HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes
“Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes finished No. 11 on the year-end Top 100 of 1980, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 111980
Year-end charts11980
ArtistRupert Holmes2 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1980 was “Call Me” by Blondie. Rupert Holmes had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Funkytown | Lipps, Inc. | ▶♪ |
| 9 | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me | Billy Joel | ▶♪ |
| 10 | The Rose | Bette Midler | ▶♪ |
| 11 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Rupert Holmes | ▶♪ |
| 12 | Cars | Gary Numan | ▶♪ |
| 13 | Cruisin' | Smokey Robinson | ▶♪ |
| 14 | Working My Way Back To You-Forgive Me Girl | The Spinners | ▶♪ |
More hits by Rupert Holmes
Same title, different hit
“Escape” by Enrique Iglesias (2002)
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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.