Editing Yoko Ono (section)

=== Return to music and murder of Lennon ===
{{main|Murder of John Lennon}}
[[File:Lennons by Jack Mitchell.jpg|thumb|left|Lennon and Ono in 1980, shortly before his murder]]In early 1980, Lennon heard [[Lene Lovich]] and [[the B-52's]]' "[[Rock Lobster]]" while on vacation in Bermuda. The latter reminded him of Ono's musical sound and he took this as an indication that she had reached the mainstream<ref>{{cite magazine|date=November 16, 1989|title=#29: John Lennon and Yoko Ono, ''Double Fantasy''|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/john-lennon-and-yoko-ono-double-fantasy-20110322|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203182000/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/john-lennon-and-yoko-ono-double-fantasy-20110322|archive-date=February 3, 2014|access-date=April 18, 2014|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> (the band had in fact been influenced by Ono).<ref name="ape">{{cite news|last=Wiskirchen|first=Julie|title=The B-52s 25th Anniversary Concert with Chicks on Speed|publisher=Ape Culture|url=http://www.apeculture.com/music/b52s.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404163346/http://www.apeculture.com/music/b52s.htm|archive-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> Ono and Lennon began trading songs over the phone with each other, quickly accumulating enough material to record. The emerging album was structured as a dialogue, and was to be credited to John Lennon and Yoko Ono as a duo. It would also mark the return of Lennon to the public eye after a five-year absence, as well as a public reconciliation of Ono and Lennon.

''[[Double Fantasy]]'' was released on November 17, 1980, and received tepid initial reviews, with much of the criticism centering on the idealization of Lennon and Ono's marriage and supposed domestic bliss. However, the reception and the legacy of the album would be forever linked with what happened just weeks after its release.

On the evening of December 8, 1980, Lennon and Ono were at the [[Record Plant|Record Plant Studio]] and working on Ono's song "[[Walking on Thin Ice]]". When they returned to their Manhattan home [[The Dakota]], Lennon was [[Murder of John Lennon|shot dead]] by [[Mark David Chapman]], who had been stalking Lennon for two months. Yoko cradled the dying Lennon in her arms, and for a time afterward, lived in constant fear of her own and her son Sean's assassination.

After John's death, the interior decorator [[Sam Havadtoy]] moved in to support her.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thegentlewoman.co.uk/library/yoko-ono |title=Yoko Ono |access-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524084054/https://thegentlewoman.co.uk/library/yoko-ono |url-status=live }}</ref> "Walking on Thin Ice (For John)" was released as a single less than a month later, and became Ono's first chart success as a solo artist, peaking at No. 58 and gaining significant underground airplay. ''Double Fantasy'' received an instant critical reappraisal, eventually becoming a landmark album of the 1980s, and winning Ono the 1981 [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]] at the [[24th Grammy Awards|24th Annual Grammy Awards]].

In 1981, she released the album ''[[Season of Glass (album)|Season of Glass]]'', which featured the striking cover photo of Lennon's bloody spectacles next to a half-filled glass of water, with a window overlooking Central Park in the background. This photograph sold at an auction in London in April 2002 for about $13,000. In the [[liner notes]] to ''Season of Glass'', Ono explained that the album was not dedicated to Lennon because "he would have been offended—he was one of us." The album received highly favorable reviews<ref name="allmusic" /> and reflected the public's mood after Lennon's assassination.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/season-of-glass-r46036 AllMusic Season of Glass Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218232922/http://www.allmusic.com/album/season-of-glass-r46036|date=December 18, 2010}}. AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Trebay|first=Guy|date=April 6, 2011|title=A Collector of People Along With Art|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/fashion/07GREEN.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911114711/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/fashion/07GREEN.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|archive-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref>

In 1982, she released ''[[It's Alright (I See Rainbows)|It's Alright]]''. The cover featured Ono in her wrap-around sunglasses, looking towards the sun, while on the back the ghost of Lennon looks over her and their son. The album scored minor chart success<ref>{{cite web|date=February 7, 2014|title=Yoko Ono, It's Alright (I See Rainbows), Billboard Albums|website=[[AllMusic]]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-alright-i-see-rainbows-mw0000027137/awards}}</ref> and airplay with the single "[[Never Say Goodbye (single)|Never Say Goodbye]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Yoko Ono: Biography|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yoko-ono/321559|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412054213/https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/yoko-ono/id321559|archive-date=April 12, 2014|publisher=iTunes Store}}</ref>

In 1984, a tribute album titled ''[[Every Man Has a Woman]]'' was released, featuring a selection of songs written by Ono performed by artists such as Elvis Costello, Roberta Flack, [[Eddie Money]], [[Rosanne Cash]], and [[Harry Nilsson]].<ref name="Ev">{{cite web|title=Various Artists, Every Man Has a Woman, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/every-man-has-a-woman-mw0000193725/credits|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908235717/http://www.allmusic.com/album/every-man-has-a-woman-mw0000193725/credits|archive-date=September 8, 2016|access-date=February 7, 2014|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref>  Later that year, Ono and Lennon's final album, ''[[Milk and Honey (album)|Milk and Honey]]'', was released as a mixture of unfinished Lennon recordings from the ''Double Fantasy'' sessions, and new Ono recordings.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Lennon/Yoko Ono: Milk and Honey, Overview|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/milk-and-honey-mw0000650408|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719135339/http://www.allmusic.com/album/milk-and-honey-mw0000650408|archive-date=July 19, 2017|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> It peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 11 in the U.S.,<ref>{{cite web|title=John Lennon/Yoko Ono: Milk and Honey, Awards|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/milk-and-honey-mw0000650408/awards|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626215142/http://www.allmusic.com/album/milk-and-honey-mw0000650408/awards|archive-date=June 26, 2013|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> going gold in both countries as well as in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Searchable Database|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Lennon%22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140807/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Lennon%22|archive-date=September 24, 2015|publisher=riaa.com}} p. 3.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Searchable Database|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/search.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115055129/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|archive-date=January 15, 2013|publisher=bpi.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gold Platinum Database: John Lennon|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=John%20Lennon&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225041920/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=|archive-date=February 25, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2011|publisher=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]]}}</ref>

Ono funded the construction and maintenance of the [[Strawberry Fields memorial]] in Manhattan's [[Central Park]], directly across from the Dakota, which was the scene of the murder. It was officially dedicated on October 9, 1985, which would have been his 45th birthday.<ref>{{cite web | last=Dowd | first=Maureen | title=STRAWBERRY FIELDS 'GARDEN OF PEACE' OPENS TODAY | website=The New York Times | date=October 9, 1985 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/09/nyregion/strawberry-fields-garden-of-peace-opens-today.html | access-date=April 14, 2019 | archive-date=April 14, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414141658/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/09/nyregion/strawberry-fields-garden-of-peace-opens-today.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

Ono's final album of the 1980s was ''[[Starpeace]]'', a [[concept album]] that she intended as an antidote to [[Ronald Reagan]]'s "[[Strategic Defense Initiative|Star Wars]]" [[National missile defense|missile defense system]]. On the cover, a warm, smiling Ono holds the Earth in the palm of her hand. ''Starpeace'' became Ono's most successful non-Lennon effort. The single "[[Hell in Paradise]]" was a hit, reaching No. 16 on the US dance charts and No. 26 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Hot 100, and the video, directed by [[Zbigniew Rybczyński]] received major airplay on MTV and won "Most Innovative Video" at Billboard Music Video Awards in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=ZBIG RYBCZYNSKI::FILM AND VIDEO AWARD|url=http://www.zbigvision.com/zbigsawards.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723194533/http://www.zbigvision.com/zbigsawards.html|archive-date=July 23, 2011|access-date=July 26, 2011|work=ZBIG RYBCZYNSKI}}</ref>

In 1986, Ono set out on a goodwill world tour for ''Starpeace'', primarily visiting Eastern European countries.<ref name="RS" />