Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK: Bankrobbers, Train Songs & Pop’s Changing Face – September 5, 1980

This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown UK, we spin back to September 5, 1980, a chart caught between disco’s final mirrorball twirl and new wave’s neon rise. The Jam opens strong, Sheena Easton rides the rails, and Bowie drops a pop eulogy that rewrote the rules. From glam echoes to rebel yells, and novelty chaos to undeniable heartbreak, this was the moment when the 70s exhaled and the 80s took a sharp, stylish breath.

Get ready for the weird, the wonderful, and the wild ride of late ‘80 summer.

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Intro music by Roman Orekhov from Pixabay