So far, our look at the year 1980 in pop music has included a hit best known for its kitsch, a hit best known for its guitar lick and a hit that has been covered from here to Dubai.

However, even the most lenient music fan would agree that Rupert Holmes, George Benson (the pop version, not the high priest of jazz guitar) and Ambrosia have hardly been influential as artists, even if their songs hold a pop culture place in music history.

Well, our song at No. 7 is by a band whose place in history, relative to influence, is unquestioned. It's Blondie and their 1980 No. 1 smash, "Call Me," the biggest hit of the year, according to Billboard magazine.

The band was fronted by Debbie Harry, a Playboy Club Bunny back in the 1970s. And while nowadays that might automatically mean subpar music, Blondie's brand of pop was at once mainstream and cutting-edge. They circumvented both punk and new wave styles while being pop all at the same time.

And while Blondie was a successful band (four No. 1 hits in America), it was Harry who was the star. She was certainly an influence on Madonna's and Gwen Stefani's looks, if nothing else. However, she is also a substantive influence on every female-fronted rock band of the modern era.

Furthermore, her hit "Rapture" is widely considered to be the first mainstream rap song ever.

After topping the charts with "Heart of Glass" a couple years before "Call Me," Blondie proceeded to top them with "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture." The reggae Tide was virtually ubiquitous on American radio in 1981.

Every other song, it seemed, was "The Tide Is High."

However, in my opinion, "Call Me" is Blondie's calling card, pleasing rock fans, pop fans, alternative fans -- all of them. And for that reason, I've placed this tune at No. 7 on my Top 10 chart for 1980.

Tonight's bonus video is the aforementioned "The Tide Is High," all thanks to the wonderful content producers in the YouTube community.

No. 7 for 1980: "Call Me," by Blondie.

Bonus video: "The Tide Is High," by Blondie.