Talk:1980 in music

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[edit] Distinction between this article and the corresponding category

I just spent some time trying to improve this article, but I think it needs a lot more work. The biggest and most useful change would be to turn the article into a narrative about the year 1980 in music; if it remains simply a bunch of lists, or links to lists, the equivalent category (Category:1980 in music) is better organized and almost always more up-to-date.

Maybe a small step towards improving such articles would be to have a few paragraphs at the beginning that highlight the big events of the year. 67.100.128.67 20:29, 5 October 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Rationale for what year singles are placed in

While looking at several of these "(YEAR) in music" Wikis, I notice the same tunes turn up in several years. For instance, The Pretenders cover of The Kinks "Stop Your Sobbing" appears both in this list and in 1979 in music.

Does Wikipedia consider the single "released" when it is first made commercially available?

When it reaches its chart peak (if it charts)?

Or do they say that it is "released" in every year that it continues to chart...in other words, a song released in December 1979 would appear both in 1979 and in 1980 if it charts in 1980.

Just looking for some clarity on this.... GBrady (talk) 14:01, 25 April 2008 (UTC)