Ultimate Songs of 1980 These are some of the songs that we were dancing to, talking about, and singing along with in 1980.  They were released and/or hit the pop charts in that year.  While you will see many top hits, they are not all well known, and a few never even made a mark on the U.S. pop charts.

You may find the list helpful in reunion planning, trivia games, or simply for browsing.

Just click on the song title for lyrics and for a list of compilation albums on which the song appears.

You can also get a list of all Ultimate '80s Songs sorted by artist or by song title.

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John Lennon/(Just Like) Starting Over
Pink Floyd/Another Brick In The Wall, Part II
Queen/Another One Bites the Dust
Queen/Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Billy Joel/It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
Christopher Cross/Sailing
Dan Fogelberg/Longer
Spinners/Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl
Ambrosia/Biggest Part of Me
Kenny Rogers/Coward of the County
Rolling Stones/Emotional Rescue
Elton John/Little Jeannie
Air Supply/Lost in Love
Bette Midler/The Rose
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band/Against the Wind
Bruce Springsteen/Hungry Heart
Manhattans/Shining Star
Kool & the Gang/Too Hot
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band/Fire Lake
Robbie Dupree/Steal Away
Kenny Loggins/I'm Alright
Fleetwood Mac/Sara
Olivia Newton-John/Xanadu
Gary Numan/Cars
Little River Band/Cool Change
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers/Don't Do Me Like That
Carly Simon/Jesse
Electric Light Orchestra/All Over the World
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/An American Dream
Pretenders/Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)
Genesis/Misunderstanding
Devo/Whip It
Jackson Browne/Boulevard
Pat Benatar/Heartbreaker
Toto/99
Vapors/Turning Japanese
B-52s/Rock Lobster
Jim Carroll Band/People Who Died
REO Speedwagon/Time for Me to Fly
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers/Refugee
Romantics/What I Like About You
Pete Townshend/Let My Love Open the Door