1980

1980 in pop culture:

Music:

See 1980 in reggae

Singles Albums: Literature:
 * Love Will Tear Us Apart Joy Division
 * Atmosphere Joy Division
 * Train in Vain (Stand by Me) The Clash
 * Ashes to Ashes David Bowie
 * Holiday in Cambodia Dead Kennedys
 * A Forest The Cure
 * Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd
 * Going Underground/The Dreams of Children The Jam
 * Enola Gay Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
 * Clampdown The Clash
 * Seventeen Seconds The Cure

Books released: Film: Television: Introductions: Births:
 * The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
 * The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
 * A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
 * The Shining
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Raging Bull
 * The Elephant Man
 * Kagemusha
 * Arrebato
 * The Blues Brothers
 * Airplane!
 * The Long Good Friday
 * Stardust Memories
 * Bad Timing
 * Moscow does not believe in tears
 * The Stunt Man
 * The Sea Wolves
 * Rising Damp
 * George and Mildred
 * Bosom Buddies
 * Children in Need
 * Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
 * Enos
 * Galactica 1980
 * Goliath Awaits
 * Hi-de-Hi!
 * Holding the Fort
 * King Crab
 * Metal Mickey
 * Newsnight
 * Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
 * The Gentle Touch
 * Yes, Minister
 * Cambodian riel
 * Coat of arms of Vanuatu
 * Usenet
 * January 1 Yibeltal Admassu, Ethopian athlete
 * January 1 Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś, Polish speed skater
 * January 1 Amy Hay, American actress and model
 * January 4 Bobbi Eden, Dutch model, columnist and actress
 * January 12 Akiko Morigami, Japanese tennis star
 * January 14 Anneleen Liegeois, Belgian actress and television presenter
 * January 22 Amy Cotton, Canadian judoka
 * January 25 Michelle McCool, American wrestler
 * March 9   Anna Clyne, American composer
 * March 19  Agnes Pihlava, Finnish singer
 * March 23  Amanda Burton, Australian netball star
 * April 5   Alberta Brianti, Italian tennis star
 * April 19  Andrea Kilbourne-Hill, American hockey star
 * April 26  Beatrice Lundmark, Swiss athlete
 * June 2    Abby Wambach, American soccer star