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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Rock Songs of 1980

1979 <-1980-> 1981
    

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1.
11/1980

Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon

from Hi Infidelity   Hi Infidelity
311

✫1
US






9
rock
7
UK
[Epic 50953]
written by Kevin Cronin
2.
09/1980

Don't Stand So Close to Me by The Police

from Zenyatta Mondatta   Zenyatta Mondatta
284

10
US






11
rock
✫1
UK
written by Sting
3.
07/1980

Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones

from Emotional Rescue   Emotional Rescue
242

3
US


9
dance




9
UK
charted as Emotional Rescue / Dance / She's So Cold is US dance charts
[Rolling Stones 20001]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
4.
11/1980

Kiss on My List by Hall & Oates

from Voices   Voices
237

✫1
US
16
AC




54
rock
33
UK
[RCA 12142]
written by Janna Allen & Daryl Hall
5.
10/1980

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police

from Zenyatta Mondatta   Zenyatta Mondatta
200

10
US








5
UK
written by Sting
6.
12/1980

Antmusic by Adam and the Ants

from Kings of the Wild Frontier   Kings of the Wild Frontier
181





19
dance


14
rock
2
UK
charted as Dog Eat Dog / Antmusic / Kings of the Wild Frontier in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
7.
10/1980

Dog Eat Dog by Adam and the Ants

from Kings of the Wild Frontier   Kings of the Wild Frontier
146





19
dance


15
rock
4
UK
charted as Dog Eat Dog / Antmusic / Kings of the Wild Frontier in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
8.
08/1980

All Over the World by Electric Light Orchestra

from Xanadu: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Xanadu: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
142

13
US
46
AC






11
UK
[MCA 41289]
written by Jeff Lynne
9.
09/1980

Real Love by The Doobie Brothers

from One Step Closer   One Step Closer
141

5
US
10
AC
70
dance
40
R&B




[Warner 49503]
written by Michael McDonald & Patrick Henderson
10.
11/1980

To Cut a Long Story Short by Spandau Ballet

from Journeys to Glory   Journeys to Glory
122





28
dance




5
UK
[Chrysalis 2473]
written by Gary Kemp
11.
02/1980

So Lonely by The Police

from Outlandos d'Amour   Outlandos d'Amour
108











6
UK
written by Sting
12.
05/1980

I'm Alive by Electric Light Orchestra

from Xanadu: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Xanadu: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
106

16
US
48
AC






20
UK
[MCA 41246]
written by Jeff Lynne
13.
11/1980

Tell It Like It Is by Heart

from Greatest Hits Live   Greatest Hits Live
96

8
US
43
AC








[live]
[Epic 19-50950]
written by George Davis & Lee Diamond
14.
11/1980

Runaway Boys by Stray Cats

from Built for Speed   Built for Speed
83





79
dance




9
UK
charted as Rock This Town/Runaway Boys in US dance charts
written by Brian Setzer & Slim Jim Phantom
15.
02/1980

How Do I Make You by Linda Ronstadt

from Mad Love   Mad Love
81

10
US










[Elektra 46602 (Asylum)]
written by Billy Steinberg
16.
09/1980

She's So Cold by The Rolling Stones

from Emotional Rescue   Emotional Rescue
73

26
US


9
dance




33
UK
charted as Emotional Rescue / Dance / She's So Cold is US dance charts
[Rolling Stones 21001]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
17.
03/1980

Think About Me by Fleetwood Mac

from Tusk   Tusk
51

20
US
39
AC








[Warner 49196]
written by Christine McVie
18.
11/1980

One Step Closer by The Doobie Brothers

from One Step Closer   One Step Closer
47

24
US
21
AC








[Warner 49622]
written by Keith Knudsen, Carlene Carter & John McFee
19.
03/1980

Any Way You Want It by Journey

from Departure   Departure
43

23
US










[Columbia 11213]
written by Steve Perry & Neal Schon
20.
12/1980

Ah! Leah! by Donnie Iris

from Back on the Streets   Back on the Streets
39

29
US






19
rock


written by Mark Avsec & Donnie Iris (as Dominic Ierace)
21.
12/1980

Skateaway by Dire Straits

from Making Movies   Making Movies
37

58
US






31
rock
37
UK
written by Mark Knopfler
22.
12/1980

(Ghost) Riders in the Sky by The Outlaws [US band]

from Ghost Riders   
37

31
US






15
rock


#1 hit for Vaughn Monroe in 1949
written by Stan Jones
23.
11/1980

Looking for Clues by Robert Palmer

from Clues   Clues
35

105
US


18
dance




33
UK
charted as Johnny and Mary / Looking for Clues in US dance charts
[Island 49620]
written by Robert Palmer
24.
06/1980

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC

34









4
rock
47
UK
[recorded in 1976]
written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young & Bon Scott
25.
09/1980

Generals and Majors by XTC

from Black Sea   Black Sea
33

104
US






28
rock
32
UK
charted as Generals and Majors / Don't Lose Your Temper in UK charts
[RSO/Virgin 300]
written by Colin Moulding
26.
06/1980

I Can't Let Go by Linda Ronstadt

from Mad Love   Mad Love
30

31
US
48
AC








[Asylum 46654]
written by Chip Taylor & Al Gorgoni
27.
09/1980

Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne

from Blizzard of Ozz   Blizzard of Ozz
30

106
US






9
rock
49
UK
as Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz
[Jet 02079]
written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads & Bob Daisley
28.
04/1980

A Forest by The Cure

from Seventeen Seconds   Seventeen Seconds
28





47
dance




31
UK
written by Robert Smith, Matthieu Hartley, Simon Gallup & Lol Tolhurst (as Laurence Tolhurst)
29.
02/1980

Come Back by J. Geils Band

from Love Stinks   Love Stinks
28

32
US


69
dance






[EMI America 8032]
written by Seth Justman
30.
05/1980

Walks Like a Lady by Journey

from Departure   Departure
27

32
US










[Columbia 11275]
written by Steve Perry
31.
02/1980

Even It Up by Heart

from Bebe Le Strange   Bebe Le Strange
26

33
US










[Epic]
written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson [rock musician] & Sue Ennis
32.
01/1980

I Thank You by ZZ Top

from Degüello   Degüello
25

34
US










[Warner 49163]
written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter
33.
12/1980

Back in Black by AC/DC

from Back in Black   Back in Black
25

37
US






51
rock


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #187]
[Atlantic 3787]
written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young & Brian Johnson
34.
09/1980

Touch and Go by The Cars

from Panorama   Panorama
22

37
US










[Elektra 47039]
written by Ric Ocasek
35.
04/1980

Love Stinks by J. Geils Band

from Love Stinks   Love Stinks
21

38
US










[EMI America 8039]
written by Seth Justman
36.
02/1980

Women by Foreigner

from Head Games   Head Games
19

41
US










[Atlantic 3651]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner]
37.
12/1980

The Call Up by The Clash

from Sandinista!   Sandinista!
19











40
UK
written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon & Topper Headon
38.
02/1980

What I Like About You by The Romantics

from The Romantics   The Romantics
15

49
US










[Nemperor 7527]
written by Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Rich Cole & Jimmy Marinos
39.
02/1980

Victims of the Fury by Robin Trower

from Victims of the Fury   Victims of the Fury
11











61
UK
written by Robin Trower & Keith Reid
40.
07/1980

Just Can't Wait by J. Geils Band

from Love Stinks   Love Stinks
8

78
US










[EMI America 8047]
written by Seth Justman
41.
11/1980

People Who Died by Jim Carroll Band

from Catholic Boy   
7

103
US


51
dance


50
rock


[Atco 7314]
written by Jim Carroll, Brian Linsley, Stephen Linsley, Terrell Winn & Wayne Woods
42.
07/1980

Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top

from Degüello   Degüello
6

89
US










[Warner 49220]
written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard
43.
06/1980

Bebe Le Strange by Heart

from Bebe Le Strange   Bebe Le Strange
3

109
US










[Epic 50892]
written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson [rock musician], Sue Ennis & Roger Fisher
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