The Jam : Scrape Away
1980 was a great year for The Jam who scored two #1 smash hits in the UK and a #2 album. Despite the groundswell there, the band remained virtually unknown in America and poorer for it.
NME Pop Poll Results
1980 Results
Best Group
1 The Jam
2 Joy Division
3 The Clash
4 Talking Heads
5 The Police
6 UB40
7 The Stranglers
8 Adam and the Ants
9 Genesis
10 The Fall
Album
1 Sound Affects - The Jam
2 Closer - Joy Division
3 Scary Monsters - David Bowie
4 Crocodiles - Echo and the Bunnymen
5 Signing Off - UB40
6 Remain In Light - Talking Heads
7 Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam and the Ants
8 Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police
9 I Just Can't Stop It - The Beat
10 Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
Single
1 Going Underground - The Jam
2 Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
3 Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie
4 Atmosphere - Joy Division
5 Start! - The Jam
6 Fashion - David Bowie
7 Bankrobber - The Clash
8 Enola Gay - OMD
9 Games Without Frontiers - Pater Gabriel
10 Dog Eat Dog - Adam and the Ants
Best New Act
1 UB40
2 Spandau Ballet
3 Echo and the Bunnymen
4 Stray Cats
5 Bow Wow Wow
NME TOP SINGLES OF 1980
1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
2. Going Underground - The Jam
3. Mirror In The Bathroom - The Beat
4. Atmosphere - Joy Division
5. Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie
6. Your Cassette Pet - Bow Wow Wow
7. Private Life - Grace Jones
8. Fashion - David Bowie
9. C30 C60 C90 Go - Bow Wow Wow
10. Master Blaster - Steve Wonder
11. Treason - Teardrop Explodes
12. Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners
13. Start! - The Jam
14. Food For Thought/King - Ub40
15. New Amsterdam Ep - Elvis Costello
16. Shack Up - A Certain Ratio
17. Rescue - Echo And The Bunnymen
18. My Way Of Thinking - Ub40
19. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
20. Stand Down Margaret/Best Friend - The Beat
21. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down - Elvis Costello
22. Drug Train - The Cramps
23. Fiery Jack - The Fall
24. Dance Stance - Dexies Midnight Runners
25. Johnny & Mary - Robert Palmer
26. Hands Off .. She's Mine - The Beat
27. My Flamingo - The Subterraneans
28. A Song From Under The Floorboards - Magazine
29. Independence Day - Comsat Angels
30. My Perfect Cousin - The Undertones
31. Runaway Boys - The Stray Cats
32. At Last I Am Free - Robert Wyatt
33. Looking For Clues - Robert Palmer
34. There, There My Dear - Dexys Midnight Runners
35. My Girl - Madness
36. Another Nail In My Heart - Squeeze
37. Flight - A Certain Ratio
38. Diet/It’s Obvious - The Au Pairs
39. Funkin’ For Jamaica - Tom Browne
40. Seconds To Late - Cabaret Voltaire
41. I’m Coming Out - Diana Ross
42. Hi-Fidelity - Elvis Costello
43. Warrior Charge - Aswad
44. Love Comes In Spurts - Richard Hell
45. Edward Fox - Smack
46. Don’t Stand So Close To Me - The Police
47. Hello I’m Your Heart - Bette Bright
48. Rise And Shine - Linx
49. Happy House - Siouxsie And The Banshees
50. Dog Eat Dog - Adam And The Ants
Also Mentioned '
• Cartrouble - Adam And The Ants
• Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam And The Ants
• Baltimore - Tamlins
• Lovely One - The Jacksons
• Rapp Payback - James Brown
• Three Mantras - Cabaret Voltaire
• Bankrobber/The Callup - The Clash
• Keep It Up Part 2 - Dexys Midnight Runners
• Elastic Man - The Fall
• Holiday ‘80 Ep - The Human League
• There Goes Concorde Again - The Native Hipsters
•
Let Me Talk - Earth, Wind & Fire
• Kebabtraume - D.A.F.
• Politics - Girls At Our Best
• You Gave Me Love - Crown Heights Affair
• Blue Boy/ Falling And Laughing - Orange Juice
• Enola Gaye - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
• Radio Drill Time - Josef K
• Whip It - Devo
• Requiem - Killing Joke
• Hunter Gets Captured By The Game - Grace Jones
• Soul Kiss - Chris Stamey
• Arauco - Robert Wyatt
• Final Day - Young Marble Giants
• Hi-Fidelity - Elvis Costello
• I Want To Be Straight - Ian Dury
• Stereotype - The Specials
• Let’s Get Serious - Jermaine -Jackson
• Cheap Sunglasses - Zz Top
• Talk Of The Town - Pretenders
• Seven Minutes To Midnight - Wah! Heat
• Heyday - The Sound
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