these songs are from the 80s
I turned 16 in i was lucky the summer of 1980. Rough psychological trauma around this time made me fragile as hell. Many of these songs take me back to that time and make me realize how without anyone to console with, how lucky I was to have survived it.
Interesting thing about Benny Mardones "Into The Night": On the U.S. charts it reached #11 in 1980. And then again in 1989 where it reached #22. This was because it was added to a "Where Are They Now?" show which got people interested in the song again.
1980/1981 were such great years music wise, such a variety of genres were major hits. You had rock,pop,disco,soul,r&b and country all making high climbs on the charts throughout the first 2 years of the 80s
Harry im with you on this although i didnt grow up in the 50's and 60's which may have a bearing on my experience.After 1985 i can tell music was starting to decline.I feel the social and moral breakdown may have led to the declining quality.Attitudes such as Self image,money and degrading values led the lack of creativity and inspiration.Self image before well arranged music.The scriptures were correct when it predicted the degrading values:2tim.3:1-5.Men will be lovers of self,money,prideful,disobedient to parents,unthankful,not open to agreement,fierce without love of goodness.We have always had this attitude but it has went from bad to worse worldwide.Have a great day.
1980, a year of changes for me. There was the Salt River flood in February that nearly cut Phoenix in two, I also graduated from 8th grade at M.C. Cash School and started high school at Trevor Browne. As you can tell, I turned 14 that year.
Exactly. It spent three weeks at number one and was the longest running top 10 of 1980 in the U.S (15 weeks). Moreover, it was ranked #34 on Billboard's All-Time Top Songs, so logically it should have been on this list somewhere. I bet it outsold most of the songs on this list, including many of those mentioned in the top 10.
Female are famous in 1980 Brooke Shields (15) Kim Fields (11) Donna summer (31/32) Sissy Spacek (30/31) Olivia Newton John (32) Barbra Streisand (38) Debbie Harry (35) Melissa Gilbert (16) Dionne Warwick (39) Diana Ross (36)
The song "I Wanna Be Your Lover" is actually from Prince's 1979 sophomore self title album. He released his third album in the fall of 1980 called "Dirty Mind" with the debut single "Uptown" from that album.
*Best hit songs from 1980’s year-end chart* 1. Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd 2. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel 3. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen 4. Rock With You - Michael Jackson 5. Funky Town - Lipps Inc. 6. I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince 7. Call Me - Blondie 8. Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones 9. Against The Wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 10. You’re Only Lonely - J D Souther
Singer are living in 1980 Michael Jackson (22)= Billie Jean Whitney Houston (17)= so emotional Madonna (22)= material girl Deborah Gibson (10)= foolish beat Mariah Carey (10)= honey Gwen Stefani (11) = hollback girl Donna summer (32)= dim the light Fergie (5)= London bridge & clumsy Nicole Scherzinger (2)= baby love & don’t cha Rick Springfield (31)= Jessie’s girl John Denver (37)= Annie’s song Kenny Rogers (42)= lady Lionel Richie (31)= hello Kim cranes (35)= more love Bobby mferrin (30)= don’t worry be happy Christoper cross (29)= sailing Stevie wonder (30)= I wish & sir duke
As far as music goes, the 60s -70s were the best! For an overall decade it was 80s though. There were a lot of great 80s songs that were not on here also
Born that year Zooey Deschanel ( 1/17) Channing Tatum (4/26) Jessica Simpson (7/10) Kim Kardishan (10/4) Christina Aguilera (12/18) Died that year Jimmy Duarte (1/29) Steve McQueen (11/16) John Lennon (12/08)
Coming into the '80's I didn't know what to expect from the music industry, having been a big fan of the '70's, but as it turns out, the '80's carried a little momentum over from the 70's, reached its peak in '85, leveled out in '86, and began a steep decline by '87. Below I've listed the number of songs I enjoyed off Billboard's Hot 100 year-end list, from year to year, and ranked each year from least to best: 10) 1989...09 songs 09) 1988...10 songs 08) 1987...17 songs 07) 1980...21 songs 06) 1981...22 songs 05) 1984...28 songs 04) 1982...29 songs 03) 1983...30 songs 02) 1986...31 songs 01) 1985...32 songs
@@WorseReviews: While I believe '78 was the greatest single year in music, and '77 and '78 were the best years, back to back, I think the three best years, back to back to back, was '84, '85, and '86. How do things stack up for you?
1980 Loni Anderson (34)/ sally field (34)/ Zooey Deschanel ( born)/ Chadwick Boseman (4)/ Farrah Fawcett (33)/ Greta Garbo (75)/ jack lord (60)/ Britney Spears (0)/ Eva Longoria (5)/ Cameron Diaz (8)/ Natalie Wood (42)/ Donna Summer (32)/ Valerie Harper (41)/ Natalie Portman (0) / Audrey Hepburn (51)/ Donna reed (59)/ bill Cullen (60)/ Henry Winkler (35)/ Richard Dawson (48) / Kerry Washington (3)/ Leonardo DiCaprio (6)/ Michelle Pfeiffer (22)/ Michael Keaton (29)/ Michael Landon (44) / Cary grant (76)/ Fred Astaire (81) and James Cagney (81)
Mason Williams (42), Emma Mcbride (5), David Bowie (33), Daryl Hall (34), Dionne Warwick (40), Dee Dee Warwick (38), Gene Mcdaniels (45), Francis Clay (57), Jimmy Osmond (17), Marie Osmond (21), Billy Preston (34), Syreeta Wright (34), Syd Barrett (34), Benny Mardones (34), David Gilmour (34), Roger Waters (37), Mick Jagger (37), Keith Richards (37), Cory Wells (39), Ann Murray (35), Richard Wright (37), Kenny Loggins (32), Andy Gibb (22), Barbara Streisand (38), Barry Gibb (34), Russell Hitchcock (31), Joe Cocker (36), Jennifer Warnes (33), Bob Seger (35), Ray Sawyer (43), Don Ho (50), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (80) (80), Frank Sinatra (65), Billy Eckstine (66), Brook Benton (49), Kenny Rogers (42), Christopher Cross (29), Phil Collins (29), John Howard (41), Scott Morrison (12), Malcolm Turnbull (26), Malcolm Roberts (36), Eddy Arnold (62), Billy Preston (34), Thinknoodles (3), geriatric1927 (53), Porter Wagoner (53), Eartha Kitt (53), Smokey Robinson (40), Paul McCartney (38), Denny Laine (36), Michelle Phillips (36)
Rock with you Was Released in Aug of 1979 By M ,J How is that 80s ?THE WHOLE World was Dancing to it in the SUMMER OF 1979 ,, PLEASE PLEASE EXLAIN , How Rock with you is a 80s song when it was a SMASH HIT ALL READY IN 1979 ..This ATTA BE GOOD .. LOL
1960s tv stars are living in that year Vic morrow (52) Vince Edwards (54) Fess Parker (56) Marlo Thomas (44) Eddie Albert (74) Michael Landon (44) Robert Conrad (45) Ross Martin (60) Paul lynde (54) Lucille ball (69) Larry Hagman (49) Lorene Greene (65) Dean Martin (63)
Male celebrities who alive in 1980 Michael Landon (44) Judd Hirsch (45) Tony Randall (60) Lee majors (41) Lionel Richie (31) Daryl hall (34) John Davidson (39) John Oates (31) Perry Como (68) Denzel Washington (26) Pierce Brosnan (27) Daniel Craig (12)
Challenge: rank your top 40 My list 1980 1. Yes - Does It Really Happen 2. Tom Petty - Here Comes My Girl 3. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall 4. Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain 5. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb 6. Yes - Tempus Fugit 7. Tom Petty - Refugee 8. Eagles - In The City 9. Genesis - Turn It On Again 10. Rush - The Spirit Of Radio 11.Yes - Run Through The Light 12. Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell 13. Led Zeppelin - In The Evening 14. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long 15. Eagles - Heartache Tonight 16. Tom Petty - Don't Do Me Like That 17. Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now 18. Rolling Stones - She's So Cold 19. Eagles - The Long Run 20. Foreigner - Head Games 21. The Cars - Touch And Go 22. Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why 23. Jackson Browne - That Girl Could Sing 24. PInk Floyd - Hey You 25. ELO - I'm Alive 26. Yes - Into The Lens 27. Genesis - Behind The Lines 28. Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door 29. Benny Mardones - Into The Night 30. Journey - Any Way You Want It 31. Supertramp - Dreamer 32. Genesis - Misunderstanding 33. Joe Walsh - All Night Long 34. Eagles - Sad Cafe 35. Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home 36. Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers 37. Tom Petty - Even The Losers 38. Jackson Browne - Boulevard 39. ELO - All Over The World 40. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
And out of all those artists only a few still make any noise that people hear about in 2021: pink floyd, the rolling stones, olivia newton john and carole king. I guess that's why the media calls these artists "icons". Back then who knew?
indeed lad but there is an argument that the brightest lights only shine for what seems a fleeting moment.... the clash the pistols the specials et al ... oh almost forgot joe dolce....
In 1980 January 17= Zooey Deschanel be born April = Channing Tatum be born May = the shining came out in November 16= Steve McQueen be dead December 11= magnum P . I. December 18= Christina Aguilera be born
Female celebrities are alive in 1980 Markie post (30) Farrah Fawcett (33) Cameron Diaz (8) Eva Longoria (5) Angelina Jolie (5) Sia (5) Fergie (5) Sally field (34) Jennifer Aniston (11) Ellen Degeneres (22) Katie Holmes (2) Jennifer love Hewitt (1) Valerie Harper (41) Natalie Wood (42) Whitney Houston (17) Greta Garbo (75) Mariah Carey (10) Gwen Stefani (11) Kerry Washington (3) Sarah Michelle Gellar (3) Demi Moore (18) Meg Ryan (19) Valerie bertinelli (20) Zoe saldana (2) Julia Roberts (13) Suzanne Somers (34)
Famous in that year Loni Anderson ( thirty three ) John Davidson ( thirty nine) Michael Landon ( forty four) Sissy Spacek ( thirty / thirty one ) Tom selleck ( thirty five ) Donna summer ( thirty two ) Elton John ( thirty three )
1980 Bon Scott ( dead )/ Steve McQueen (dead )/ bill Cullen (60)/ Cameron Diaz (8)/ Valerie Harper (41)/ Greta Garbo (75)/ Henry Fonda (75)/ James Garner (52)/ sally field (34)/ Burt Reynolds (44)/ jack Albertson (73)/ Fred Astaire (81)/ Donna Summer (32)/ Richard Dawson (48)/ bob Newhart (51)/ Leonardo DiCaprio (6)/ Natalie Wood (42)/ Farrah Fawcett (33)/ Sandra dee (38)/ jack lord (60)/ Elton John (33) / Billie Eillish (0) / Michelle Pfeiffer (22)/ Eva Longoria (5)/ Angelina Jolie (5) / Kamala Harris (16)/ Michelle Obama (16)/ Michael Keaton (29) and Michael Landon (44)
1960s stars with us in 1980 Michael Landon Dean Martin Sally field Jed from the Beverly hillbillies James Garner Donna Douglas Donna Reed Chuck Connors Diana Ross
Alex Chilton (30 years old), Michael Jackson (22 years old), Jermaine Jackson (26 years old), Mick Jagger (37 years old), Mary Wilson (36 years old), Joe Cocker (36 years old), Charlie Watts (39 years old), Keith Richards (37 years old), Ian Stewart (42 years old), Tony Sheridan (40 years old), Barry Gibb (34 years old), Barbara Streisand (38 years old), Billy Preston (34 years old), Cliff Richard (40 years old), Bobby Hebb (42 years old), Ringo Starr (40 years old)
1960 tv stars without us in 1980 Rod Serling (twilight zone ) Dan blocker ( bonanza) Richard Long ( the big valley ) Agnes Moorhead ( bewitched ) Nick adams ( game show called stamp the stars ) Anissa Jones ( family affair) Sebastian Cabot ( same tv show with Anissa Jones )
1980 was a great year. These songs were popular in 1980, but many (maybe even most) of them were released in 1979 and became popular in 1980. My fav years were 1977-1979, with a couple of good years on either side of those three years. I'm not sure whether these lists should be based on release date or year of popularity.
RFELEASED DATES IS WHAT COUNTS The decade they were wrote recorded and Released , people were enjoying at least half these songs in the summer and fall of 1979
Not all songs were made in 1979 some?... Yeah some were recorded in 1979 BUT released in 1980....1979 was sort of lame year for music too much DISCO which everybody was getting tired of...1980 was a better year in music than 1979.
@@theodoreritola9758 If release dates are what counts, then you must really disagree with this video, because some of the songs, like the second one, were released in 1979. You've just proven my concern to be right!
@@bqkmg2037 BK,, HOW DO YOU FOR GET RAPERS DELIGHT BY THE SUGAR HILL GANG WAS A HUGE HIT IN 1979 IT WAS RELEASED AS A SINGLE IN AUGUST OF 1979 THE 1ST HUGE RAP SONG ROCK WITH YOU WAS A HUGE HIT IN THE SUMMER OF 1979 . PLEASE DONT GO WAS A HIUGE HIT IN 1979 REMEBER THE LITTLE SONG MY SHERONA BY THE KNACK IT WAS THE NUMBER 1 SONG OF 1979 . 1979 WAS A HUGE YEAR FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, NONE OF THESE SONGS WERE DISCO . REMEBER APRIL WINE I LIOKE TO ROCK 1979 WAS A HUGE HIT , LAY IT ON THE LINE BY TRIUMPH WAS RELAESED IN JAN 1979 . FUNKY TOWN WAS RELEASED IN NOV 1979 ,THE BUGGLES RADIO KILLED THE RADIO STAR WAS A HUGE HIT AT THE END OF 1979 .THERE WAS A LOT OF VERY BIG HITS OTHER THAN DISCO IN 1979 , VAN HALEN THE CARS THE POLICE HAD HUGE HITS IN 1979 , You need to check your music history BQ kmg
1980 Adam Levine (1) Michael Landon (44) Bill Cullen (60) Whitney Houston (17) Gwen Stefani (11) Aaliyah (1) Chadwick Boseman (4) Katie Holmes (2) Kanye west (3) Valerie Harper (41) Sandra dee (38) Garry Moore (65) Frank Sinatra (65) Patrick Swayze (28) Jack lord (60) John Davidson (39) Wink martindale (48)
1960s tv stars with us in 1980 Michael Landon ( bonanza) Lorene Greene ( bonanza) Lee majors ( the big valley) Richard Dawson ( Horgan heros ) Fess Parker ( Daniel Boone ) Shirley booth ( hazel )
1980 Beyoncé (0) Prince (22) Bill Cullen (60) Jack Lord (60) Peter Marshall (54) Andy Griffiths (54) Ariana Grande (0) Jada Pickett smith (9) Will smith (12) Natalie wood (42) Prince Phillips (59) Paul lynde (54) Billy Joel (31) Michelle Pfeiffer (22) Michael Landon (44) Ciecy Tyson (56)
Where was The Wanderer by Donna Summer and Another One Bites The Dust by Queen? Both top 3 hits in 1980. And Dim All The Lights was a hit in late summer/early fall of1979.
These lists are not Billboard year end rankings! I have encyclopedic knowledge of Billboard charts and there are numerous errors in the rankings, not to mention Her Alpert's "Rise' was included on both the 1979 and 1980 year end rankings. Billboard does not allow a song to be included on two separate year end charts. They use a cut off date of early to mid-December for singles. If a song reached its peak position after cut-off date, the song will be on the following year's chart.
Billboard lets songs be on more than year end lists frequently. I also examine billboard charts and a great example of this is blinking lights. Blinding lights peaked at number one around spring 2020 and stuck around the 2020-2021 billboard charts. I think you got some information wrong. Happens to the best of us.
Buddy Holly (1936-1959, age 23, if in 1980 he’s 44), Big Bopper (1930-1959, age 29, if in 1980 he’s 50), Otis Redding (1941-1967, and 26, if in 1980 he’s 39), Bon Scott (1946-1980, age 34), John Lennon (1940-1980, age 40), Ian Curtis (1956-1980, age 24), Brian Jones (1942-1969, age 27, if in 1980 he’s 38), Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970, age 28, if in 1980 he’s 38), Janis Joplin (1943-1970, age 27, if in 1980 she’s 37), Jim Morrison (1943-1971, age 28, if in 1980 he’s 37), Maury Muelhleisen (1949-1973, age 24, if in 1980 he’s 31), Jim Croce (1943-1973, age 30, if in 1980 he’s 37), Richie Valens (1941-1959, age 18, if in 1980 he’s 39), Louis Armstrong (1901-1971, age 70, if in 1980 he’s 79), Bobby Fuller (1942-1966, age 24, if in 1980 he’s 38), Bing Crosby (1903-1974, age 71, if in 1980 he’s 77), John Bonham (1948-1980, age 32), Sid Vicious (1957-1979, age 22, if in 1980 he’s 23), Minnie Riperton (1947-1979, age 32, if in 1980 she’s 33), Keith Moon (1946-1978, age 32, if in 1980 he’s 34), Tammi Terrell (1945-1970, age 25, if in 1980 she’s 35), Ed Sullivan (1901-1974, age 73, if in 1980 he’s 79).
@@jaitheminecraftgamer5046 Buddy holly be wrong Big bopper be wrong Otis Redding be right Bon Scott be wrong John Lennon be right Ian Curtis be wrong Brain Jones be right
@@jaitheminecraftgamer5046 John Bonham start Led Zeppelin in late 1960s Sid vicious be wrong Minnie riperton start background singers in other singers Keith moon debuted in The Who in 1964
1980 Markie post (30)= 4 years later be she on night court Prince (22)= 4 years later be he sing purple rain Michael Landon (44)= 4 years later be he on highway to heaven Dudley Moore (45)= 1 years later be he on Arthur with Liza Minnelli Gene Rayburn (63)= 2 years later match game got cancelled by cbs Michael Jackson (22) = 7 years later be he sing bad Whitney Houston (17)= 10 years later be she sing I’m your baby tonight
Nineteen eighty Olivia Newton John still be 32 Michael Jackson still be 22 Michael Landon still be 44 Bill Cullen still be 60 Jack lord still be 60 Farrah Fawcett still be 33 Henry winkler still be 35 James Garner still be 52 Andy Griffiths still be 54 Aunt bee still be 72 Opie Taylor still be 26 Don knotts still be 56 Donna summer still be 32 Larry Hagman still be 49 Dick Clark still be 51
Celebrities turning zero in 1980 Britney Spears Ariana Grande Cameron Boyce Sofia Carson Dove Cameron Zendaya Meghan Markle Kelly Clarkson Justin Timberlake Bruno Mars Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Demi Lovato Billie Eillish
1980 Richard Dawson was host on family feud Michael Landon was actor on little house on the prairie Lorene Greene appearance Galactica 1980 Steve McQueen died
