The 1980 Mikie Awards Logo

12th: Rocky Burnett for "Tired Of Toein' The Line" 12th: Spinners for "Workin' My Way Back To You"
11th: Lipps, Inc. for "Funkytown" 11th: Rolling Stones for "Emotional Rescue"
10th: Irene Cara for "Fame" 10th: The Manhattans for "Shinning Star"
9th: Gary Numan for "Cars" 9th: Air Supply for "Lost In Love"
8th: Stephanie Mills for "Never Knew Love Like This Before" 8th: Supertramp for "Take The Long Way Home"
7th: Johnny Lee for "Lookin' For Love" 7th: Hall & Oates for "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
6th: Stacey Lattisaw for "Let Me Be Your Angel" 6th: Pink Floyd for "Another Brick In The Wall"
5th: Robbie Duppre for "Steal Away" 5th: Queen for "Another One Bites The Dust"
4th: Devo for "Whip It" 4th: Fleetwood Mac for "Sara"
3rd: Bennie Mardones for "Into The Night" 3rd: Doobie Brothers for "Real Love"
2nd: Christopher Cross for "Sailing" 2nd: Blondie for "Call Me"
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1980 DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR 1980
Rosanne Cash for "Anybody's Darlin' (But Mine)" Eagles for "I Can't Tell You Why"

12th: Robbie Duppre for "Steal Away" 12th: Olivia Newton·John for "Magic"
11th: Andy Gibb for "Desire" 11th: Stephanie Mills for "Never Knew Love Like This Before"
10th: Bob Seger for "Against The Wind" 10th: Carole King for "One Fine Day"
9th: Boz Scaggs for "Look What You've Done To Me" 9th: Carly Simon for "Jesse"
8th: Elton John for "Little Jeannie" 8th: Dionne Warwick for "No Night, So Long"
7th: Billy Joel for "It's Still Rock 'N Roll" 7th: Barbra Streisand for "Woman In Love"
6th: Kenny Rogers for "Lady" 6th: Kim Carnes for "More Love"
5th: Stevie Wonder for "Masterblaster" 5th: Donna Summer for "On The Radio"
4th: Michael Jackson for "Rock With You" 4th: Diana Ross for "Upside Down"
3rd: Paul McCartney for "Waterfalls" 3rd: Linda Ronstadt for "Hurt So Bad"
2nd: Dan Fogelberg for "Longer" 2nd: Rosanne Cash for "Anybody's Darlin' (But Mine)"
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1980 FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1980
Christopher Cross for "Sailing" Bette Midler for "The Rose"

12th: "Into The Night" by Bennie Mardones 12th: "With You I'm Born Again" by Billy Preston & Serita Wright
11th: "Lost In Love" by Air Supply 11th: "Upside Down" by Diana Ross
10th: "Biggest Part Of Me" by Ambrosia 10th: "Hurt So Bad" by Linda Ronstadt
9th: "Lady" by Kenny Rogers 9th: "Suddenly" by Cliff Richard w/Olivia Newton·John
8th: "Upside Down" by Diana Ross 8th: "Lady" by Kenny Rogers
7th: "Real Love" by the Doobie Brothers 7th: "Real Love" by the Doobie Brothers
6th: "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg 6th: "Sailing" by Christopher Cross
5th: "Sara" by Fleetwood Mac 5th: "Sara" by Fleetwood Mac
4th: "(Just Like) Startin' Over" by John Lennon 4th: "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg
3rd: "I Can't Tell You Why" by the Eagles 3rd: "The Rose" by Bette Midler
2nd: "Anybody's Darlin' (But Mine)" by Rosanne Cash 2nd: "Anybody's Darlin' (But Mine)" by Rosanne Cash
RECORD OF THE YEAR 1980 SONG OF THE YEAR 1980
"The Rose" by Bette Midler "I Can't Tell You Why" by the Eagles

12th: "Emotional Rescue" by the Rolling Stones 12th: Devo for "Freedom Of Choice"
11th: "Mad Love" by Linda Ronstadt 11th: Benny Mardones for "Never Run, Never Hide"
10th: "Hi Infidelity" by REO Speedwagon 10th: Paul McCartney for "McCartney II"
9th: "Phoenix" by Dan Fogelberg 9th: Doobie Brothers for "One Step Closer"
8th: "The River" by Bruce Springsteen 8th: Linda Ronstadt for "Mad Love"
7th: "Hotter Than July" by Stevie Wonder 7th: Blondie for "Auto-American"
6th: "Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac 6th: Fleetwood Mac for "Tusk"
5th: "Glass Houses" by Billy Joel 5th: Dan Fogelberg for "Phoenix"
4th: "Right Or Wrong" by Rosanne Cash 4th: Christopher Cross for "Christopher Cross"
3rd: "Christopher Cross" by Christopher Cross 3rd: Bette Midler for "The Rose"
2nd: "The Rose" Soundtrack by Bette Midler 2nd: Rosanne Cash for "Right or Wrong"
ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1980 ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1980
"The Long Run" by the Eagles The Eagles for "The Long Run"