1980

1980 in pop culture:

Music:

See 1980 in rock music, 1980 in punk rock, 1980 in reggae, 1980 in rock 'n' roll music, 1980 in jazz music, 1980 in classical music, 1980 in blues music, 1980 in hip hop, 1980 in country music and 1980 in pop music

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
 * Christmas Oratorio Johann Sebastian Bach

Books released: Film:
 * The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
 * The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
 * A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
 * Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

See 1980 in action movies, 1980 in western movies, 1980 in science fiction movies and 1980 in horror movies Television: Introductions: Births:
 * 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
 * Ordinary People
 * Heaven's Gate
 * The Big Red One
 * Shogun Assassin
 * The Age of the Earth
 * Atlantic City
 * Dressed to Kill
 * Loulou
 * The Last Metro
 * Babylon
 * The Changeling
 * The Stunt Man
 * Every Man for Himself
 * 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
 * Yogi's First Christmas
 * The Adventures of the Elektronic
 * Cambodian riel
 * Coat of arms of Vanuatu
 * Commodore VIC-20
 * Usenet
 * January 1 Yibeltal Admassu, Ethopian athlete
 * January 1 Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś, Polish speed skater
 * January 1 Amy Hay, American actress and model
 * January 2 Alice Patten, British actress
 * Janaury 2 Jérôme Pineau, French cyclist
 * January 3 Kirsty Besterman, British actress
 * 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
 * June 23   Barbara Vogel, German field hockey goalkeeper
 * July 8    Melanie Walsh, British model and actress
 * July 24   Beth Jurgeleit, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
 * August 8  Amy Daniels, American rugby union star
 * September 3 A.J. Bailey, American model
 * September 24 Amy-Joyce Hastings, Irish actress
 * October 4 Anna Williams, American model
 * November 5 Nicole Whitehead, American model
 * December 7 Anita Wawatai, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
 * December 30 Alison McGovern, British Labour politician