Rock Timeline: 1980
March
The Beach Boys - Keepin' The Summer Alive
Genesis - Duke
Jimi Hendrix - Nine To The Universe
April
Elton John - "Little Jeannie"
Lou Reed - Growing Up In Public
The Temptations - Power
Pete Townshend - Empty Glass
15 April
Paul McCartney - "Coming Up"
May
Eric Clapton - Just One Night
Elton John - 21 At 33
Diana Ross - Diana
21 May
Paul McCartney - McCartney II
June
Diana Ross - "Upside Down"
4 June
The Kinks - One For The Road
20 June
The Rolling Stones - "Emotional Rescue"
22 June
The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue
22 July
Paul McCartney - "Waterfalls"
August
The Temptations - Give Love At Christmas
18 August
Yes - Drama
September
Joni Mitchell - Shadows And Light
The Rolling Stones - "She's So Cold"
Paul Simon - One Trick Pony
Stevie Wonder - "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
25 September
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham chokes to death on his own vomit at home after a drinking binge.
28 September
Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July
November
Neil Young - Hawks & Doves
17 November
John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy
21 November
Rod Stewart - Foolish Behavior
24 November
Yes - Yesshows
December
Stevie Wonder - "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It"
8 December
John Lennon assassinated by Mark David Chapman following excessive reading of subversive J.D. Salinger novel (ban books!)
1979 - Timeline Index
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