15 July 1980

Tuesday

1980-07-15

Events

 * BBC Radio One: John Peel - Peel plays three more tracks from the new 'posthumous' Joy Division album Closer. Tracks played tonight are 24 Hours, Passover and Colony. Album officially released on 18 July 1980. today would have been Ian Curtis' 24th birthday.

Charts
- top 3 all non-movers
 * Singles: N1 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu, N2 Odyssey - Use It Up Wear It Out, N3 Stacy Lattisaw - Jump to the Beat. HNe/N20 Dexy's Midnight Runners - there There My Dear. NE/N31 Diana Ross - Upside Down.

Events
scans GraemeWood
 * Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 80th Birthday Celebrations