1980 in British music

1980 in British music

This is a summary of 1980 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Charts

No. 1 singles

ingles

Top 10 albums

Births

*June 29 - Katherine Jenkins, soprano

Deaths

* February 19 - Bon Scott, singer (AC/DC) (born 1946)
* May 18 - Ian Curtis, musician and singer (Joy Division) (born 1956)
* September 25 - John Bonham, drummer (Led Zeppelin) (born 1948)
* December 8 - John Lennon, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (The Beatles) (murdered) (born 1940)


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