1980 - UK No 1 - Atomic - Blondie. USA No 1 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love. U.S Singer Patti Smith marries former MC5 member Fred Sonic Smith.
1981 - Adam and the Ants second album Ling of the Wild Frontier is No 1 in the UK Album Charts. Bobby Sands, an IRA member, begins hunger strike in Maze prison - he dies May 5.
1982 - Virgin Records sign UK band Culture Club. David Bowie begins work on the film The Hunger, with Catherine Deneuve.
1983 - Swatch introduce their first timepieces. Duran Duran's album Rio goes gold
1984 - Maltese Tourism Minister Joe Grima is interviewed by Mike Bongiorno during the popular telequiz SuperFlash on the Italian TV station Canale 5.
1986 - UK No 1 - When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean. USA No 1 - Kyrie - Mr Mister.