1980 US #1 Songs #nostalgia #musichistory #music

1980 saw the emergence of new wave along with nostalgic pop rock.
Blondie brought new wave to the mainstream with "Call Me" and "The Tide Is High." Queen also innovated with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust."

But classic rock icons held strong as Pink Floyd revolted on "Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2" and Billy Joel declared "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me."
Pop balladeers kept swooning as Barbra Streisand found "Woman in Love" and Kenny Rogers mellowed on "Lady." And John Lennon released "(Just Like) Starting Over" before his tragic death, and it became #1 posthumously.

Dance music evolved too as Lipps Inc. got funky on "Funkytown" and KC kept sunshining with "Please Don't Go."

In short, 1980 spanned genres with eclectic #1 hits like:

"Please Don't Go" - KC and the Sunshine Band
"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" - Rupert Holmes
"Rock with You" - Michael Jackson
"Do That to Me One More Time" - Captain & Tennille
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Queen
"Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" - Pink Floyd
"Call Me" - Blondie
"Funkytown" - Lipps Inc.
"Coming Up" - Paul McCartney
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" - Billy Joel
"Magic" - Olivia Newton-John
"Sailing" - Christopher Cross
"Upside Down" - Diana Ross
"Another One Bites the Dust" - Queen
"Woman in Love" - Barbra Streisand
"Lady" - Kenny Rogers
"(Just Like) Starting Over" - John Lennon

Full 1980 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX4SBhbQHw1f1