JANUARY
Top hit
Please Don't Go · KC and the Sunshine Band
Top album
On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II · Donna Summer
Enter the Year
Year
1980
MTV and the Blockbuster Single
Video-ready stars and drum-machine dreams compete for the center of culture.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
Rock With You · Michael Jackson
Top album
The Wall · Pink Floyd
MARCH
Top hit
Crazy Little Thing Called Love · Queen
Top album
The Wall · Pink Floyd
APRIL
Top hit
Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) · Pink Floyd
Top album
The Wall · Pink Floyd
MAY
Top hit
Call Me · Blondie
Top album
Against The Wind · Bob Seger
JUNE
Top hit
Funkytown · Lipps, Inc
Top album
Against The Wind · Bob Seger
JULY
Top hit
Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) · Paul Mccartney And Wings
Top album
Glass Houses · Billy Joel
AUGUST
Top hit
Magic · Olivia Newton-john
Top album
Emotional Rescue · The Rolling Stones
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Upside Down · Diana Ross
Top album
Emotional Rescue · The Rolling Stones
OCTOBER
Top hit
Another One Bites The Dust · Queen
Top album
The Game · Queen
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Woman In Love · Barbra Streisand
Top album
Guilty · Barbra Streisand
DECEMBER
Top hit
Lady · Kenny Rogers
Top album
Guilty · Barbra Streisand