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KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980

The year-end countdown for 1980 from KROQ in Los Angeles, CA ranks 106 songs, with “Whip It” by Devo at number one. The list features 53 different artists; The Pretenders has the most entries with six songs.

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1 Whip It Devo 78 #1
2 The Wait The Pretenders 9 #2
3 Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 102 #3
4 She's So Cold The Rolling Stones 38 #4
5 Give Me Back My Man The B-52's 5 #5
6 Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd 74 #1
7 Touch and Go The Cars 4 #7
8 De Do Do Do De Da Da Da The Police 32 #8
9 Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads 125 #4
10 Train in Vain The Clash 120 #10
11 Only a Lad Oingo Boingo 24 #6
12 Clean Up Time John Lennon 1 #12
13 What Do You Do for Money Honey AC/DC 6 #13
14 Turning Japanese The Vapors 52 #14
15 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys 50 #6
16 Los Angeles X 25 #16
17 Freedom of Choice Devo 24 #17
18 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
19 Mystery Achievement The Pretenders 29 #19
20 Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 86 #20
21 And the Cradle Will Rock Van Halen 74 #2
22 Another One Bites the Dust Queen 92 #3
23 Her Strut Bob Seger 27 #23
24 Ashes to Ashes David Bowie 49 #23
25 Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel 53 #20
26 Let Me Go The Rolling Stones 1 #26
27 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 141 #1
28 Up and Down The Cars 1 #28
29 Cars Gary Numan 66 #11
30 Clones (We're All) Alice Cooper 3 #30
31 Private Idaho The B-52's 58 #25
32 Misunderstanding Genesis 30 #32
33 Foolish Behavior Rod Stewart 1 #33
34 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar 78 #5
35 Tattooed Love Boys The Pretenders 20 #35
36 Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police 104 #7
37 Crosseyed And Painless Talking Heads 36 #37
38 Clampdown The Clash 51 #1
39 Even It Up Heart 18 #10
40 Danger The Motels 2 #40
41 Ramrod Bruce Springsteen 1 #41
42 Rough Boys Pete Townshend 14 #42
43 5ive Gears in Reverse Elvis Costello & the Attractions 4 #43
44 My Beach The Surf Punks 1 #44
45 Fashion David Bowie 25 #16
46 Teacher Teacher Rockpile 4 #46
47 Ain't This the Life Oingo Boingo 2 #47
48 Girl U Want Devo 30 #48
49 Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 45 #49
50 Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones 29 #39
51 Misfit Kid The Cars 1 #51
52 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
53 Victims of the Fury Robin Trower 1 #53
54 Rock It (Prime Jive) Queen 1 #54
55 Free Me Roger Daltry 1 #55
56 Snortin' Whiskey Pat Travers 10 #56
57 (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon 15 #57
58 Strobe Light The B-52's 15 #58
59 Talk of the Town The Pretenders 31 #59
60 Run Like Hell Pink Floyd 88 #3
61 Canary In A Coalmine The Police 29 #61
62 Generals and Majors XTC 28 #62
63 Love Stinks J. Geils Band 40 #13
64 Turn It On Again Genesis 28 #64
65 Houses in Motion Talking Heads 2 #65
66 Gates of Steel Devo 2 #66
67 London Calling The Clash 122 #1
68 Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Bob Seger 1 #68
69 Gimme Some Slack The Cars 1 #69
70 Even The Losers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 30 #70
71 Send it to Me The Rolling Stones 2 #71
72 Everybody Wants Some Van Halen 46 #72
73 Dragon Attack Queen 1 #73
74 Gi'me Wings Rod Stewart 1 #74
75 I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Elvis Costello & the Attractions 12 #70
76 Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) David Bowie 23 #76
77 Bebe Le Strange Heart 1 #77
78 Pain Alice Cooper 1 #78
79 Not One of Us Peter Gabriel 1 #79
80 Christine Siouxsie and the Banshees 15 #80
81 Who Cares Huey Lewis and the News 1 #81
82 Hells Bells AC/DC 96 #1
83 Driven To Tears The Police 20 #83
84 Brass in Pocket The Pretenders 102 #30
85 Don't Bring Me Down Tom Petty 1 #85
86 She Talks In Stereo Gary Myrick & Figures 1 #86
87 Don't Tell Me No The Cars 1 #87
88 All Night Long Joe Walsh 34 #88
89 Temporary Secretary Paul McCartney 1 #89
90 Seriously Affected The Romeos 1 #90
91 Gettin' Mighty Crowed Elvis Costello & the Attractions 1 #91
92 My Wave The Surf Punks 1 #92
93 High Priest of Rhythmic Noise Cheap Trick 1 #93
94 My Mistake The Kingbees 1 #94
95 Anyway You Want It Journey 84 #4
96 Nothin More To Lose Dave Davies 1 #96
97 Rockin Heaven Down Heart 1 #97
98 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen 72 #73
99 Passion Rod Stewart 1 #99
100 Cuban Slide The Pretenders 10 #100
101 Zero Hour The Plimsouls 1 #101
102 Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze 44 #42
103 Just Got Back Cheap Trick 1 #103
104 Too Far Gone Babys 1 #104
105 What Are You Doing In My Life Tom Petty 1 #105
106 Everything Works If You Let It Cheap Trick 1 #106

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KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 was broadcast by KROQ (Los Angeles, CA). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

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