Big News Headlines in 1980
President Carter announces punitive measures and embargos against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Hurricane "Allen" claims 28 U.S. lives and over 200 in the Caribbean.
Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th U.S. president in a sweeping victory.
U.S. Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal.
MLB - Philadelphia Phillies NFL - Pittsburgh Steelers NBA - Los Angeles Lakers NHL - New York Islanders
Record of the Year - "Sailing" by Christopher Cross Album of the Year - "Christopher Cross" by Christopher Cross Song of the Year - "Sailing" by Christopher Cross
Best Picture - Ordinary People Best Director - Robert Redford for “Ordinary People” Best Actress - Sissy Spacek in “Coal Miner's Daughter” Best Actor - Robert DeNiro in “Raging Bull”
#1 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back #2 Superman II #3 Nine to Five #4 Stir Crazy #5 Airplane!
#1 Hits of 1980 (US Pop Charts)
TITLE
Call Me
(Just Like) Starting Over
Sailing
Magic
It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
Rock With You
Funkytown
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Another One Bites the Dust
Another Brick in the Wall (pt. II)
Coming Up (Live at Glascow)
Woman in Love
Lady
Upside Down
Do That To Me One More Time
ARTIST
Blondie
John Lennon
Christopher Cross
Olivia Newton-John
Billy Joel
Michael Jackson
Lipps, Inc.
Queen
Queen
Pink Floyd
Paul McCartney
Barbara Streisand
Kenny Rogers
Diana Ross
Captain & Tennille