FEATURE:
The Start of a Much-Underrated Decade
IN THIS PHOTO: Diana Ross
The Very Best Billboard Hot 100 Hits, Singles and Album Tracks from the Year 1980
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LIKE other editions of this feature…
IN THIS PHOTO: ABBA
I have already written a piece that celebrated albums released at the start of the same decade. This might be my last decade-starting spotlight, but, as it is the opening few weeks of 2020, I have been looking back and seeing which songs kicked off various decades – 1980 is in focus now. I wrote a feature regarding the best albums of 1980, but I wanted to expand it and look at the songs that defined the start of an underrated decade. The 1980s would have better years for music than 1980 itself (1986, for starters), but there are some real gems to be found – not just in terms of singles but the biggest albums of the year. As I say, this might be the last feature in this series – unless the 1970s tempts me -, and it has been interesting comparing various decade and seeing just how strongly they started. I hope you enjoy the playlist below, as there are some seriously great tracks in there. Many people mock the 1980s for being a bit naff and cheesy but, if you know your music and avoid the worst Pop from the decade, there is so much gold to be discovered. Here, in playlist-form, is a representation of the best…
IN THIS PHOTO: David Bowie in 1980/PHOTO CREDIT: The Duffy Archive
TRACKS of 1980.