Every song that charted in 1980

Combined ranking of all 106 songs from the alternative rock year-end countdowns of 1980. ← Top 100 of 1980

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