We’re digging through Italo Disco year-by-year in the 1980s. We’re starting with the year 1980. In 1979, Disco faced significant backlash in the United States. In 1980, some Disco acts continued to be released. It would be a few years before Italo Disco really hit its stride in Europe. However, 1980 saw music released by some key players and influencers including Giorgio Moroder, Kano, Easy Going and Claudio Simonetti, and the La Bionda brothers.
Italo Disco 1980 Playlist
| # | Title | Artist | Time | Year | Country |
| 1 | It’s a War | Kano | 06:54 | 1980 | Italy |
| 2 | Standard Planet | Moons | 05:47 | 1980 | Italy |
| 3 | I Am A Robot | David Zed | 07:12 | 1980 | Italy |
| 4 | If You Weren’t Afraid | Giorgio Moroder | 05:41 | 1980 | Italy |
| 5 | Got To Be | Ben Norman | 03:44 | 1980 | Italy |
| 6 | If Are You Master | Silvi Foster | 06:01 | 1980 | Italy |
| 7 | I’m Dancing All The Night | Navach | 05:43 | 1980 | Italy |
| 8 | Casanova | Easy Going | 06:55 | 1980 | Italy |
| 9 | Dream Machine | Disco Dream And The Androids | 09:10 | 1980 | UK |
| 10 | Give me a Break | Vivien Vee | 08:49 | 1980 | Italy |
| 11 | Show Show Show | Marina Marfoglia | 04:38 | 1980 | Italy |
| 12 | (One Two Three) Counting On Love | Peter Jacques Band | 05:16 | 1980 | Italy |
| 13 | Got Got Money | Five Letters | 08:26 | 1980 | France |
| 14 | Any Time or Place | Azoto | 06:14 | 1980 | Italy |
| 15 | A Gay Time Latin Lover | Easy Going | 08:26 | 1980 | Italy |
| 16 | I’m In Love | Cela | 11:01 | 1980 | Italy |
| 17 | I Wanna Be Your Lover | La Bionda | 03:15 | 1980 | Italy |
| 18 | Margherita | Massara | 07:55 | 1980 | Italy |
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