These are the 80 greatest songs of 1980. The year, Kenny Rogers had his first number-one hit with “Lady,” and Queen had two number-one hits with “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Another One Bites The Dust.”
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But what were the best songs of 1980? We have listed them for you. The list is based on their popularity, performance on the major music charts (e.g., Billboard and the Official Charts), and our preferences. That’s what makes this list different from any other!
Check out the list right below, or if you can’t wait any longer to listen to the best of 1980, scroll down a little further to check out our 1980 Spotify playlist!
80 Best Songs of 1980
| # | Title - Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Call Me - Blondie |
| 2 | It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel |
| 3 | Sailing - Christopher Cross |
| 4 | Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand |
| 5 | Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd |
| 6 | Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia |
| 7 | Magic - Olivia Newton-John |
| 8 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen |
| 9 | Longer - Dan Fogelberg |
| 10 | Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross |
| 11 | Real Love - Doobie Brothers |
| 12 | All Out Of Love - Air Supply |
| 13 | Late In The Evening - Paul Simon |
| 14 | Lost In Love - Air Supply |
| 15 | Lady - Kenny Rogers |
| 16 | The Rose - Bette Midler |
| 17 | Coming Up - Paul McCartney |
| 18 | Upside Down - Diana Ross |
| 19 | Little Jeannie - Elton John |
| 20 | Another One Bites The Dust - Queen |
| 21 | Fire Lake - Bob Seger |
| 22 | Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes |
| 23 | You May Be Right - Billy Joel |
| 24 | Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure Prairie League |
| 25 | Workin' My Way Back To You - Spinners |
| 26 | Against The Wind - Bob Seger |
| 27 | Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones |
| 28 | Steal Away - Robbie Dupree |
| 29 | Dreaming - Cliff Richard |
| 30 | The Wanderer - Donna Summer |
| 31 | I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles |
| 32 | Shining Star - Manhattans |
| 33 | Hot Rod Hearts - Robbie Dupree |
| 34 | Him - Rupert Holmes |
| 35 | Tired Of Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette |
| 36 | Misunderstanding - Genesis |
| 37 | He's So Shy - Pointer Sisters |
| 38 | Too Hot - Kool & The Gang |
| 39 | Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt |
| 40 | Sara - Fleetwood Mac |
| 41 | Give Me The Night - George Benson |
| 42 | Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John w/ELO |
| 43 | Funkytown - Lipps, Inc. |
| 44 | Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend |
| 45 | Yes, I'm Ready - Teri DeSario w/KC |
| 46 | Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time - Spinners |
| 47 | How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt |
| 48 | More Love - Kim Carnes |
| 49 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 50 | More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer |
| 51 | Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs |
| 52 | Jesse - Carly Simon |
| 53 | The Long Run - Eagles |
| 54 | Lookin' For Love - Johnny Lee |
| 55 | I'm Alright - Kenny Loggins |
| 56 | Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert |
| 57 | Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills |
| 58 | You're The Only Woman (You And I) - Ambrosia |
| 59 | Cars - Gary Numan |
| 60 | Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook |
| 61 | Look What You've Done To Me - Boz Scaggs |
| 62 | Boulevard - Jackson Browne |
| 63 | 99 - Toto |
| 64 | Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) - Pretenders |
| 65 | Into The Night - Benny Mardones |
| 66 | September Morn - Neil Diamond |
| 67 | Desire - Andy Gibb |
| 68 | Never Be The Same - Christopher Cross |
| 69 | Rock With You - Michael Jackson |
| 70 | All Over The World - Electric Light Orchestra |
| 71 | Jojo - Boz Scaggs |
| 72 | An American Dream - Dirt Band |
| 73 | On The Radio - Donna Summer |
| 74 | Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore |
| 75 | Take A Little Rhythm - Ali Thomson |
| 76 | She's Out Of My Life - Michael Jackson |
| 77 | You'll Accomp'ny Me - Bob Seger |
| 78 | Off The Wall - Michael Jackson |
| 79 | Don't Ask Me Why - Billy Joel |
| 80 | Lovely One - Jacksons |
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1 Call Me – Blondie
2 It’s Still Rock & Roll To Me – Billy Joel
3 Sailing – Christopher Cross
4 Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand
5 Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
6 Biggest Part Of Me – Ambrosia
7 Magic – Olivia Newton-John
8 Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
9 Longer – Dan Fogelberg
10 Ride Like The Wind – Christopher Cross
“Call Me” by Blondie and “Lady” by Kenny Rogers spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. Therefore, they are considered the best songs of that year.
