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
Ellie Goulding single. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and after 65 weeks, it reached number one. "Halcyon" debuted at number nine on the US "Billboard" 200. "Halcyon Days", a repackaged edition of "Halcyon", was released in August 2013, generating singles, such as "Burn", which became her first number-one single in the UK. At the 2014 Brit Awards, she received the award for British Female Solo Artist. Goulding released her third studio album, titled "Delirium", on 6 November 2015, with "On My Mind" as the album's lead single. In December 2015, she received her first Grammy Award