HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Breakdown Dead Ahead” by Boz Scaggs
“Breakdown Dead Ahead” by Boz Scaggs finished No. 97 on the year-end Top 100 of 1980, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 971980
Year-end charts11980
ArtistBoz Scaggs5 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1980 was “Call Me” by Blondie. Boz Scaggs had 5 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Breakdown Dead Ahead”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1980 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1980 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Tusk | Fleetwood Mac | ▶♪ |
| 95 | I Wanna Be Your Lover | Prince | ▶♪ |
| 96 | In America | Charlie Daniels Band | ▶♪ |
| 97 | Breakdown Dead Ahead | Boz Scaggs | ▶♪ |
| 98 | Ships | Barry Manilow | ▶♪ |
| 99 | All Night Long | Joe Walsh | ▶♪ |
| 100 | Refugee | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | ▶♪ |
More hits by Boz Scaggs
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowdown | Boz Scaggs | 1976 #49 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Lido Shuffle | Boz Scaggs | 1977 #74 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Jo Jo | Boz Scaggs | 1980 #89 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Miss Sun | Boz Scaggs | 1981 #99 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.