Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...
ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 30 BEST SONGS (FEBRUARY 1980)
30. DEF LEPPARD - HELLO AMERICA
29. THE POLICE - SO LONELY
28. JON PERTWEE - WORZEL'S SONG
27. DONNA SUMMER - ON THE RADIO
26. THE DICKIES - FAN MAIL
25. ANGELIC UPSTARTS - OUT OF CONTROL
24. COCKNEY REJECTS - BAD MAN
23. ROCKY SHARPE & THE REPLAYS - MARTIAN HOP
22. JOAN ARMATRADING - ROSIE
21. THE TOURISTS - SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
20. STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - AT THE EDGE
19. THE BEAT - HANDS OFF SHE'S MINE
18. LIQUID GOLD - DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY
17. THE SPINNERS - WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU
16. BAD MANNERS - NE NE NA NA NA NA NU NU
15. GODIEGO - GANDHARA
14. FERN KINNEY - TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
13. DAVID BOWIE - ALABAMA SONG
12. SQUEEZE - ANOTHER NAIL IN MY HEART
11. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - RED FRAME/WHITE LIGHT
10. MICHAEL JACKSON - ROCK WITH YOU
9. THE SKIDS - ANIMATION
8. IRON MAIDEN - RUNNING FREE
7. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN
6. B. A. ROBERTSON - KOOL IN THE KAFTAN
5. THE VAPORS - TURNING JAPANESE
4. PETER GABRIEL - GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS
3. MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - ECHO BEACH
2. THE FLYING LIZARDS - TV
1. BLONDIE - ATOMIC
29. THE POLICE - SO LONELY
28. JON PERTWEE - WORZEL'S SONG
27. DONNA SUMMER - ON THE RADIO
26. THE DICKIES - FAN MAIL
25. ANGELIC UPSTARTS - OUT OF CONTROL
24. COCKNEY REJECTS - BAD MAN
23. ROCKY SHARPE & THE REPLAYS - MARTIAN HOP
22. JOAN ARMATRADING - ROSIE
21. THE TOURISTS - SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN
20. STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - AT THE EDGE
19. THE BEAT - HANDS OFF SHE'S MINE
18. LIQUID GOLD - DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY
17. THE SPINNERS - WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU
16. BAD MANNERS - NE NE NA NA NA NA NU NU
15. GODIEGO - GANDHARA
14. FERN KINNEY - TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL
13. DAVID BOWIE - ALABAMA SONG
12. SQUEEZE - ANOTHER NAIL IN MY HEART
11. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - RED FRAME/WHITE LIGHT
10. MICHAEL JACKSON - ROCK WITH YOU
9. THE SKIDS - ANIMATION
8. IRON MAIDEN - RUNNING FREE
7. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN
6. B. A. ROBERTSON - KOOL IN THE KAFTAN
5. THE VAPORS - TURNING JAPANESE
4. PETER GABRIEL - GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS
3. MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - ECHO BEACH
2. THE FLYING LIZARDS - TV
1. BLONDIE - ATOMIC
