1980

1980 in classic rock:

Singles:
 * Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division
 * Atmosphere Joy Division
 * Ashes to Ashes David Bowie
 * Holiday in Cambodia Dead Kennedys
 * Going Underground/The Dreams of Children The Jam
 * Ace of Spades Motörhead
 * A Forest The Cure
 * Fade to Grey Visage
 * Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
 * Train in Vain The Clash
 * Atomic Blondie
 * How I Wrote 'Elastic Man' The Fall
 * Geno Dexys Midnight Runners
 * Totally Wired The Fall
 * Hate the Police The Dicks
 * Treason (It's Just a Story) The Teardrop Explodes
 * The Great Curve Talking Heads
 * Start! The Jam
 * Kill the Poor Dead Kennedys