50 Songs from 1980 (clips)

Can you name the following songs that were first released* in 1980?

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Time	Song	Artist
00:00 - 00:08		Ultravox
00:09 - 00:16		Shakin' Stevens
00:17 - 00:24		Spandau Ballet
00:25 - 00:33		Jermaine Jackson
00:34 - 00:41		Dexys Midnight Runners
00:42 - 00:51		The Dead Kennedys
00:52 - 00:59		The Go Go's
01:00 - 01:08		Cockney Rejects
01:09 - 01:14		The Vapors
01:15 - 01:21		Dolly Parton
01:22 - 01:30		Visage
01:31 - 01:38		Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
01:39 - 01:45		REO Speedwagon
01:46 - 01:52		Grover Washington Jr.
01:53 - 02:00		The Police
02:01 - 02:08		Hazel O'Connor
02:09 - 02:15		The Piranhas
02:16 - 02:23		Madness
02:24 - 02:31		Gary Numan
02:32 - 02:40		ABBA
02:41 - 02:47		Talking Heads
02:48 - 02:52		Men at Work
02:53 - 02:58		Queen
02:59 - 03:07		Stacy Lattisaw
03:08 - 03:14		John Lennon

Time	Song	Artist
03:15 - 03:24		XTC
03:25 - 03:30		Adam & the Ants
03:31 - 03:37		Pat Benatar
03:38 - 03:46		Kelly Marie
03:47 - 03:54		Motorhead
03:55 - 04:02		Sky
04:03 - 04:10		Joy Division
04:11 - 04:19		Martha and the Muffins
04:20 - 04:28		Kool and the Gang
04:29 - 04:35		Jona Lewie
04:36 - 04:43		Phil Lynott
04:44 - 04:48		Irene Cara
04:49 - 04:55		Pete Townshend
04:56 - 05:02		Department S
05:03 - 05:09		The Undertones
05:10 - 05:16		Judas Priest
05:17 - 05:24		Split Enz
05:25 - 05:34		Japan
05:35 - 05:42		John Foxx
05:43 - 05:51		David Bowie
05:52 - 05:58		The Jacksons
05:59 - 06:08		George Benson
06:09 - 06:15		The Teardrop Explodes
06:16 - 06:22		Devo
06:23 - 06:32		Blondie

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*- first released could mean as a single, on its parent album or even in rare cases as the b-side to an earlier single. Listen to the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZMUMG0Tzmt52I9kMV7gx3YJ5LZ9nH-No

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Last Updated: Jun 9, 2017

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