The #1 song on January 12, 1980

Escape (The Piña Colada Song) By Rupert Holmes

Other #1 songs on January 12, 1980

UK #1 Song

Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
Pink Floyd

#1 R&B Song

Rock with You
Michael Jackson

#1 Country Song

Coward of the County
Kenny Rogers

#1 Dance Track

Vertigo/ Relight My Fire/ Free Ride
Dan Hartman

Notable January 12 birthdays in the 1980s

Claude Giroux

Born January 12, 1988
Naya Rivera

Born January 12, 1987
Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Born January 12, 1985
Chris Ray

Born January 12, 1982