1980 in British music McLean's cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying". The Ska and Mod revivals reached their peak this year, with strong chart showings by The Jam, The Specials and Madness. 1970s favourites ABBA and Blondie both had their last years as chart heavyweights, clocking up 5 No.1 singles between them. David Bowie scored his second No.1 this year, while the death of John Lennon at the end of the year gave him his first chart topper (and would dominate the early months of 1981). Kate Bush became the first British female artist to have a No.1 album, and The Police finished the year
2016 in British music of Bowie" also became the first ever album to reach number one due to streaming. In the chart ending 3 November, Elvis Presley broke a record for most number-one albums for a solo artist when his album "The Wonder Of You" reached number one. The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming. The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming. Notes: 2016 in British music This is a summary of the year 2016 in British music. For the first time in the history of the singles chart, the top three positions were occupied by the same artist. In the chart