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Song of the Year 1980


Pink Floyd - The Wall

Billboard Top 40 List of 1980


1 Call Me - Blondie
2 Another Brick In The Wall (Part Ii) - Pink Floyd
3 Magic - Olivia Newton-John
4 Rock With You - Michael Jackson
5 Do That To Me One More Time - Captain And Tennille
6 Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
7 Coming Up - Paul McCartney And Wings
8 Funkytown - Lipps Inc
9 It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel
10 Rose, The - Bette Midler
11 Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
12 Cars - Gary Numan
13 Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
14 Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl - Spinners
15 Lost In Love - Air Supply
16 Little Jeannie - Elton John
17 Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
18 Upside Down - Diana Ross
19 Please Don't Go - KC And the Sunshine Band
20 Babe - Styx
21 With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston And Syreeta
22 Shining Star - Manhattans
23 Still - Commodores
24 Yes, I'm Ready - Teri DeSario And KC
25 Sexy Eyes - Dr Hook
26 Steal Away - Robbie Dupree
27 Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
28 This Is It - Kenny Loggins
29 Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time - Spinners
30 Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
31 Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers And Kim Carnes
32 Sailing - Christopher Cross
33 Longer - Dan Fogelberg
34 Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers
35 Ladies Night - Kool And the Gang
36 Too Hot - Kool And the Gang
37 Take Your Time - SOS Band
38 No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand And Donna Summer
39 More Love - Kim Carnes


Top Albums List of 1980


On The Radio Volumes 1 & 2  -  Donna Summer         
Bee Gees Greatest -  Bee Gees        
The Wall -  Pink Floyd     
Against The Wind -  Bob Segar
Glass Houses -  Billy Joel       
Emotional Rescue -  Rolling Stones           
Hold Out - Jackson Browne         
The Game - Queen
Guilty - Barbara Streisand
The River - Bruce Springsteen     
Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits -  Kenny Rogers            
Double Fantasy -  John Lennon/Yoko Ono

 

The Grammy's 1980


Best New Artist: Christopher Cross
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: This Is It - Kenny Loggins
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: The Rose - Bette Midler
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male: Glass Houses - Billy Joel
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female: Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal: Against the Wind - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet BandBullet Band
Best Rhythm and Blues Song: Never Knew Love Like This Before - Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, songwritersReggie Lucas
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance, Male: Give Me the Night - George Benson
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal: Shining Star - Manhattans
Best Country Song: On the Road Again - Willie Nelson, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal:That Lovin' You Feelin' Again - Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris
Best Comedy Recording: No Respect, Rodney Dangerfield
Best Album Package: Against the Wind - Roy Kohara, art director


The Tony's (Musicals) 1980


Best Broadway Musical: Evita
Outstanding Performance Actor Broadway Musical: Jim Dale Barnum
Outstanding Performance Actress Broadway Musical: Patti LuPone Evita
Outstanding Direction Broadway Musical: Harold Prince Evita
Outstanding Performance Featured Actor Broadway Musical: Mandy Patinkin Evita
Outstanding Performance Featured Actress Broadway Musical: Priscilla Lopez A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Outstanding Choreography Broadway Production: Tommy Tune & Thommie Walsh A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
Best Score Broadway Musical: Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice Evita

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Music News 1980

 

Billy Wyman said he will leave Rolling Stones in 1983

Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa

"Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38

Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine


John and Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum


2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up


Popular 1980

 

Rhythm & Blues 1980

 

Country & Western 1980


Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins

 

Folk Music 1980

 

Jazz 1980

 

Rock & Roll 1980



  

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