1980

1980 was the first year of the 1980s decade. Debut video game is Pac-Man.

North America

 * Friday the 13th (May 9, 1980)
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (May 21, 1980)
 * Herbie Goes Bananas (June 25, 1980)
 * Xanadu (August 8, 1980)
 * Popeye (December 12, 1980)

Japan

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (June 28, 1980)
 * Star Trek: The Motion Picture (July 12, 1980)
 * Friday the 13th (August 2, 1980)
 * The Muppet Movie (December 15, 1980)

UK

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (May 21, 1980)
 * Xanadu (December 19, 1980)

France

 * Star Trek: The Motion Picture (March 19, 1980)
 * The Muppet Movie (April 2, 1980)
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (August 20, 1980)

Australia

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (August 7, 1980)
 * Xanadu (November 20, 1980)
 * Herbie Goes Bananas (December 18, 1980)

Latin America

 * Star Trek: The Motion Picture (January 17, 1980)
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (July 31, 1980)

Brazil

 * Star Trek: The Motion Picture (January 18, 1980)
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (July 21, 1980)
 * Xanadu (November 22, 1980)

Hong Kong

 * The Muppet Movie (January 31, 1980)
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (August 8, 1980)

North America

 * 2001: A Space Odyssey (February 8, 1980)
 * Lady and the Tramp (March 7, 1980)
 * Mary Poppins (May 23, 1980)
 * Close Encounters of the Third Kind (August 1, 1980)
 * Song of the South (October 8, 1980)
 * The Aristocats (December 19, 1980)

Japan

 * Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (April 12, 1980)
 * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (July 19, 1980)
 * Close Encounters of the Third Kind (October 4, 1980)

UK

 * Close Encounters of the Third Kind (September 18, 1980)

France

 * Dumbo (March 26, 1980)
 * 101 Dalmatians (December 3, 1980)

Australia

 * The Jungle Book (August 28, 1980)
 * The Aristocats (December 19, 1980)

Hong Kong

 * 2001: A Space Odyssey (January 19, 1980)

CBS

 * The Wizard of Oz (March 7, 1980)
 * Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (May 2, 1980)

NBC
(*) This film was re-edited for viewing in two parts.
 * The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
 * Old Yeller (November 9 and 16, 1980)*

NBC

 * Blockbusters (October 27, 1980)

PBS

 * 3-2-1 Contact

Syndication

 * Solid Gold (September 13, 1980)

ABC

 * Family Feud (1976-1985)

CBS

 * M*A*S*H (Season 9) (November 17, 1980–May 4, 1981)
 * The Price is Right (Season 9)

NBC
(*) On June 23, 1980, Card Sharks' time slot was moved to 12:00 PM.
 * Card Sharks (1978-1981)*
 * Days of Our Lives
 * Disney's Wonderful World (1979-1981)
 * The Tonight Show
 * Wheel of Fortune (1975-1991)

PBS

 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1979-2001)
 * Sesame Street (Season 12) (November 24, 1980–May 22, 1981)

PBS

 * The Electric Company (1975-1977)
 * Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (1969-1975)

ABC

 * The $25,000 Pyramid (1976-1980)

VHS releases this year

 * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (March 4, 1980)
 * Alien (1979)
 * All About Eve
 * The Apple Dumpling Gang (March 4, 1980)
 * A Clockwork Orange
 * Bedknobs and Broomsticks (March 4, 1980)
 * The Black Hole (March 4, 1980)
 * Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (March 4, 1980)
 * Jaws
 * Jaws 2
 * The Love Bug (March 4, 1980)
 * Mary Poppins (December 30, 1980)
 * My Fair Lady
 * Pete's Dragon (March 4, 1980)
 * Superman (1978)
 * Star Trek: The Motion Picture
 * The Wizard of Oz (October 28, 1980)

USA

 * Archie Comics (Vol. 1) (February 1, 1980)

UK

 * Doraemon (March 12, 1980)

Japan

 * Heathcliff (May 15, 1980)

Australia

 * Garfield (June 19, 1980)

Logos introduced this year

 * MCA Videocassette Inc. - "The Arc"
 * MGM/CBS Home Video - "The Green Lines" (October 1980)
 * WCI Home Video - "The Big \\" (July 1980)

Logos still in use this year

 * 20th Century Fox - "The Searchlights" (1953)
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures - "Leo the Lion" (1957)
 * 20th Television Fox - "The Early Searchlights" (1965)
 * Buena Vista Distribution (1966 and 1979)
 * Children's Television Workshop - "The Plaque" (1969)
 * Universal Pictures (as an MCA company) - "Zooming Globe" (1971)
 * PBS - "Tri-Colored P-Heads" (1971)
 * Warner Bros. Television - "The Big \\" (1972)
 * Warner Bros. Pictures - "The Big \\" (1973)
 * Paramount Pictures - "Blue Mountain" (1975)
 * Paramount Television - "Blue Mountain" (1975)
 * Universal Television (1975)
 * Columbia Pictures - "70s Torch Lady" (1976)
 * Columbia Pictures Television - "The Sunburst" (1976)
 * Viacom - "V of Doom" (1976/1978)
 * Magnetic Video Corporation (1977)
 * Children's Television Workshop - "The Snake" (1978)
 * WGBH - "Flash of Doom" (1978)
 * Walt Disney Home Entertainment - "Neon Mickey" (1978)
 * Buena Vista Distribution (1979)
 * Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment - "The Sunburst" (1979)
 * Paramount Home Video - "Mountain Silhouette" (1979)

Logos ended this year

 * Paramount Home Video - "Still Mountain" (1978)

Books released this year

 * The Sesame Street Dictionary (First Edition)
 * Where's Spot? (October 17, 1980)

Albums released this year

 * Lady and the Tramp (Disney Picture Disc) (LP)

Software released this year

 * 86-DOS