Year:1980

Bands Formed

 * New Order
 * R.E.M.

Singles Released

 * Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division
 * Atmosphere Joy Division
 * Train in Vain The Clash
 * Ashes to Ashes David Bowie
 * A Forest The Cure
 * Holiday in Cambodia Dead Kennedys
 * Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
 * Going Underground/The Dreams of Children The Jam
 * Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
 * Clampdown The Clash
 * Fade to Grey Visage
 * The Great Curve Talking Heads
 * Army Dreamers Kate Bush
 * Atomic Blondie
 * Hate the Police Dicks
 * Ace of Spades Motörhead
 * Crosseyed And Painless Talking Heads
 * The Same Old Scene Roxy Music
 * Redemption Song Bob Marley
 * Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel
 * Born Under Punches Talking Heads
 * Echo Beach Martha and the Muffins
 * Academy Fight Song Mission of Burma
 * Israel Siouxsie & The Banshees
 * Cities Talking Heads
 * Babooshka Kate Bush
 * Totally Wired The Fall
 * Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime The Korgis
 * Kill the Poor Dead Kennedys
 * Breathing Kate Bush
 * I Got You Split Enz
 * I Will Follow U2
 * Treason (It's Just a Story) The Teardrop Explodes
 * Requiem Killing Joke
 * Messages Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
 * I Travel Simple Minds
 * Happy House Siouxsie & the Banshees
 * Could You Be Loved Bob Marley
 * Rudie Can't Fail The Clash
 * Embarrassment Madness
 * Rescue Echo & the Bunnymen
 * I Wanna Be Sedated Ramones
 * Garbageman The Cramps
 * Christine Siouxsie & the Banshees
 * A Song From Under the Floorboards Magazine
 * Romeo and Juliet Dire Straits
 * Generals and Majors/Don't Lose Your Temper XTC
 * How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' The Fall
 * Underpass John Foxx
 * 10:15 Saturday Night The Cure
 * Do Nothing/Maggie's Farm The Specials
 * The Breaks Kurtis Blow
 * Broken English Marianne Faithfull
 * Falling and Laughing Orange Juice
 * Mirror in the Bathroom The Beat
 * Johnny and Mary Robert Palmer
 * Call Me Blondie
 * People Who Died The Jim Carroll Band
 * Geno Dexys Midnight Runners
 * Can't Cheat Karma Zounds
 * Pay to Cum! Bad Brains
 * Tunnel of Love Dire Straits
 * Bankrobber The Clash
 * Start! The Jam
 * Rat Race/Rude Boys Outta Jail The Specials
 * No Self Control Peter Gabriel
 * The Jean Genie/Space Oddity David Bowie
 * Final Day Young Marble Giants
 * Talk of the Town The Pretenders
 * Better Scream Wah! Heat
 * Private Idaho The B-52's
 * Black and White The dB's
 * Dib-Be-Dib-Be-Dize Brother "D" with Collective Effort
 * I Zimbra Talking Heads
 * I Believe Buzzcocks
 * I Wanna Destroy You The Soft Boys
 * Three Little Birds Bob Marley
 * Fashion David Bowie
 * Dark Entries Bauhaus
 * Baggy Trousers Madness
 * Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? Ramones
 * The Spirit of Radio Rush
 * Run Like Hell Pink Floyd
 * We Are Glass Gary Numan
 * Dancing with Myself Gen X
 * Upside Down Diana Ross
 * Ricky's Hand Fad Gadget
 * Refugee Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
 * Prowler Iron Maiden
 * Die Matrosen LiLiPUT
 * Stereotype/International Jet Set The Specials
 * Gentlemen Take Polaroids Japan
 * Whip It Devo
 * Diet Au Pairs
 * Io se fossi Dio Giorgio Gaber
 * Blue Boy Orange Juice
 * What Use? Tuxedomoon
 * Datapanik in the Year Zero-A Pere Ubu
 * Neon Knights Black Sabbath
 * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) John Williams
 * Mr. Clarinet The Birthday Party
 * Freedom of Choice Devo
 * Runaway Boys Stray Cats
 * Sister Europe The Psychedelic Furs
 * Dirty Mind Prince
 * Nights in White Satin The Moody Blues
 * Is It All Over My Face Loose Joints
 * Girl You Want Devo
 * Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) Squeeze
 * Night Boat to Cairo Madness
 * Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder
 * Running Free Iron Maiden
 * It's No Game David Bowie
 * Bad Reputation Joan Jett
 * Para ti Paraíso
 * I Don't Remember Peter Gabriel
 * Nobody's Hero/Tin Soldiers Stiff Little Fingers
 * No-One Driving John Foxx
 * Turning Japanese The Vapors
 * Ah Leah! Donnie Iris
 * It's Kinda Funny Josef K
 * Best Friend/Stand Down Margaret (Dub) The Beat
 * Over You Roxy Music
 * Dreiklangs-Dimensionen Rheingold
 * More Bounce to the Ounce Zapp
 * Funkytown Lipps Inc.
 * Stomp The Brothers Johnson
 * Groenlandia Zombies
 * I Die: You Die Gary Numan
 * At Last I Am Free Robert Wyatt
 * Dog Eat Dog Adam and the Ants
 * To Cut a Long Story Short Spandau Ballet
 * Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen
 * Touch Too Much AC/DC
 * Terror Couple Kill Colonel Bauhaus
 * (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon
 * Biko Peter Gabriel
 * Another Nail in My Heart Squeeze
 * Breaking the Law Judas Priest
 * Komakino Joy Division
 * Oh Yeah Roxy Music
 * Cherchez le garçon Taxi Girl
 * Getting Nowhere Fast Girls at Our Best
 * Ten Feet Tall XTC
 * We Got the Beat The Go-Go's
 * Nagasaki Nightmare Crass
 * Wardance Killing Joke
 * Die Young Black Sabbath
 * This World of Water New Musik
 * Angel Witch Angel Witch
 * A Lover's Holiday/Glow of Love Change
 * Elstree Buggles
 * Sanctuary Iron Maiden
 * My Perfect Cousin The Undertones
 * Mercenaries (Ready for War) John Cale
 * The Puppet Echo & the Bunnymen
 * I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down Elvis Costello
 * Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
 * Take Your Time (Do It Right) The S.O.S. Band
 * When I Dream The Teardrop Explodes
 * Love T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass
 * Can You Feel It The Jacksons
 * Too Much Too Young The Specials
 * Fiery Jack The Fall
 * That's the Joint Funky 4+1
 * Private Life Grace Jones
 * The Lonely Spy Lori & The Chameleons
 * King/Food for Thought UB40
 * One Step Ahead Split Enz
 * Burning Car John Foxx
 * Horror en el hipermercado Alaska y Los Pegamoides
 * Mine Mine Mind Roky Erickson and the Aliens
 * Antmusic Adam and the Ants
 * Hey Nineteen Steely Dan
 * December Will Be Magic Again Kate Bush
 * Towers of London XTC
 * So Long Fischer-Z
 * There, There My Dear Dexys Midnight Runners
 * The Winner Takes It All ABBA
 * Living After Midnight Judas Priest
 * Kings of the Wild Frontier Adam and the Ants
 * All Over the World Electric Light Orchestra
 * Sleepwalk Ultravox
 * Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) Tom Browne
 * C'30, C'60, C'90 Go Bow Wow Wow
 * At the Edge Stiff Little Fingers
 * Oops Upside Your Head The Gap Band
 * Summer Fun The Barracudas
 * Xanadu Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
 * Bear Cage The Stranglers
 * Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones
 * Celebration Kool & the Gang
 * I Hear You Now Jon and Vangelis
 * Let's Do Rock Steady The Bodysnatchers
 * Use It Up and Wear It Out Odyssey
 * Suicide Is Painless The MASH
 * More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer
 * Do You Feel My Love? Eddy Grant
 * Gotta Pull Myself Together The Nolans
 * No Doubt About It Hot Chocolate
 * What You're Proposing Status Quo
 * Whose Problem? The Motels
 * All out of Love Air Supply
 * Jump to the Beat Stacy Lattisaw
 * My World Secret Affair
 * Cupid - I Loved You for a Long Time The Spinners
 * Let's Go Round Again Average White Band
 * My Way of Thinking/I Think It's Going to Rain Today UB40
 * Every Woman In The World Air Supply
 * Sexy Eyes Dr. Hook
 * 9 to 5 Sheena Easton
 * Bring It All Home Gerry Rafferty
 * I Could Be So Good for You Dennis Waterman
 * Let Me Talk Earth, Wind & Fire
 * Brazilian Love Affair George Duke
 * Marie, Marie Shakin' Stevens
 * The Groove Rodney Franklin
 * What's Another Year Johnny Logan
 * All I Ever Wanted Santana
 * January February Barbara Dickson
 * Modern Girl Sheena Easton
 * A Taste of Bitter Love/Bourgie, Bourgie Gladys Knight & the Pips
 * Mariana Gibson Brothers
 * Let's Hang On Darts
 * To Be or Not To Be B.A. Robertson
 * Buzz Buzz a Diddle It Matchbox
 * Babe Styx
 * Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills
 * Lost in Love
 * Look What You've Done To Me
 * Is Vic There? Department S
 * 9 to 5 Dolly Parton
 * Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon
 * Twilight Café Susan Fassbender
 * Days Are OK The Motels

Albums Released

 * February 29: Mr. Partridge - Take Away/The Lure Of Salvage
 * April 22: The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
 * July 17: Joy Division - Closer
 * September 2: Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
 * September 12: XTC - Black Sea
 * October 8: Talking Heads - Remain in Light

Other Events

 * Bananarama stops playing instruments and concentrate on vocals.

Matches

 * Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Festivals
==Classical music [ edit] ==
 * Pinkpop 1980


 * January 3 : First performance of Epitaph for oboe and piano by Witold Lutosławski
 * January 29 : First performance of Novelette for Orchestra by Witold Lutosławski
 * June 18 : First performance of Concerto for chamber orchestra by Johan Kvandal
 * June 25 : first performance of A madrigal opera by Philip Glass
 * August 24 : First performance of Double Concerto for oboe, harp and chamber orchestra by Witold Lutosławski
 * November 16 : First performance of Nocturne for piano og altfløyte of Johan Kvandal