Our favourite number ones of the 80's - 1980
The year of 1980 had two dozen UK number ones - please select up to three favourites.
Please choose up to three titles 243 votes
St Winifred's School Choir - There's No One Quite Like Grandma
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I might have included Ashes To Ashes but figured it will get plenty of votes anyway.
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
Blondie - Atomic
The Jam - Going Underground
Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back to You
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm in Love
The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
Blondie - The Tide Is High
ABBA - Super Trouper
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
I've bolded Going Underground as that song has my favourite lyric; "the public wants what the public gets" because 30+ years on, that lyric is still true.
NB; I missed out Use It Up, Wear It Out but I don't mind this song either.
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in The Wall
It's one of those 'cusps' - was number one in January 1980 and so qualifies though released earlier - and that's what this list of songs is of - number ones.
Now this interests me and of course, if it were possible, I would let you vote for it three times.
But I'm astonished at its popularity here. Whether you like Abba or not, what is so appealing about this song?
To me it's an archetypal average pop number and I'd be keen to learn more of its values and what I'm not getting about it attracting so many votes here.
Going Underground
Ashes To Ashes
IMO a lot of Abba's songs are lyrically excellent - simple, but with a sort of steely truth to them, and I think this is one of their best in that regard. It describes the sort of emotional thump we get when we split up.
Having said that, I didn't vote for it - I think that's because I tend to play Abba a lot, so they've become a little too familiar.
Decided in the end on Dexys, The Specials and Bowie.
Working My Way Back To You
Use It Up, Wear It Out
Atomic
This is absolutely true and thank you for this correction. This was an oversight on my part as I just checked the Wiki list and Call Me was in between Working My Way Back To You and Geno.
I can only apologise and say that this can sometimes happen when copying and pasting large lists of data. Obviously I have done Call Me a disservice and can only hope the mission does not need to be aborted because of this.
My overall plan is to do each year until October and the two winners from each year to feature in a grand final.
Thank you again for informing me of this error.
I appreciate it can be difficult to spot all of them, even when we know them all. I shall partake in at least some other years. I particularly look forward to your 1981 poll next month as Stand & Deliver is one of my all-time favourite songs. :cool: From memory, at least 3 no 1s were among my top 40 songs of the decade.
I promise to concentrate much harder in the years to come.
(Didn't I say that back in school?)
Do you think I could sneak Call Me into 1981 just to make amends?
This is the Wiki list...
473 John Lennon "Imagine" 10 January 1981 4
474 John Lennon "Woman" * 7 February 1981 2
475 Joe Dolce Music Theatre "Shaddap You Face" 21 February 1981 3
476 Roxy Music "Jealous Guy" 14 March 1981 2
477 Shakin' Stevens "This Ole House" 28 March 1981 3
478 Bucks Fizz "Making Your Mind Up" 18 April 1981 3
479 Adam and the Ants "Stand and Deliver" 9 May 1981 5
480 Smokey Robinson "Being with You" 13 June 1981 2
481 Michael Jackson "One Day In Your Life" 27 June 1981 2
482 The Specials "Ghost Town" 11 July 1981 3
483 Shakin' Stevens "Green Door" 1 August 1981 4
484 Aneka "Japanese Boy" 29 August 1981 1
485 Soft Cell "Tainted Love" † 5 September 1981 2
486 Adam and the Ants "Prince Charming" 19 September 1981 4
487 Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin "It's My Party" 17 October 1981 4
488 The Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" 14 November 1981 1
489 Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure" 21 November 1981 2
490 Julio Iglesias "Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar)" 5 December 1981 1
491 The Human League "Don't You Want Me" 12 December 1981 5
As you like Stand And Deliver, as do I, where is Ant Music then or didn't that make top spot?
Blondie - Atomic
The Specials - Too Much Too Young
Blondie - The Tide Is High
Purchased 'The Tide Is High' when it came out and preferred it to 'Atomic' but that's changed over time.
Glad you like Stand & Deliver too. AntMusic didn't make no 1 though. Mind you, my 2nd favourite Ant song is Young Parisians. ;-)