Desert Island Songs - 1980

This page is a list of performers and songs with tracks I love broken down by the year the song was released (or first peaked on a pop chart). For more information check out the intro page.

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• 38 Special, "Rockin' Into the Night"
• AC-DC, "Have a Drink on Me"
• AC-DC, "Let Me Put My Love Into You"
• AC-DC, "Given the Dog a Bone"
• AC-DC, "What Do You Do for Money Honey"
• AC-DC, "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
• AC-DC, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
• Adam Ant, "Killer in the Home"
• Adam Ant, "Kings of the Wild Frontier"
• Adam Ant, "Dog Eat Dog"
• Adam Ant, "Antmusic"
• Aerosmith, "Remember (Walking in the Sand)"
• Air Supply, "Lost in Love"
• Air Supply, "All Out of Love"
• Al Stewart, "Delia's Gone"
• Al Stewart, "Running Man"
• Al Stewart, "Midnight Rocks"
• Alice Cooper, "Clones (We're All)"
• Alvin And The Chipmunks, "Let's Go"
• Ambrosia, "You're The Only Woman (You & I)"
• Ambrosia, "Biggest Part of Me"
• April Wine, "I Like To Rock"
• Atlantics, "Lonely Hearts"
• B-52's, "Strobe Light"
• B-52's, "Quiche Lorraine"
• B-52's, "Give Me Back My Man"
• B-52's, "Devil In My Car"
• B-52's, "Party Out Of Bounds"
• B-52's, "Private Idaho"
• Barbra Streisand, "Woman in Love"
• Billy Joel, "All For Leyna"
• Billy Joel, "You May Be Right"
• Billy Joel, "Sometimes a Fantasy"
• Billy Joel, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
• Billy Joel, "Don't Ask Me Why"
• Blondie, "Atomic"
• Blondie, "Call Me"
• Bob Marley, "Could You Be Loved"
• Bob Seger, "Her Strut"
• Bob Seger, "You'll Accomp'ny Me"
• Bob Seger, "Fire Lake"
• Bob Seger, "Against the Wind"
• Bob Welch, "The Girl Can't Stop"
• Boomtown Rats, "I Don't Like Mondays"
• Bow Wow Wow, "W.O.R.K."
• Bow Wow Wow, "C30, C60, C90 Go"
• Boz Scaggs, "Breakdown Dead Ahead"
• Boz Scaggs, "Look What You've Done to Me"
• Boz Scaggs, "JoJo"
• Brothers Johnson, "Stomp"
• Bruce Springsteen, "Hungry Heart"
• Buggles, "Clean, Clean"
• Buggles, "Video Killed the Radio Star"
• Bush Tetras, "Too Many Creeps"
• Captain & Tennille, "Do That To Me One More Time"
• Carly Simon, "Jesse"
• Carole King, "One Fine Day"
• Cars, "Panorama"
• Cars, "Gimme Some Slack"
• Cars, "Don't Tell Me No"
• Cars, "Touch and Go"
• Change, "Searching"
• Cheap Trick, "Dream Police"
• Chicago, "Thunder and Lightning"
• Christopher Cross, "Ride Like The Wind"
• Clash, "The Call Up"
• Clash, "Somebody Got Murdered"
• Clash, "Train in Vain"
• Clash, "London Calling"
• Classic Ruins, "1+1 less than 2"
• Cliff Richard, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
• Cliff Richard, "Dreaming"
• Code Blue, "Face to Face"
• Cold Chisel, "Cheap Wine"
• Cure, "Play for Today"
• Cure, "A Forest (Acoustic)"
• Cure, "A Forest"
• Dan Fogelberg, "Longer"
• Dave Edmunds, "Girls Talk"
• David Bowie, "Ashes to Ashes"
• Dead Kennedys, "California uber Alles"
• Def Leppard, "Rock Brigade"
• Devo, "Gates of Steel"
• Devo, "Freedom of Choice"
• Devo, "Whip It"
• Devo, "Girl U Want"
• Dexys Midnight Runners, "Geno"
• Diana Ross, "Upside Down"
• Dionne Warwick, "Deja Vu"
• Dire Straits, "Tunnel of Love"
• Donna Summer, "On the Radio"
• Doobie Brothers, "One by One"
• Doobie Brothers, "Real Love"
• Dr. Hook, "Sexy Eyes"
• Eagles, "The Long Run"
• Eagles, "I Can't Tell You Why"
• Echo & the Bunnymen, "Do It Clean"
• Echo & the Bunnymen, "The Puppet"
• Echo & the Bunnymen, "Rescue"
• Eddie Rabbitt, "Drivin' My Life Away"
• Electric Light Orchestra, "Last Train to London"
• Electric Light Orchestra, "I'm Alive"
• Electric Light Orchestra, "All Over the World"
• Elton John, "Little Jeannie"
• Elvis Costello, "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down"
• English Beat, "Twist and Crawl"
• English Beat, "Mirror in the Bathroom"
• English Beat, "Click Click"
• English Beat, "Best Friend"
• Eric Clapton, "Cocaine"
• Fischer-Z, "So Long"
• Fleetwood Mac, "Sara"
• Fools, "It's A Night For Beautiful Girls"
• Foreigner, "Head Games"
• Gang of Four, "Damaged Goods"
• Gary Myrick, "She Talks In Stereo"
• Gary Numan, "I Die; You Die"
• Gary Numan, "Cars"
• Genesis, "Misunderstanding"
• Genesis, "Turn It On Again"
• George Benson, "Give Me the Night"
• Gerry Rafferty, "Bring It All Home"
• Grace Slick, "Dreams"
• Hall & Oates, "Wait For Me"
• Heart, "Bebe Le Strange"
• Heart, "Even It Up"
• Huey Lewis & The News, "Trouble in Paradise"
• Human Sexual Response, "What Does Sex Mean to Me"
• Human Sexual Response, "Jackie Onassis"
• Humans, "I Live in the City"
• J. Geils Band, "Come Back"
• J. Geils Band, "Just Can't Wait"
• J. Geils Band, "Love Stinks"
• Jackson Browne, "Boulevard"
• Jam, "Going Underground"
• Japan, "Gentlemen Take Polaroids"
• Jefferson Starship, "Jane"
• Jermaine Jackson, "Let's Get Serious"
• Jim Carroll Band, "I Want The Angel"
• Jim Carroll Band, "Wicked Gravity"
• Jim Carroll Band, "Catholic Boy"
• Jim Carroll Band, "It's Too Late"
• Joe Jackson, "It's Different For Girls"
• Joe Jackson, "Beat Crazy"
• Joe Walsh, "All Night Long"
• John Farrar, "Gettin' Loose"
• John Farrar, "Can't Hold Back"
• John Farrar, "Reckless"
• John Lennon, "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"
• Jona Lewie, "(You'll Always Find Me In) Kitchen at Parties"
• Journey, "Any Way You Want It"
• Joy Division, "Heart and Soul"
• Joy Division, "Isolation"
• Judas Priest, "Living After Midnight"
• Judas Priest, "Breaking the Law"
• Kansas, "Hold On"
• Kate Bush, "December Will Be Magic Again"
• Kate Bush, "The Wedding List"
• Kate Bush, "Babooshka"
• Kenny Loggins, "This Is It"
• Kenny Loggins, "I'm Alright"
• Kenny Rogers, "Lady"
• Kim Carnes, "More Love"
• Kingbees, "My Mistake"
• Kings, "This Beat Goes On-Switchin To Glide"
• Klark Kent, "Away From Home"
• Knack, "Baby Talks Dirty"
• Kool & The Gang, "Too Hot"
• Kurtis Blow, "The Breaks (Part 1)"
• Led Zeppelin, "Fool in the Rain"
• Leo Sayer, "More Than I Can Say"
• Leon Haywood, "Don't Push It Don't Force It"
• Linda Ronstadt, "Hurt So Bad"
• Lipps, Inc., "Funkytown"
• Little River Band, "Cool Change"
• Madness, "My Girl"
• Manhattans, "Shining Star"
• Michael Jackson, "Off the Wall"
• Michael Jackson, "Rock with You"
• Molly Hatchet, "Flirtin' With Disaster"
• Motels, "Whose Problem"
• Motels, "Careful"
• Motels, "Danger"
• Motorhead, "Ace of Spades"
• Motors, "Love And Loneliness"
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "An American Dream"
• Off Broadway USA, "Stay in Time"
• Olivia Newton-John, "Xanadu"
• Olivia Newton-John, "Magic"
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, "Enola Gay"
• Pat Benatar, "You Better Run"
• Pat Benatar, "Hell Is For Children"
• Pat Benatar, "We Live For Love"
• Pat Benatar, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
• Pat Benatar, "Heartbreaker"
• Paul McCartney, "Coming Up"
• Paul Simon, "Late in the Evening"
• Pete Townshend, "Rough Boys"
• Pete Townshend, "Let My Love Open The Door"
• Peter Gabriel, "No Self Control"
• Peter Gabriel, "Intruder"
• Peter Gabriel, "Games Without Frontiers"
• Peter Gabriel, "Family Snapshot"
• Peter Gabriel, "I Don't Remember"
• Pink Floyd, "Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)"
• Pink Floyd, "Run Like Hell"
• Pointer Sisters, "He's So Shy"
• Police, "Walking on the Moon"
• Police, "Message in a Bottle"
• Police, "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around"
• Police, "Bombs Away"
• Police, "Shadows In The Rain"
• Pretenders, "The Wait"
• Pretenders, "Precious"
• Pretenders, "Space Invader"
• Pretenders, "Stop Your Sobbing"
• Pretenders, "Brass in Pocket"
• Pretenders, "Talk Of The Town"
• Psychedelic Furs, "Sister Europe"
• Psychedelic Furs, "Flowers"
• Psychedelic Furs, "India"
• Queen, "Play the Game"
• Queen, "Another One Bites the Dust"
• Queen, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
• Rainbow, "All Night Long"
• Ramones, "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio"
• Randy Meisner, "Deep Inside My Heart"
• Ray Parker Jr., "Can't Keep From Cryin'"
• Redd Kross, "Annette's Got the Hits"
• Robbie Dupree, "Steal Away"
• Robin Lane & The Chartbusters, "When Things Go Wrong"
• Roger Daltrey, "Free Me"
• Rolling Stones, "She's So Cold"
• Rolling Stones, "Emotional Rescue"
• Romantics, "What I Like About You"
• Rupert Holmes, "Him"
• Rupert Holmes, "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
• S.O.S. Band, "Take Your Time (Do It Right) (Part 1)"
• Selecter, "Too Much Pressure"
• Shalamar, "Second Time Around"
• Sherbet, "I Have The Skill"
• Sister Sledge, "Got To Love Somebody"
• Smokey Robinson, "Cruisin'"
• Specials, "A Message to You Rudy"
• Split Enz, "I Got You"
• Squeeze, "If I Didn't Love You"
• Squeeze, "Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)"
• Squeeze, "Another Nail In My Heart"
• Stephanie Mills, "Never Knew Love Like This Before"
• Steve Forbert, "Romeo's Tune"
• Stevie Wonder, "Master Blaster"
• Styx, "Babe"
• Sugarhill Gang, "Rapper's Delight"
• Talking Heads, "Crosseyed and Painless"
• Ted Nugent, "Wango Tango"
• Tom Petty, "Here Comes My Girl"
• Tom Petty, "Refugee"
• Tom Petty, "Don't Do Me Like That"
• Tommy Tutone, "Angel Say No"
• Toto, "99"
• Tourists, "I Only Want To Be With You"
• U2, "A Day Without Me"
• U2, "Out of Control"
• Van Halen, "Everybody Wants Some!!"
• Van Halen, "And the Cradle Will Rock..."
• Van Halen, "Runnin' With the Devil"
• Vapors, "Turning Japanese"
• Wall of Voodoo, "Ring Of Fire"
• Warren Zevon, "Play It All Night Long"
• X, "Los Angeles"
• XTC, "Making Plans for Nigel"
• ZZ Top, "I Thank You"
• ZZ Top, "Cheap Sunglasses"

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