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KROQ-FM Top Songs
of 1980

The countdown begins.

Revisit the 1980 KROQ-FM Top Songs list, from Devo’s “Whip It” at number one through all 106 ranked tracks. Explore the complete countdown below.
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1980 / TOP 106

No. 1: “Whip It” by Devo

THE 1980 COUNTDOWN

A Year on the ROQ

The 1980 list moves from rock to punk to new wave, with Devo, Pretenders, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the B-52’s, Talking Heads and more in the ranking. Scroll through every position or use the year links to continue the decade.

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THE FULL LIST • 1980

KROQ-FM Top 106 Songs of 1980

Ranked from number 1 through number 106, following the original KROQJingles.com list.

01 – 027

  1. Whip It
    Devo
  2. The Wait
    Pretenders
  3. Refugee
    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  4. She’s So Cold
    Rolling Stones
  5. Give Me Back My Man
    B-52’s
  6. Another Brick In The Wall Part II
    Pink Floyd
  7. Touch And Go
    Cars
  8. De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
    Police
  9. Once In A Lifetime
    Talking Heads
  10. Train In Vain
    Clash
  11. Only A Lad
    Oingo Boingo
  12. Clean Up Time
    John Lennon & Yoko Ono
  13. What Do You Do For Money Honey
    AC/DC
  14. Turning Japanese
    Vapours
  15. Holiday In Cambodia
    Dead Kennedy’s
  16. Los Angeles
    X
  17. Freedom Of Choice
    Devo
  18. What I Like About You
    Romantics
  19. Mystery Achievement
    Pretenders
  20. Don’t Do Me Like That
    Tom Petty
  21. And The Cradle Will Rock
    Van Halen
  22. Another One Bites The Dust
    Queen
  23. Her Strut
    Bob Seger
  24. Ashes To Ashes
    David Bowie
  25. Games Without Frontiers
    Peter Gabriel
  26. Let Me Go
    Rolling Stones
  27. Comfortably Numb
    Pink Floyd

28 – 054

  1. Up And Down
    Cars
  2. Cars
    Gary Newman
  3. Clones
    Alice Cooper
  4. Private Idaho
    B-52’s
  5. Misunderstanding
    Genesis
  6. Foolish Behavior
    Rod Stewart
  7. Hit Me With Your Best Shot
    Pat Benatar
  8. Tattooed Love Boys
    Pretenders
  9. Don’t Stand So Close To Me
    Police
  10. Crosseyed And Painless
    Talking Heads
  11. Clampdown
    Clash
  12. Even It Up
    Heart
  13. Danger
    Motels
  14. Ramrod
    Bruce Springsteen
  15. Rough Boys
    Pete Townsend
  16. Five Gears In Reverse
    Elvis Costello
  17. My Beach
    Surf Punks
  18. Fashion
    David Bowie
  19. Teacher Teacher
    Rockpile
  20. Ain’t This The Life
    Oingo Boingo
  21. Girl U Want
    Devo
  22. Here Comes My Girl
    Tom Petty
  23. Emotional Rescue
    Rolling Stones
  24. Misfit Kid
    Cars
  25. You Shook Me All Night Long
    AC/DC
  26. Victims Of The Fury
    Robin Trower
  27. Rock It (Prime Jive)
    Queen

55 – 080

  1. Free Me
    Roger Daltry
  2. Snortin’ Whiskey
    Pat Travers Band
  3. Starting Over
    John Lennon
  4. Strobe Light
    B-52’s
  5. Talk Of The Town
    Pretenders
  6. Run Like Hell
    Pink Floyd
  7. Canary In A Coalmine
    Police
  8. Generals & Majors
    XTC
  9. Love Stinks
    J. Geils Band
  10. Turn It On Again
    Genesis
  11. Houses In Motion
    Talking Heads
  12. Gates Of Steel
    Devo
  13. London Calling
    Clash
  14. Betty Lou’s Gettin’ Out
    Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
  15. Gimmie Some Slack
    Cars
  16. Even The Losers
    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  17. Send It To Me
    Rolling Stones
  18. Everybody Wants Some
    Van Halen
  19. Dragon Attack
    Queen
  20. Gim’me Wings
    Rod Stewart
  21. I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down
    Elvis Costello
  22. Scary Monsters
    David Bowie
  23. Bebe Le Strange
    Heart
  24. Pain
    Alice Cooper
  25. Not One Of Us
    Peter Gabriel
  26. Christine
    Siouxsie & The Banshees

81 – 106

  1. Who Cares
    Huey Lewis And The News
  2. Hells Bells
    AC/DC
  3. Driven To Tears
    Police
  4. Brass In Pocket
    Pretenders
  5. Don’t Bring Me Down
    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  6. She Talks In Stereo
    Gary Myrick & Figures
  7. Don’t Tell Me No
    Cars
  8. All Night Long
    Joe Walsh
  9. Temporary Secretary
    Paul McCartney
  10. Seriously Affected
    Romeos
  11. Gettin’ Mighty Crowed
    Elvis Costello
  12. My Wave
    Surf Punks
  13. High Priest Of Rhythmic Noise
    Cheap Trick
  14. My Mistake
    Kingbees
  15. Anyway You Want It
    Journey
  16. Nothin More To Lose
    Dave Davies
  17. Rockin Heaven Down
    Heart
  18. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Queen
  19. Passion
    Rod Stewart
  20. Cuban Slide
    Pretenders
  21. Zero Hour
    Plimsouls
  22. Pulling Muscles from the Shell
    Squeeze
  23. Just Got Back
    Cheap Trick
  24. Too Far Gone
    Babys
  25. What Are You Doing In My Life
    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  26. Everything Works If You Let It
    Cheap Trick

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