Every song that charted in 1980

Combined ranking of all 119 songs from the rock year-end countdowns of 1980. ← Top 100 of 1980

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s
1	And the Cradle Will Rock Van Halen	177	2	#2	–
2	Another One Bites the Dust Queen	172	2	#3	–
3	Whip It Devo	168	2	#1	1
4	Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police	143	2	#7	–
5	Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads	140	2	#9	–
6	You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC	136	2	#5	–
7	Even It Up Heart	128	2	#10	–
8	Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar	101	2	#18	–
9	Back in Black AC/DC	100	1	#1	1
10	Anyway You Want It Journey	99	2	#4	–
11	The Wait The Pretenders	99	1	#2	–
12	Fashion David Bowie	98	2	#16	–
13	Refugee Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	98	1	#3	–
14	She's So Cold The Rolling Stones	97	1	#4	–
15	Give Me Back My Man The B-52's	96	1	#5	–
16	Another Brick in the Wall Pink Floyd	95	1	#6	–
17	Touch and Go The Cars	94	1	#7	–
18	Love Stinks J. Geils Band	94	2	#13	–
19	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da The Police	93	1	#8	–
20	Train in Vain The Clash	92	1	#10	–
21	Only a Lad Oingo Boingo	91	1	#11	–
22	Clean Up Time John Lennon	90	1	#12	–
23	What Do You Do for Money Honey AC/DC	89	1	#13	–
24	Turning Japanese The Vapors	88	1	#14	–
25	Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys	87	1	#15	–
26	Los Angeles X	86	1	#16	–
27	Freedom of Choice Devo	85	1	#17	–
28	What I Like About You The Romantics	84	1	#18	–
29	Mystery Achievement The Pretenders	83	1	#19	–
30	Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	82	1	#20	–
31	Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne	80	1	#6	–
32	Her Strut Bob Seger	79	1	#23	–
33	Ashes to Ashes David Bowie	78	1	#24	–
34	Games Without Frontiers Peter Gabriel	77	1	#25	–
35	Let Me Go The Rolling Stones	76	1	#26	–
36	Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd	75	1	#27	–
37	Up and Down The Cars	75	1	#28	–
38	Cars Gary Numan	74	1	#29	–
39	Clones (We're All) Alice Cooper	73	1	#30	–
40	The Zoo Scorpions	72	1	#8	–
41	Private Idaho The B-52's	72	1	#31	–
42	Misunderstanding Genesis	71	1	#32	–
43	Foolish Behavior Rod Stewart	70	1	#33	–
44	Tattooed Love Boys The Pretenders	68	1	#35	–
45	Crosseyed And Painless Talking Heads	66	1	#37	–
46	Clampdown The Clash	65	1	#38	–
47	Danger The Motels	63	1	#40	–
48	Ramrod Bruce Springsteen	62	1	#41	–
49	Rough Boys Pete Townshend	61	1	#42	–
50	5ive Gears in Reverse Elvis Costello & the Attractions	60	1	#43	–
51	Against the Wind Bob Seger	60	1	#11	–
52	My Beach The Surf Punks	59	1	#44	–
53	Teacher Teacher Rockpile	58	1	#46	–
54	Ain't This the Life Oingo Boingo	57	1	#47	–
55	Let My Love Open The Door Pete Townshend	56	1	#12	–
56	Girl U Want Devo	56	1	#48	–
57	Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	55	1	#49	–
58	Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones	54	1	#50	–
59	Misfit Kid The Cars	53	1	#51	–
60	Victims of the Fury Robin Trower	51	1	#53	–
61	Rock It (Prime Jive) Queen	50	1	#54	–
62	Free Me Roger Daltry	49	1	#55	–
63	Snortin' Whiskey Pat Travers	48	1	#56	–
64	Hells Bells AC/DC	48	2	#20	–
65	(Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon	47	1	#57	–
66	Strobe Light The B-52's	46	1	#58	–
67	Talk of the Town The Pretenders	45	1	#59	–
68	Run Like Hell Pink Floyd	44	1	#60	–
69	I Don't Know Ozzy Osbourne	44	1	#15	–
70	Canary In A Coalmine The Police	43	1	#61	–
71	Generals and Majors XTC	42	1	#62	–
72	Turn It On Again Genesis	41	1	#64	–
73	Houses in Motion Talking Heads	40	1	#65	–
74	Gates of Steel Devo	39	1	#66	–
75	London Calling The Clash	38	1	#67	–
76	Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Bob Seger	37	1	#68	–
77	Living After Midnight Judas Priest	36	1	#17	–
78	Gimme Some Slack The Cars	36	1	#69	–
79	Even The Losers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	35	1	#70	–
80	Send it to Me The Rolling Stones	34	1	#71	–
81	Everybody Wants Some Van Halen	33	1	#72	–
82	Dragon Attack Queen	32	1	#73	–
83	Gi'me Wings Rod Stewart	31	1	#74	–
84	I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Elvis Costello & the Attractions	30	1	#75	–
85	Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) David Bowie	29	1	#76	–
86	Bebe Le Strange Heart	28	1	#77	–
87	Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon	28	1	#19	–
88	Pain Alice Cooper	27	1	#78	–
89	Not One of Us Peter Gabriel	26	1	#79	–
90	Christine Siouxsie and the Banshees	25	1	#80	–
91	Who Cares Huey Lewis and the News	25	1	#81	–
92	Driven To Tears The Police	23	1	#83	–
93	Brass in Pocket The Pretenders	22	1	#84	–
94	Don't Bring Me Down Tom Petty	21	1	#85	–
95	Bad Reputation Joan Jett	20	1	#21	–
96	She Talks In Stereo Gary Myrick & Figures	20	1	#86	–
97	Don't Tell Me No The Cars	19	1	#87	–
98	All Night Long Joe Walsh	18	1	#88	–
99	Temporary Secretary Paul McCartney	17	1	#89	–
100	Seriously Affected The Romeos	16	1	#90	–
101	Freewill Rush	16	1	#22	–
102	Gettin' Mighty Crowed Elvis Costello & the Attractions	15	1	#91	–
103	My Wave The Surf Punks	14	1	#92	–
104	High Priest of Rhythmic Noise Cheap Trick	13	1	#93	–
105	My Mistake The Kingbees	12	1	#94	–
106	Turn Me Loose Loverboy	12	1	#23	–
107	Nothin More To Lose Dave Davies	10	1	#96	–
108	Rockin Heaven Down Heart	9	1	#97	–
109	Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen	8	1	#98	–
110	Mr. Crowley Ozzy Osbourne	8	1	#24	–
111	Passion Rod Stewart	8	1	#99	–
112	Cuban Slide The Pretenders	7	1	#100	–
113	Zero Hour The Plimsouls	6	1	#101	–
114	Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) Squeeze	5	1	#102	–
115	I Will Follow U2	4	1	#25	–
116	Just Got Back Cheap Trick	4	1	#103	–
117	Too Far Gone Babys	3	1	#104	–
118	What Are You Doing In My Life Tom Petty	2	1	#105	–
119	Everything Works If You Let It Cheap Trick	1	1	#106	–