Your Soundtrack to Yesterday
Back to 1980 – Every Billboard #1
1980 ignited a neon revolution. Synths echoed through radios, fashion defied norms, and every song carried the pulse of a generation stepping boldly into a new decade. Let’s rewind and feel the vibrant spirit of a year that changed music forever.
Billboard #1 Hits — 1980
🎵 “Please Don’t Go”
🎤 KC and the Sunshine Band
📀 Do You Wanna Go Party
🗓️ January 5, 1980
🎵 “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”
🎤 Rupert Holmes
📀 Partners in Crime
🗓️ January 12, 1980
🎵 “Rock with You”
🎤 Michael Jackson
📀 Off the Wall
🗓️ January 19, 26; February 2, 9, 1980
🎵 “Do That to Me One More Time”
🎤 Captain & Tennille
📀 Make Your Move
🗓️ February 16, 1980
🎵 “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”
🎤 Queen
📀 The Game
🗓️ February 23; March 1, 8, 15, 1980
🎵 “Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)”
🎤 Pink Floyd
📀 The Wall
🗓️ March 22, 29; April 5, 12, 1980
🎵 “Call Me”
🎤 Blondie
📀 American Gigolo (Original Soundtrack)
🗓️ April 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 1980
🎵 “Funkytown”
🎤 Lipps Inc.
📀 Mouth to Mouth
🗓️ May 31; June 7, 14, 21, 1980
🎵 “Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)”
🎤 Paul McCartney
📀 McCartney II
🗓️ June 28, 1980
🎵 “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”
🎤 Billy Joel
📀 Glass Houses
🗓️ July 19, 26, 1980
🎵 “Magic”
🎤 Olivia Newton-John
📀 Xanadu (Original Soundtrack)
🗓️ August 2, 9, 16, 23, 1980
🎵 “Sailing”
🎤 Christopher Cross
📀 Christopher Cross
🗓️ August 30, 1980
🎵 “Upside Down”
🎤 Diana Ross
📀 Diana
🗓️ September 6, 13, 20, 27, 1980
🎵 “Another One Bites the Dust”
🎤 Queen
📀 The Game
🗓️ October 4, 11, 18, 1980
🎵 “Woman in Love”
🎤 Barbra Streisand
📀 Guilty
🗓️ October 25; November 1, 8, 1980
🎵 “Lady”
🎤 Kenny Rogers
📀 Greatest Hits
🗓️ November 15, 22, 29; December 6, 13, 20, 1980
🎵 “(Just Like) Starting Over”
🎤 John Lennon
📀 Double Fantasy
🗓️ December 27, 1980
Every song is a time machine, and every playlist a doorway to memories waiting to be relived. Listen, save, and let the journey begin. Explore even more sonic adventures by visiting The Rewind Tales on Spotify — your soundtrack to yesterday.