1980 in music

• The USSR’s first official rock festival Spring Rhythms, Tbilisi-80 .
• The first solo concerts of Valery Leontyev in Moscow
• The DK Moscow group is formed
• Depeche Mode group formation
• Manowar group is founded
• The rock band Gentle Giant fell apart
• Rod Evans "recreates" Deep Purple with a group of lesser-known musicians; the court prohibits the performance of a fake group of Evans for 672 thousand dollars.
• The rock band Led Zeppelin fell apart

• January 13 - The Beach Boys , The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Starship gave a charity concert at the Auckland Coliseum stadium in support of the people of Kampuchea .
• January 16 - Paul McCartney was arrested in Tokyo for possessing half a pound of marijuana . In connection with this, the concerts scheduled to be held during the tour had to be canceled.
• February 4 - A farewell party in honor of the closing of the disco club " Studio 54 " took place in New York .
• February 14 - The wedding of Lou Reed and Sylvia Morales took place in one of the New York neighborhoods of Greenwich Village .
• February 19 - AC / DC lead vocalist Bon Scott died in London .
• March 1 - The Wedding of Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith from " MC5 ".
• March 14th - On his 47th birthday, music producer Quincy Jones won a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
• March 23 - The debut performance of the punk rock band AU took place in Leningrad .
• May 18 - Ian Curtis commits suicide .
• July 4th - The Hooters played their first debut gig .
• September 1 - Rod Stewart and his wife Alana Hamilton had a son, Sean .
• December 8 - Mark Chapman killed John Lennon in New York .
• December 17 - The premiere of the film " Jazz Singer " with Neil Diamond in the lead role was held in Century City .

• The hooters
• DK
• Zoo
• Depeche mode
• Government Issue

• Joy Division
• Gentle giant
• Led zeppelin

See also the 1980 music album category .

• Rise above the bustle ( Alla Pugacheva , LP )
• A ( Jethro Tull , LP )
• Ace of Spades ( Motorhead )
• Animal Magnetism ( Scorpions )
• Back in Black ( AC / DC )
• Blizzard of Ozz ( Ozzy Osbourne , solo debut)
• British Steel ( Judas Priest )
• Civilian ( Gentle Giant , Studio , Chrysalis )
• Closer ( Joy Division )
• Departure ( Journey )
• Dig It ( Klaus Schulze )
• Double Fantasy ( John Lennon , Yoko Ono )
• Duke ( Genesis , LP )
• End of the Century ( Ramones )
• Galaxy ( Rockets )
• Heaven and Hell ( Black Sabbath )
• I'm a Rebel ( Accept )
• In The Flat Field ( Bauhaus )
• Iron Maiden ( Iron Maiden )
• Live at Last ( Black Sabbath )
• Making Movies ( Dire Straits )
• McCartney II ( Paul McCartney )
• Metal Rendez-vous ( Krokus )
• QE2 ( Mike Oldfield )
• Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) ( David Bowie )
• Super Trouper ( ABBA )
• The Game ( Queen )
• There and Back ( Jeff Beck , LP )
• Un po` artista un po` no ( Adriano Celentano )
• “ To be or not to be ” (To be or not, vol. 9) Saint-Preux ( Saint-Preux )
• Women and Children First ( Van Halen )
• Xanadu ( Electric Light Orchestra )
• Uprising ( Bob Marley )

• "Redemption Song" ( Bob Marley )
• "He Stopped Loving Her Today" ( George Jones )
• " Another One Bites the Dust " ( Queen )
• "Love Will Tear Us Apart" ( Joy Division )
• "He Stopped Loving Her Today" ( George Jones )
• “ Call Me ” ( Blondie )
• "That's Entertainment" ( The Jam )
• " Super Trouper " ( ABBA )

• “Turn” - “ Time Machine ”.
• “There, in September” - Valery Leontiev .
• “Do not forget” - Yuri Antonov .
• "Moscow Romance" - Alla Pugacheva .
• “I remember” - Yury Antonov
• “ Wedding Ring ” - Vladimir Efimenko , Marina Shkolnik soloists of the VIA “ Leysya, Song ”

• The best-selling album in the US ( Billboard Top 200 ) is “ The Wall ” ( Pink Floyd ), second place is “The Long Run” ( The Eagles ), third place is “ Off the Wall ” ( Michael Jackson )
• The best-selling album in the UK is Super Trouper ( ABBA ), second place is Zenyatta Mondatta ( The Police ), third place is Pretenders ( The Pretenders )
• The best-selling single in the US ( Billboard Hot 100 ) is Call Me ( Blondie ), second place is Another Brick in the Wall ( Pink Floyd ), third place is Magic ( Olivia Newton-John )
• The best selling single in the UK is “Don't Stand So Close to Me” ( The Police )

• Grammy for the album of the year - Christopher Cross for Christopher Cross
• Grammy Record of the Year - Christopher Cross for Sailing
• "Grammy" for the song of the year - Christopher Cross for "Sailing"

Born

• January 25 - Alisha Keese , singer and composer
• March 21 - Derik Whibley , vocalist, guitarist, producer
• December 18 - Christina Aguilera , singer and actress
• September 4th - David Garrett , violinist and composer

Died to

• February 19 - Bon Scott , vocalist for the Australian rock band AC / DC from 1974 to 1980 (born 1946 ).
• May 18 - Jan Curtis , vocalist and guitarist of the British post-punk band Joy Division , committed suicide.
• July 25 - Vladimir Vysotsky
• August 20 - Joe Dassin
• September 25 - John Bonham, drummer Led Zeppelin
• December 8
  • at the entrance to the building " Dakota " in New York killed John Lennon
  • Alexander Vilumanis , Latvian opera singer and teacher (b. 1910 ).