See also: 1979 in music, other events of 1980, 1981 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music'

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hits
4 Published popular music
5 Musical theater
6 Musical films
7 Births
8 Deaths
9 Awards

Events

Albums released

Top hits

Published popular music

  • "Fame"     w. Dean Pitchford m. Michael Gore
  • "The Winner Takes It All"     w.m. Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus

Musical theater

  • Barnum     Broadway production
  • Brigadoon     Broadway revival
  • Bring Back Birdie     Broadway production
  • Camelot     Broadway revival
  • A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine     Broadway production
  • Forty-Second Street     Broadway production
  • The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby     London production
  • On The Twentieth Century     London production
  • Sweeney Todd     London production
  • West Side Story     Broadway revival

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest