Top 15 Hits from 1980 Trivia Quiz

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FYI - All incorrect songs were from 1970.

1. "Call Me" (Blondie) was composed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder, with lyrics by Blondie singer Debbie Harry. It was number one for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single and second number one (after "Heart of Glass" in 1979).

2. "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" (Pink Floyd) is a composition from Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera "The Wall", written by bassist Roger Waters. It is described as a protest song against rigid and abusive schooling and features a children's choir. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Rock Duo or Group.

3. "Magic" (Olivia Newton-John) was recorded for the soundtrack to the 1980 film "Xanadu" and written by John Farrar. John Lennon named "Magic" and "All Over the World" as a couple of recent songs he liked in a Newsweek interview in September 1980, shortly before his death.

4. "Rock with You" (Michael Jackson) was written by Rod Temperton. It was initially offered to Karen Carpenter, while she was working on her first solo album, but she turned it down. It is also considered one of the final hits of the disco era.

5. "Do That to Me One More Time" (Captain & Tennille) was written by Toni Tennille. It became Captain & Tennille's second and final number-one hit (after "Love Will Keep Us Together" in 1975) and also their final Top 40 song in the U.S.

6. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Queen) was written by Freddie Mercury. The song became the group's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The song was written by Mercury as a tribute to his musical heroes Elvis Presley and Sir Cliff Richard.

7. "Coming Up" (Paul McCartney) was written and performed by Paul McCartney. John Lennon described "Coming Up" as "a good piece of work" and, according to McCartney, it prompted Lennon to return to recording. The music video premiered in the US on Saturday Night Live during the May 17, 1980 show.

8. "Funkytown" (Lipps Inc) was written by Steven Greenberg. It spent four weeks at number one, from May 31 to June 21, 1980. It also hit the number-one spot on the disco chart. The song was Lipps Inc's only American Top 40 hit.

9. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"(Billy Joel) was written and performed by Billy Joel. The song relates Joel's criticisms of the music industry and press, commenting on new musical styles of the time such as "new wave" being mere rehashes of older musical styles.

10. "The Rose" (Bette Midler) was written by Amanda McBroom. Bette Midler made the song famous when she recorded it for her 1979 film "The Rose", in which it plays during the ending credits. Despite this, the song was not written specifically for the movie.

11. "The Piņa Colada Song" (Rupert Holmes) was written and recorded by British-born American singer Rupert Holmes. Increasing in popularity, the song peaked near the end of December to become the final US number-one song of the 1970s.

12. "Cars" (Gary Numan) was the debut solo single by English musician Gary Numan. Although Numan had several hits in the UK, "Cars" was his only song to score on the American Pop charts.

13. "Cruisin;" (Smokey Robinson) was written, produced, and recorded by Smokey Robinson. It is one of Robinson's most successful singles outside of his partnership with The Miracles. The song was co-written by fellow Miracle Marv Tarplin.

14. "Working My Way Back to You" (The Spinners) was written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell. The song was originally recorded by The Four Seasons in 1966. The Spinners version in 1980 peaked at the number two position in March and April for two weeks.

15. "Lost in Love" (Air Supply) was written by Air Supply group member Graham Russell. Their song became a hit on the music charts in the US spending four weeks at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Billboard adult contemporary chart for six weeks.