New decade, new music... it's 1980 and here we are with our countdown of the 50 best selling UK singles of the year, with the stories behind the songs and the artists who made them unforgettable. 1980 sees the Ska revival with the arrival of Bad Manners, Madness, and The Specials. New Wave continues with Blondie, OMD, The Pretenders and The Police... and Disco is not dead yet, with Lipps, Inc., Liquid Gold and Odyssey. Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe for more content! ALSO PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS: UK TOP 30 / TOP 40 CHART SHOW, 1960 https://youtu.be/Nl7Li686u1Y https://youtu.be/1pX2LmBQPYk https://youtu.be/CVQ1YyNoOtg https://youtu.be/v8428B6Gx-Y https://youtu.be/bNfmv74DeHQ https://youtu.be/BZzNv--cu10 https://youtu.be/qe4LDQa2pPA https://youtu.be/-y5Leqk3YAA https://youtu.be/oRzuDUkXEf0 https://youtu.be/tui1pvygD8s https://youtu.be/g94wAb-LiMg ANNUAL UK BEST SELLING SINGLES 1970 https://youtu.be/CtpBZuSsysA 1971 https://youtu.be/WV9MmOoa-NQ 1972 https://youtu.be/6XhJtQTAD40 1973 https://youtu.be/WsHHzjsfCnM 1974 https://youtu.be/keEAwQn4fGo 1975 https://youtu.be/WsY5-ZSGQuE 1976 https://youtu.be/ZQTgn5c--B8 1977 https://youtu.be/AVAnEUNF6qU 1978 https://youtu.be/GaAiga8f_h4 1979 https://youtu.be/Oj6TCZYVSu0 1980 https://youtu.be/UoMAeT8XQ0g 1981 https://youtu.be/G7d0GbHXqKI 1982 https://youtu.be/O2hhz_pPRII 1983 https://youtu.be/ShZr5OXe4Hs 1984 https://youtu.be/rn2d38XEWf8 1985 https://youtu.be/RCnk47qpK9Y 1986 https://youtu.be/k1Gqe7g9_6g 1987 https://youtu.be/G1SrQxviWJ0 1988 https://youtu.be/8R0bEI3I0gs 1989 https://youtu.be/vhPDED2k_bI THE ALBUMS OF EACH YEAR AND HOW MANY THEY HAVE SOLD GLOBALLY https://youtu.be/rJXkfsxSjBU https://youtu.be/ugqFeIpUDvo https://youtu.be/_AivQJ06eyQ https://youtu.be/bJjQemwobgI https://youtu.be/AjtPC5e9pa0 https://youtu.be/arm_np_jeLM https://youtu.be/m7oRn_iAedo https://youtu.be/ioeQlrUI19c https://youtu.be/vydPedPbgrM https://youtu.be/A9a6VGIx59I https://youtu.be/oLCNrnIln5E https://youtu.be/j1_Mi8se0dA https://youtu.be/anQ6A6FchaI https://youtu.be/7KZ45eWMuvo https://youtu.be/NBwY4iiYoTw https://youtu.be/8DV0VSP7ekQ https://youtu.be/b_rUciHZwS0 https://youtu.be/Qr1v4Zbx9u8 https://youtu.be/aZKahvG1_Os https://youtu.be/_f_ACVbtcs4