1980

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Country singer Johnny Lee unwittingly set up the biggest hit of his career with one single act of moxie. As a young singer following his discharge from the Navy in the late '60s, Lee convinced Mickey Gilley to allow him to join his band under the pretense that the two had met years before. They hadn't. However, it established Lee with Gilley and made the former a headliner in the latter's successful Houston club.

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Although regarded by many as one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time, including having appeared on record with the legendary Miles Davis, George Benson also managed to carve out a highly successful career on R&B, pop, and adult contemporary radio in the '70s. Not only did Benson win four Grammy Awards during the decade, he also notched smash hits like "This Masquerade," "On Broadway," and "The Greatest Love Of All" (which would later become a #1 hit for Whitney Houston).

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In 1980, young actress Irene Cara, who had already accumulated a long list of credits since childhood, was cast in the film Fame. The film, which chronicled the lives of students at the New York School For Performing Arts, featured Cara as an aspiring singer and dancer. As such, she contributed several songs to the film's soundtrack.

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Jersey-born singer/songwriter Benny Mardones holds the rare distinction of being a one-hit wonder who twice had a US Top 40 hit with the same song. Mardones managed to place his song "Into The Night" into the Top 40 nearly a decade apart. Although it would be his only hit song, there are few listeners to radio during the '80s to whom the song is unfamiliar.

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Texas singer/songwriter Christopher Cross was the years-in-the-making overnight sensation of 1980. Despite fronting rock bands and earning a regional following, Cross spent much of the '70s trying to secure a record deal. When he finally did, he scored with his first single, "Ride Like The Wind," which climbed to #2 on the pop charts in the spring of 1980.

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The Rolling Stones entered the '80s as the self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" and the '70s had certainly proven to consolidate the success they had experienced in the '60s. Along with a string of popular albums that were modern-day classics, the band had scored a dozen Top 40 hits in the US, including Top Ten smashes like "Angie," "Miss You," and "Beast Of Burden."

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Formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977 as Santa Monica, the funk septet changed their name to the Sound Of Success shortly after signing a record deal. The moniker was soon shortened to the S.O.S. Band, but the full version of their name became an example of life imitating art when their debut album was released in the spring of 1980.

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Growing up in Texas, Tommy Heath was influenced by the sounds of The Beatles and Buddy Holly. By the late '70s, Heath had moved to California and, with guitarist Jim Keller, formed the band Tommy Tutone in San Francisco. Despite the musical trends of the time that saw punk and New Wave as the burgeoning musical styles, Heath and Keller drew on the classic sound of power pop for Tommy Tutone.

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In 1980, Australian singer Olivia Newton-John was, without a doubt, one of the most iconic figures in pop culture. During the '70s, Newton-John had won several Country Music Association and Grammy awards, and notched 19 Top 40 singles in the US - nine of which hit the Top Ten including the #1 hits "I Honestly Love You," "Have You Never Been Mellow," and "You're The One That I want."

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The band Spider wouldn't exactly set the music world on fire during their brief time together in the early '80s. However, two members would go on to far greater success following the band's demise. Drummer Anton Fig would perform as a session player on albums by numerous acts including Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Kiss, and Madonna. Keyboardist and backup singer Holly Knight would become an in-demand songwriter, penning songs like Heart's "Never," Tina Turner's "The Best," Aerosmith's "Rag Doll," and Pat Benatar's "Invincible." She would also front the rock trio Device in the later '80s, singing lead on their Top 40 hit "Hanging On A Heart Attack."

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Boston's J. Geils Band already had a lengthy resume to their credits by the time the calender turned on the '80s. Their potent mix of blues-based rock and R&B had made the band a popular live draw throughtout the '70s, but ten albums since their formation in 1967 had produced only a handful of US Top 40 hits, none of them reaching the Top Ten.

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One-time aspiring opera singer Pat Benatar burst onto the rock scene in late 1979 when her debut, In The Heat Of The Night, became a surprise smash on the strength of her gritty-styled rock and roll. The first hit from that record, "Heartbreaker," epitomized that song and rewarded Benatar with her first US Top 40 hit.

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Although they were influenced by country-rock acts like The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Byrds, Pure Prairie League had more in common with acts of the '70s like The Eagles, Firefall, and Poco who had more pop inclinations. Pure Prairie League never quite reached the commercial heights of those contemporaries, but they did manage to find an audience, placing four songs into the US Top 40.

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Although all four of The Beatles had success in the years after the band broke up, Paul McCartney certainly maintained the highest profile from a commercial standpoint. During the '70s, and with his recorded output mostly with his band Wings, McCartney placed two dozen singles into the US Top 40, including 17 Top Ten hits and five #1s.

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