Other #1 songs on January 1, 1980
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Coward of the County

Kenny Rogers

#1 R&B song

Rock with You

Michael Jackson

#1 song in the UK

Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)

Pink Floyd

#1 song

Please Don't Go

KC and the Sunshine Band

Notable January 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Eden Riegel

Actress

Born January 1, 1981

Jeff Carter

Ice Hockey Player

Born January 1, 1985

Glen Davis

Basketball Player

Born January 1, 1986

Gia Coppola

Film Director and Screenwriter

Born January 1, 1987

Dallas Keuchel

Baseball Player

Born January 1, 1988

Jason Pierre-Paul

Football Player

Born January 1, 1989

Gilbert Brulé

Ice Hockey Player

Born January 1, 1987

Meryl Davis

Ice Dancer

Born January 1, 1987