Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...
ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 24 BEST SONGS (JANUARY 1980)
24. RUPERT HOLMES - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG)
23. KENNY ROGERS - COWARD OF THE COUNTY
22. THE REVILLOS - MOTORBIKE BEAT
21. ROY AYERS - DON'T STOP THE FEELING
20. THE WHISPERS - AND THE BEAT GOES ON
19. THREE DEGREES - MY SIMPLE HEART
18. AZYMUTH - JAZZ CARNIVAL
17. ABBA - I HAVE A DREAM
16. THE BOOMTOWN RATS - SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU
15. JOE JACKSON - IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
14. THE CHORDS - MAYBE TOMORROW
13. THE RAMONES - BABY I LOVE YOU
12. AC/DC - TOUCH TOO MUCH
11. QUEEN - SAVE ME
10. DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - DANCE STANCE
9. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - JANE
8. NEW MUSIK - LIVING BY NUMBERS
7. PRINCE - I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER
6. AMII STEWART - PARADISE BIRD
5. THE BUGGLES - LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE
4. THE SPECIALS - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG
3. THE SELECTER - THREE MINUTE HERO
2. JOHN FOXX - UNDERPASS
1. THE SPECIALS - A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY