1980 in music

''See also:'' 1979 in music, 1980, 1981 in music, Timeline of trends in music (1980-1989) and the list of 'years in music' ==Events== ===January=== *January 1 - Cliff Richard is appointed an British honours system by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The only other pop music acts to be created MBEs are the Beatles and Elton John *January 2 - At the age of 45, songwriter Larry Williams is found dead in his Los Angeles, California home of a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators are never able to determine whether his death was a murder or suicide. *January 13 - The Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Starship perform at a benefit concert at Oakland Coliseum for the people of Kampuchea. *January 16 - Paul McCartney is arrested in Tokyo for possession of a half pound of marijuana. The remaining part of McCartney's tour had to be canceled. *January 25 - Paul McCartney is released from a Tokyo jail and is kicked out of the country by Japanese authorities. *January - Daniel Amos and Randy Stonehill wrap up the first part of the ''Amos and Randy Tour'' in Toronto. Both artists are joined on stage by Larry Norman for an encore. The event makes the news on local television and newspapers. ===February=== *February 8 - David Bowie and his wife of nearly 10 years, Angie, file for divorce. Bowie gets custody of their 9 year old son, Zowie *February 14 - Lou Reed marries Sylvia Morales in New York City's Greenwich Village *February 21 - Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, dies in London after choking on his own vomit following an all-night drinking binge. *February 29 - Buddy Holly's trademark glasses and the Big Bopper's wristwatch are "rediscovered" in old police files by the Mason City Sheriff. Holly and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crashed on February 3, 1959 along with singer Ritchie Valenz. ===March=== *March 1 - Patti Smith marries former MC5 member Fred Sonic Smith *March 3 - Sotheby's Auction house in London auctions off a Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas napkin signed by Elvis Presley for 500 pounds. Other items auctioned included four United States dollar bills autographed by the Beatles, for 220 pounds and a collection of personal letters belonging to the Rolling Stones, also for 220 pounds *March 14 - Record producer Quincy Jones receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame *March 19 - Elvis Presley's autopsy is subpoened during the trial of Dr. George Nichopoulous, who would later be found guilty of overprescribing drugs to Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and other clients. *March 29 - Ronald Selle, wins a lawsuit filed against the Bee Gees, Paramount Pictures and Polygram Records. Selle alleged that the Bee Gees' song "How Deep is Your Love" plagiarized two sections of a song he wrote called "Let it End." The Bee Gees claim they never heard Selle's song. (The Bee Gees successfully appeal the decision in 1983.) ===April-December=== *April 13 - The Broadway musical ''Grease (musical)'' closes its run of 3,388 performances, making it the longest running show on Broadway up until that time. *April 14 - A member of the New Jersey State assembly introduces a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" the official state song. *April 17 - As the "official guests of State", Bob Marley and the Wailers perform at Zimbabwe's Independence festival. Marley calls the event the "greatest honor of my life." *April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, ''McVicar'', opens in London. *May 18 - Ian Curtis, vocalist of pioneering post-punk group Joy Division (band), hangs himself in his Macclesfield home. His death comes just days before Joy Division are scheduled to begin their first U.S. tour. *September 25 - Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham found dead at age 33. The night previous Bonham had spent on a drinking binge leading to his passing out at Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page's country estate in Windsor, Berkshire. Sometime during the night, Bonham choked on his own vomit and passed away. He was found dead the next morning by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones (musician). Led Zeppelin officially broke up in December of that year as a result, never to reunite. They are second only to The Beatles in terms of albums sold. *November 21 - The Eagles' Don Henley is arrested when cocaine, Quaaludes, and marijuana were found in his hotel room after a nude 16 year old prostitute had drug-related seizures. Henley is also subsequently charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. *December - Duran Duran signs with EMI after finalizing its lineup and touring as a support act for Hazel O'Connor *December 8 - John Lennon is shot and killed outside of his apartment building in New York City. ===unknown dates=== *The single "Groovy Ghost Show" by Casper (rapper) is the first recorded hip hop music from Chicago *Hee Bee Gee Bees release cutting parody of Bee Gees' disco-style single. Though not a hit in the UK, it is a huge success elsewhere, particularly in Australia, and helps to encourage the Gibb brothers to diversify stylistically *Network Riddum Band's ''Breaking Out'' is the first occurrence of the term ''rapso'' as the musical genre continues its popularization *Seals & Crofts break up *Mercyful Fate forms *Minor Threat forms *The Sisters of Mercy forms *Phil Collins signs a contract with Atlantic Records to distribute his solo records in the US and in Europe outside the UK (on WEA label) *H�sker D� forms, and signs a contract with SST Records ==Albums released== ===A-C=== *''Super Trouper'' - ABBA *''Back in Black'' - AC/DC *''I'm a Rebel'' - Accept *''Aerosmith's Greatest Hits'' - Aerosmith *''Crimes Of Passion'' - Pat Benatar *''The Birthday Party'' - The Birthday Party_(band) *''Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath)'' - Black Sabbath *''Live at Last (Black Sabbath album)'' - Black Sabbath *''Autoamerican'' - Blondie (band) *''Eat to the Beat'' - Blondie *''Kurtis Blow'' - Kurtis Blow *''Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)''- David Bowie *''Hold Out'' - Jackson Browne *''Keeping Our Love Warm'' - Captain & Tennille *''Catholic Boy'' - Jim Carroll Band *''Panorama (album)'' - The Cars *''XIV'' - Chicago (band) *''Group Sex'' - The Circle Jerks (debut) *''Just One Night (1980 album)'' - Eric Clapton *''London Calling'' - The Clash (2-record set) *''Sandinista!'' - The Clash (3-record set) *''Humans'' - Bruce Cockburn *''Flush the Fashion'' - Alice Cooper *''Get Happy!!'' - Elvis Costello and the Attractions *''Stations of the Crass'' - Crass *''Christopher Cross (album)'' - Christopher Cross *''Seventeen Seconds'' - The Cure ===D-I=== *''Gigi In Paradisco'' - Dalida *''Le Spectacle du Palais des Sports 1980'' - Dalida *''�t� 80 (Rio Do Brasil)'' - Dalida (compilation) *''On Throught the Night'' - Def Leppard (debut) *''Freedom of Choice'' - Devo *''Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables'' - Dead Kennedys *''Searching For The Young Soul Rebels'' - Dexy's Midnight Runners *''Lightning to the Nations'' - Diamond Head (group) *''Making Movies'' - Dire Straits *''Neutronica'' - Donovan *''Live'' - The Eagles (2-record set) *''Crazy Rhythms'' - The Feelies *''The Inside Story'' - Robben Ford *''Head Games'' - Foreigner (band) *''Peter Gabriel (III)'' - Peter Gabriel *''Duke (album) - Genesis (band) *''After Dark'' - Andy Gibb *''Never Alone'' - Amy Grant *''Loud N" Clear'' - Sammy Hagar *''Voices'' - Daryl Hall & John Oates *''Roses in the Snow'' - Emmylou Harris *''Iron Maiden (album)'' - Iron Maiden (band) ===J-R=== *''Sound Affects'' - The Jam *''A (album)'' - Jethro Tull (band) *''Glass Houses'' - Billy Joel *''21 at 33'' - Elton John *''Departure (Journey album)'' - Journey (band) *''Dream After Dream'' - Journey *''Closer (album)'' - Joy Division (band) *''British Steel'' - Judas Priest *''Unmasked'' - KISS (band) *''Metal-rendez-vous'' - Krokus *''Double Fantasy'' - John Lennon & Yoko Ono *''Uprising (album)'' - Bob Marley and the Wailers *''McCartney II'' - Paul McCartney *''Ace of Spades'' - Mot�rhead *''Xanadu'' (soundtrack by Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra) *''Scream Dream'' - Ted Nugent *''Blizzard of Ozz'' - Ozzy Osbourne (solo debut) *''Mekons'' - The Mekons *''Zenyatta Mondatta'' - The Police *''Pretenders (album)'' - The Pretenders *''Dirty Mind'' - Prince (artist) *''The Psychedelic Furs'' - The Psychedelic Furs *''Second Edition'' - Public Image Ltd. *''The Game (album)'' - Queen (band) *''Take What You Find'' - Helen Reddy *''Don't Fight It'' - Red Rider *''Greatest Hits'' - Kenny Rogers *''Avoid Freud'' - Rough Trade (band) *''Permanent Waves'' - Rush (band) ===S-W=== *''Head On'' - Samson *''Strong Arm of the Law'' - Saxon *''Wheels of Steel'' - Saxon *''Animal Magnetism'' - Scorpions *''Longest Road'' - Seals & Crofts (final album) *''Jazziz''- John Serry *''Specials (album)'' - The Specials *''The River (album)'' - Bruce Springsteen *''Gaucho'' - Steely Dan *''Hanx'' - Stiff Little Fingers *''Nobody's Heroes'' - Stiff Little Fingers *''The Wanderer'' - Donna Summer *''Hotter than July'' - Stevie Wonder *''Remain in Light'' - Talking Heads *''Empty Glass'' - Pete Townshend *''Boy'' - U2 (band) (debut) *''Women and Children First'' - Van Halen *''Ready an' Willin''' - Whitesnake *''Live...im the Heart of the City'' - Whitesnake ==Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles==

US Number One Singles and Artist
(Weeks at Number One)

UK Number One Singles and Artist
(Weeks at Number One)

"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" - Rupert Holmes (2 weeks in 1979 in music + 1 week in 1980)
"Please Don't Go" - KC & The Sunshine Band (1)
"Rock With You" - Michael Jackson (4)
"Do That To Me One More Time" - The Captain & Tennille (1)
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Queen (band) (4)
"Another Brick In The Wall, Part II" - Pink Floyd (4)
\"Call Me (Blondie song)\" - Blondie (band) (6), best selling single of the year
"Funkytown" - Lipps Inc (4)
"Coming Up" - Paul McCartney & Wings (3)
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me" - Billy Joel (2)
"Magic" - Olivia Newton-John (4)
"Sailing" - Christopher Cross (1)
"Upside Down" - Diana Ross (4)
"Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen (band) (3)
"Woman In Love" - Barbra Streisand (3)
"Lady" - Kenny Rogers (6)
"(Just Like) Starting Over" - John Lennon (1 week in 1980 + 2 weeks in 1981 in music)

"Another Brick In The Wall Part II" - Pink Floyd (3 weeks in 1979 in music + 2 weeks in 1980)
"Brass In Pocket" - Pretenders (2)
"Specials EP - Too Much Too Young" - Specials featuring Rico (2)
"Coward Of The County" - Kenny Rogers (2)
"Atomic" - Blondie (band) (2)
"Together We Are Beautiful" - Fern Kinney (1)
"Going Underground" - The Jam (3)
"Working My Way Back To You" - The Spinners (2)
"Call Me" - Blondie (band) (1)
"Geno" - Dexy's Midnight Runners (2)
"What's Another Year" - Johnny Logan (singer) (2)
"Suicide Is Painless (Theme From MASH)" - MASH (3)
"Crying" - Don McLean (3)
"Xanadu" - Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra (2)
"Use It Up And Wear It Out" - Odyssey (2)
"The Winner Takes It All" - ABBA (2)
"Ashes To Ashes" - David Bowie (2)
"Start" - The Jam (1)
"Feels Like I'm In Love" - Kelly Marie (2)
'''"Don't Stand So Close To Me"- The Police (4), best selling single of the year'''
"Woman In Love" - Barbra Streisand (3)
"The Tide Is High" - Blondie (band) (2)
"Super Trouper" - ABBA (3)
"(Just Like) Starting Over" - John Lennon (1)
"There's Noone Quite Like Grandma" - St Winifred's School Choir (1 week in 1980 + 1 week in 1981 in music)

==Other significant singles== *"A Forest" - The Cure *"� ma mani�re" - Dalida *"All Night Long" - Rainbow (band) *"All Out of Love" - Air Supply *"Another Nail In My Heart" - Squeeze *"Ant Music" - Adam and the Ants *"Any Way You Want It" - Journey (band) *"Ashes To Ashes" - David Bowie *"Babe" - Styx *"Back Together Again" - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway *"Big Man, Big M.A.N." - Crass *"Borrowed Time" - Styx (band) *"Boxed Set Singles 1963-1969" - Rolling Stones *"Breakfast In America(Live)" - Supertramp *"Breaking the Law" - Judas Priest *"Celebration" - Kool and the Gang *"Chanteur des Ann�es 80" - Dalida *"Cheap Wine" - Cold Chisel *"Dancing With Myself" - Generation X *"Drivin' My Life Away" - Eddie Rabbit *"Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" - The Korgis *"Fool in the Rain" - Led Zeppelin *"Freewill" - Rush (band) *"Games Without Frontiers" - Peter Gabriel *"Get A Move On" - Eddie Money *"Gigi In Paradisco" - Dalida *"Give Me The Night" - George Benson *"Good Morning Girl" - Journey (band) *"He's So Shy" - Pointer Sisters *"Heartbreaker" - Pat Benatar *"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar *"Hungry Heart" - Bruce Springsteen *"I Can't Tell You Why" - The Eagles *"I Got You - Split Enz #1 *"I Hope I Never - Split Enz *"I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones *"I'm Alright" - Kenny Loggins *"It's Different For Girls" - Joe Jackson *"Je suis toutes les femmes" - Dalida *"Lay All Your Love On Me" (12") - ABBA *"Let's Be Lovers Again" - Eddie Money *"Living After Midnight" - Judas Priest *"Love The World Away" - Kenny Rogers *"Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division *"Meltdown With The Ramones(EP)" - The Ramones *"Metal Gods" - Judas Priest *"Mirror In The Bathroom" - The Beat *"Misunderstanding" - Genesis (band) *"My Girl" - Madness *"Never Knew Love Like This Before" - Stephanie Mills *"New Amsterdam" - Elvis Costello and the Attractions *"No Self Control" - Peter Gabriel *"On And On And On" - ABBA *"People" - Mi-Sex *"Poison Ivy" - The Lambrettas (band *"Police And Thieves" - Junior Murvin *"Pulling Mussels From The Shell" - Squeeze *"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" - Aerosmith *"Rev On The Red Line" - Foreigner (band) *"Rio Do Brasil" - Dalida *"Running Back" - Eddie Money *"Sexy Eyes" - Dr. Hook *"Simon Templar/Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps" - Splodgenessabounds *"Spirit Of Radio" - Rush *"Stay Awhile" - Journey (band) *"Suddenly" - Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard *"To Cut A Long Story Short" - Spandau Ballet *"Too Late" - Journey (band) *"Touch and Go" - The Cars *"Tulsa Time" - Eric Clapton *"Turn It On Again" - Genesis (band) *"Why Me" - Styx (band) *"Women" - Foreigner (band) *"You May Be Right" - Billy Joel ==Published popular music== * "Fame (movie, TV series, and theme song)" w. Dean Pitchford m. Michael Gore * "The Winner Takes It All" w.m. Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus ==Classical music== *Mario Davidovsky - ''Consorts'' for symphonic band *Mario Davidovsky - ''String Quartet No. 4'' *Trygve Madsen - ''Sonata for Tuba and Piano'' *Krzysztof Penderecki - ''Symphony No. 2 - "Christmas"'' ==Opera== *David Warrack - ''Drummer'' ==Musical theater== * ''Barnum (musical)'' Broadway production opened at the St. James Theatre on April 30 and ran for 854 performances * ''Brigadoon'' (Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe) - Broadway revival * ''Bring Back Birdie'' Broadway production * ''Camelot (musical)'' (Lerner & Loewe) - Broadway revival * ''A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine'' Broadway production * ''Forty-Second Street'' Broadway production * ''The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby'' London production opened at the Aldwych Theatre on June 5 * ''On The Twentieth Century'' London production * ''Sweeney Todd'' (Stephen Sondheim) - London production opened at the Drury Lane Theatre on July 2 *''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' West End production opened at the Phoenix Theatre on April 10 * ''West Side Story'' (Leonard Bernstein) - Broadway revival ==Musical films== * ''Fame (movie, TV series, and theme song)'' * ''Popeye'' * ''Xanadu'' ==Births== *January 28 - Nick Carter, The Backstreet Boys *February 27 - Cyrus Bolooki, New Found Glory *March 21 - Deryck Whibley, Sum 41 *June 20 - Tony Lovato, Mest *July 10 - Jessica Simpson *July 26 - Dave Baksh, Sum 41 *October 5 - Paul (aka: Ghetto Lovah), Good Charlotte *November 17 - Clarke Isaac Hanson, Hanson *December 10 - Sarah Chang, violinist *December 18 - Christina Aguilera *Chris Gaynor, The All-American Rejects ==Deaths== *January 2 - Larry Williams *January 6 - Poley McClintock, jazz musician *January 7 - Carl White, the Rivingtons *January 29 - Jimmy Durante US pianist & entertainer *January 30 - Professor Longhair US pianist *February 19 - Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, choked to after a heavy drinking binge *March 26 - Jon Paulus (32), the Buckinghams, drug overdose *March 26 - Ted Shapiro, US songwriter & pianist *March 28 - Dick Haymes, (63), Argentinian-born US singer and actor *March 30 - Mantovani, Italian-born British orchestra leader and composer *April 28 - Tommy Caldwell, Marshall Tucker Band, car accident *May 18 - Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division (band), suicide by hanging *June 16 - Bob Nolan, country singer and songwriter *June 20 - Allan Pettersson, Sweden composer *June 21 - Bert Kaempfert, German composer, bandleader and arranger *June 27 - Barney Bigard, US jazz clarinetist *June 28 - Jose Iturbi, pianist *July 15 - Ben Selvin, ''The Dean of Recorded Music'' *July 23 - Keith Godchaux, Grateful Dead, car accident *August 17 - Harold Adamson, US lyricist *September 12 - Lillian Randolph, actress and singer *September 25 - John Bonham, Led Zeppelin *December 8 - John Lennon ==Awards== ===Grammy Awards=== *Grammy Awards of 1980 ===Country Music Association Awards=== ===Eurovision Song Contest=== *Eurovision Song Contest 1980 ==Charts== ===List of Number 1 Hits (United States)=== *Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1980 (USA) ===KROQ=== *KROQ Top 106.7 Countdown of 1980 1980 in musicYears in music

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