A snapshot of the year
1980
In the White House: Jimmy Carter
The soundtrack and the screen
The number one song
Call Me
by Blondie
Number one album
The Wall by Pink Floyd
Top movie of the year
The Empire Strikes Back
Best Picture winner
Ordinary People
Academy Awards
On television
60 Minutes
Highest rated show
On the bestseller list
The Covenant
by James A. Michener
The nation and the world
In the White House
Jimmy Carter
Time Person of the Year
Ronald Reagan
The story of the year
Mount St. Helens erupted catastrophically in Washington State.
Nobel Peace Prize
Adolfo Perez Esquivel
On the field
World Series champions
Philadelphia Phillies
Baseball
Pro football champions
Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL
Life and the times
Born this year
Macaulay Culkin
actor
We said goodbye to
John Lennon
musician
Car of the Year
Chevrolet Citation
Motor Trend
New that year
Pac-Man arcade game released
Everybody was into
Rubik's Cube
What things cost
Figures are representative US averages for 1980, drawn from federal and industry records.