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
Jason Iley other record company. In 2015, Iley negotiated a deal with Insanity Records whose first signing was Craig David who went on to achieve his first number one album in sixteen years. Robbie Williams departed from Universal in 2016 and signed with Sony Music to record his 11th album. Jason commented that the agreement was "a once in a lifetime signing with the biggest male solo artist of our generation." After the release of his studio album The Heavy Entertainment Show in November he became the record holder for most UK number one albums by a British solo artist. Iley was