1980

Top Selling Singles

1. The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
2. Barbra Streisand – Woman In Love
3. Kelly Marie – Feels Like I’m In Love
4. Abba – Super Trouper
5. Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O.
6. Blondie – The Tide Is High
7. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno
8. Fern Kinney – Together We Are Beautiful
9. Kenny Rogers – Coward Of The County
10. The Detroit Spinners – Working My Way Back To You

Christmas No.1 – THERE’S NO ONE QUITE LIKE GRANDMA – ST WINIFRED’S SCHOOL CHOIR

Top Selling Albums

1. ABBA – SUPER TROUPER
2. THE POLICE – ZENYATTA MONDATTA
3. ROSE ROYCE – GREATEST HITS
4. BARBRA STREISAND – GUILTY
5. THE PRETENDERS – PRETENDERS
6. THE POLICE – REGGATTA DE BLANC
7. ROXY MUSIC – FLESH AND BLOOD
8. BARRY MANILOW – GREATEST HITS / MANILOW MAGIC: THE BEST OF
9. MICHAEL JACKSON – OFF THE WALL
10. GENESIS – DUKE

At the Box Office

1. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 
2. Flash Gordon
3. The Elephant Man
4. The Amityville Horror
5. Kramer Vs. Kramer
6. Airplane!
7. The Jerk
8. Urban Cowboy
9. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
10. Friday the 13th

Cost of Living

Average house price	£23,500
Average salary
Average car price	Ford Cortina 1300L £4,350
Petrol	£1.28/Gallon
Pint of beer
Packet of 20 Cigarettes
Pint of milk

In the News

• Prime Minister – Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)
• Workers at British Steel Corporation go on a nationwide strike over pay
• Athina B is beached at Brighton.
• Radio Caroline, the pirate radio station, is forced to cease transmission when MV Mi Amigo, the ship on which it is based, runs aground and sinks off the Thames Estuary
• Vauxhall, launches the Astra
• Zimbabwe becomes independent of the United Kingdom
• The Iranian Embassy Siege. Five days later the SAS storm the Iranian Embassy building, killing 5 out of the 6 terrorists.
• Alexandra Palace in London gutted by fire
• Actor, singer and comedian Peter Sellers dies aged 54 of heart failure in London, shortly after dining with his fellow Goons Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan.
• Hercules, a bear which had gone missing on a Scottish island filming a Kleenex advertisement, is found.
• Robert Runcie enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury
• British Leyland launches the Austin Metro
• Insider trading in shares becomes illegal under United Kingdom company law.
• First CND rally takes place at RAF Greenham Common
• Margaret Thatcher makes her “The lady’s not for turning” speech to the Conservative Party conference
• The Housing Act comes into effect, giving council house tenants the right to buy their home from their local council at a discount
• John Lennon is shot dead in New York.

On the Telly

• The First episode of the popular political sitcom Yes Minister is broadcast on BBC2
• Hi-de-Hi!, set in a holiday camp in 1959/60, makes its debut on BBC1.
• Debut of the game show on ITV, presented by Bob Monkhouse
• Debut of Play Your Cards Right on ITV, presented by Bruce Forsyth.
• Metal Mickey makes its debut on ITV
• ITV begin showing Hammer House of Horror
• The first annual Children in Need charity appeal is broadcast on BBC1.
• 21.5 million viewers tune in to watch the episode of Dallas which answers the question of Who shot J.R.?

In Music

• Eurovision Song Contest held at The Hague, Netherlands. The winner was Ireland with the song “What’s Another Year”, sung by Johnny Logan

Top Selling Christmas Toys

• Rubik’s Cube
• Mattell Handheld Electronic Game
• LEGO Train Set

Gadgets

• Mr. Frosty Slush Master
• Casio C-80 Calculator Watch
• Star Wars “The Force” Lightsaber
• Sharp PC-1211 Pocket Computer