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Songs from the Year 1980
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This page lists the top songs of 1980 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page. A list of the hit albums of 1980 can be found here. This list is compared to the results for North America and Europe here.
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Pink Floyd | Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) | 1980 | UK 1 - Dec 1979 (12 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Jan 1980 (25 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Canada 1 - Jan 1980 (18 weeks), Sweden (alt) 1 - Feb 1980 (22 weeks), France 1 - Feb 1980 (6 weeks), Austria 1 - Feb 1980 (6 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Jan 1980 (17 weeks), Switzerland 1 of 1980, Norway 1 - Jan 1980 (22 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1980 (6 months), Eire 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1979, Canada RPM 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1980, Europe 1 for 11 weeks - Feb 1980, Germany 1 for 4 weeks - Feb 1980, Poland 1 of all time, Brazil 2 of 1980, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Sep 2001), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jan 1980), US CashBox 3 of 1980, Holland 3 - Dec 1979 (11 weeks), Belgium 3 - Dec 1979 (11 weeks), WABC NY 4 of 1980, Australia 4 of 1980, Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1993), KROQ 6 of 1980, POP 7 of 1980, ARC 8 of 1980 (peak 1 16 weeks), US Radio 8 of 1980 (peak 1 15 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 8 of the 1970s (peak 1, 35 weeks, 841k sales estimated, 1979), South Africa 8 of 1980, Germany 9 of the 1980s (peak 1 22 weeks), Europe 11 of the 1970s (1979), Italy 12 of 1980, US BB 15 of 1980, RYM 18 of 1979, Japan (Tokyo) 19 - Nov 1988 (6 weeks), TheQ 28, Virgin 39, Belgium 50 of all time, Scrobulate 51 of live, RIAA 296, Rolling Stone 375, Acclaimed 392 (1979), OzNet 594, UKMIX 686 |
| 2 | Lipps Inc | Funkytown | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1980 (23 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Holland 1 - Apr 1980 (15 weeks), Austria 1 - Jul 1980 (5 weeks), Switzerland 1 - May 1980 (16 weeks), Norway 1 - Jul 1980 (19 weeks), Belgium 1 - Apr 1980 (14 weeks), Germany 1 - Jun 1980 (5 months), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Jul 1980, New Zealand 1 for 1 week - Jul 1980, Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Aug 1980, Europe 1 for 7 weeks - Jun 1980, Germany 1 for 10 weeks - Jun 1980, UK 2 - May 1980 (13 weeks), Sweden (alt) 2 - Jun 1980 (20 weeks), Switzerland 2 of 1980, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 1980), WABC NY 3 of 1980, France 3 - Jun 1980 (3 weeks), US BB 4 of 1980, Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1980), POP 5 of 1980, Scrobulate 7 of disco, Australia 9 of 1980, US CashBox 10 of 1980, Germany 14 of the 1980s (peak 1 19 weeks), US Radio 16 of 1980 (peak 1 11 weeks), ARC 19 of 1980 (peak 1 15 weeks), Italy 30 of 1980, France (InfoDisc) 38 of the 1980s (peak 1, 26 weeks, 690k sales estimated, 1979), RYM 73 of 1979, Party 175 of 1999, Acclaimed 520 (1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1980) |
| 3 | Diana Ross | Upside Down | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Jul 1980 (28 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Sweden (alt) 1 - Aug 1980 (23 weeks), France 1 - Aug 1980 (2 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Aug 1980 (13 weeks), Norway 1 - Aug 1980 (17 weeks), New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks - Oct 1980, Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Sep 1980, Europe 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1980, UK 2 - Jul 1980 (12 weeks), Holland 2 - Jul 1980 (14 weeks), Austria 2 - Oct 1980 (3 weeks), US Radio 3 of 1980 (peak 1 14 weeks), Belgium 3 - Aug 1980 (12 weeks), US CashBox 4 of 1980, Switzerland 4 of 1980, Germany 4 - Sep 1980 (4 months), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1981), WABC NY 5 of 1980, ARC 5 of 1980 (peak 1 18 weeks), Canada 8 - Sep 1980 (9 weeks), Italy 8 of 1980, South Africa 11 of 1980, Australia 15 of 1980, POP 22 of 1980, US BB 30 of 1980, Brazil 37 of 1980, Scrobulate 42 of disco, RYM 83 of 1980, Germany 87 of the 1980s (peak 3 16 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 171 of the 1980s (peak 2, 23 weeks, 350k sales estimated, 1980), Acclaimed 1364 (1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Aug 1980) |
| 4 | Barbra Streisand | A Woman in Love | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Sep 1980 (23 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Holland 1 - Sep 1980 (14 weeks), Sweden (alt) 1 - Oct 1980 (25 weeks), Austria 1 - Dec 1980 (4 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Oct 1980 (17 weeks), Belgium 1 - Oct 1980 (12 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1981 (4 months), Eire 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1980, Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1980, Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1980, Europe 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1980, Germany 1 for 3 weeks - Dec 1980, South Africa 2 of 1980, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1997), Italy 3 of 1981, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1980), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1981), France 7 - Oct 1980 (1 week), WABC NY 8 of 1980, US CashBox 9 of 1980, Switzerland 12 of 1980, Australia 21 of 1980, Germany 36 of the 1980s (peak 1 17 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 93 - Dec 1989 (1 week), RYM 157 of 1980, UKMIX 591 |
| 5 | Blondie | Call Me | 1980 | UK 1 - Apr 1980 (13 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Feb 1980 (25 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, ARC 1 of 1980 (peak 1 19 weeks), Canada 1 - Mar 1980 (15 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 3 weeks - May 1980, US CashBox 2 of 1980, WABC NY 2 of 1980, US Radio 2 of 1980 (peak 1 16 weeks), Norway 2 - May 1980 (15 weeks), Golden Globe in 1980 (film 'American Gigolo') (Nominated), Sweden (alt) 3 - May 1980 (20 weeks), France 3 - May 1980 (3 weeks), Switzerland 3 - May 1980 (15 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1980), Austria 6 - Jun 1980 (3 weeks), Holland 9 - May 1980 (7 weeks), Switzerland 9 of 1980, Belgium 9 - May 1980 (9 weeks), US BB 10 of 1980, Germany 16 - May 1980 (3 months), Australia 19 of 1980, RYM 23 of 1980, Scrobulate 37 of 80s, Brazil 41 of 1980, POP 42 of 1980, Italy 52 of 1980, France (InfoDisc) 155 of the 1980s (peak 4, 25 weeks, 348k sales estimated, 1980), Rolling Stone 283, OzNet 460, Acclaimed 554 (1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Apr 1980) |
| 6 | John Lennon | (Just Like) Starting Over | 1980 | UK 1 - Nov 1980 (15 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Nov 1980 (21 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Canada 1 - Nov 1980 (17 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Dec 1980 (14 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 7 weeks - Dec 1980, Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1981, Austria 2 - Feb 1981 (5 weeks), Norway 2 - Dec 1980 (17 weeks), Grammy in 1981 (Nominated), Sweden (alt) 3 - Nov 1980 (17 weeks), Belgium 4 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1981), ARC 5 of 1981 (peak 1 19 weeks), US Radio 5 of 1980 (peak 1 15 weeks), Brazil 6 of 1981, Germany 6 - Jan 1981 (4 months), WABC NY 7 of 1981, France 9 - Nov 1980 (1 week), US BB 12 of 1980, Switzerland 12 of 1981, Australia 18 of 1981, Italy 29 of 1981, RYM 32 of 1980, POP 49 of 1980, Japan (Tokyo) 50 - Dec 1988 (2 weeks), US CashBox 57 of 1980, Germany 298 of the 1980s (peak 4 11 weeks), OzNet 683, UKMIX 852, Acclaimed 1637 (1980) |
| 7 | Queen | Another One Bites the Dust | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Aug 1980 (30 weeks), US CashBox 1 of 1980, Record World 1 - 1980, WABC NY 1 of 1980, US Radio 1 of 1980 (peak 1 17 weeks), Canada 1 - Aug 1980 (16 weeks), France 1 - Oct 1980 (4 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1980, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1980), US BB 3 of 1980, POP 3 of 1980, ARC 6 of 1980 (peak 1 20 weeks), Austria 6 - Dec 1980 (5 weeks), UK 7 - Sep 1980 (9 weeks), Belgium 7 - Sep 1980 (9 weeks), Germany 7 - Jan 1981 (4 months), Switzerland 8 - Nov 1980 (10 weeks), Sweden (alt) 12 - Nov 1980 (4 weeks), Holland 14 - Sep 1980 (11 weeks), KROQ 22 of 1980, Brazil 28 of 1980, RYM 37 of 1980, Scrobulate 41 of rock, Italy 45 of 1981, OzNet 50, Party 118 of 2007, Germany 249 of the 1980s (peak 6 16 weeks), Acclaimed 2304 (1980) |
| 8 | Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Dec 1979 (21 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Canada 1 - Jan 1980 (12 weeks), Holland 1 - Oct 1979 (13 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1980, Australia 1 for 7 weeks - Feb 1980, UK 2 - Oct 1979 (14 weeks), Belgium 2 - Nov 1979 (11 weeks), Brazil 3 of 1980, Australia 3 of 1980, US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1980), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1979), US CashBox 5 of 1980, Switzerland 5 - Jan 1980 (8 weeks), US Radio 6 of 1980 (peak 1 14 weeks), Norway 8 - Dec 1979 (6 weeks), ARC 9 of 1980 (peak 1 16 weeks), Austria 9 - Jan 1980 (4 weeks), Germany 13 - Jan 1980 (3 months), US BB 16 of 1980, WABC NY 17 of 1980, POP 50 of 1980, Scrobulate 64 of classic rock, Party 74 of 2007, RYM 93 of 1979, KROQ 98 of 1980, Europe 100 of the 1970s (1979), OzNet 438 |
| 9 | Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra | Xanadu | 1980 | UK 1 - Jun 1980 (11 weeks), Holland 1 - Jun 1980 (16 weeks), Austria 1 - Aug 1980 (5 weeks), Norway 1 - Jul 1980 (14 weeks), Belgium 1 - Jul 1980 (13 weeks), Germany 1 - Jul 1980 (5 months), Eire 1 for 6 weeks - Jul 1980, Europe 1 for 3 weeks - Aug 1980, Germany 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1980, Switzerland 2 - Jul 1980 (14 weeks), Sweden (alt) 3 - Jul 1980 (24 weeks), France 3 - Jul 1980 (2 weeks), Record World 4 - 1980, Switzerland 7 of 1980, US Billboard 8 - Aug 1980 (17 weeks), Brazil 16 of 1980, Germany 33 of the 1980s (peak 1 20 weeks), WABC NY 55 of 1980, US CashBox 67 of 1980, US Radio 68 of 1980 (peak 8 7 weeks), RYM 91 of 1980, OzNet 204, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jul 1980) |
| 10 | Irene Cara | Fame | 1980 | UK 1 - Jul 1982 (16 weeks), Holland 1 - Jan 1983 (11 weeks), France 1 - Aug 1980 (7 weeks), Belgium 1 - Oct 1980 (13 weeks), Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1982, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks - Sep 1982, Oscar in 1980 (film 'Fame'), Golden Globe in 1980 (film 'Fame'), Record World 3 - 1980, Sweden (alt) 3 - Oct 1980 (32 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Jun 1980 (26 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1982), US BB 9 of 1980, POP 10 of 1980, WABC NY 11 of 1980, ARC 20 of 1980 (peak 1 17 weeks), US CashBox 40 of 1980, US Radio 40 of 1980 (peak 4 10 weeks), Brazil 44 of 1980, AFI 51, Scrobulate 56 of disco, RYM 148 of 1980, UKMIX 537, OzNet 794 |
| 11 | Blondie | The Tide is High | 1980 | UK 1 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Nov 1980 (25 weeks), Record World 1 - 1981, Canada 1 - Nov 1980 (16 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1981, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1981, Holland 4 - Oct 1980 (10 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1981), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1980), WABC NY 5 of 1981, Switzerland 5 - Dec 1980 (10 weeks), Belgium 5 - Nov 1980 (10 weeks), Austria 7 - Jan 1981 (4 weeks), Norway 7 - Dec 1980 (3 weeks), ARC 10 of 1981 (peak 1 17 weeks), US BB 14 of 1981, US Radio 14 of 1981 (peak 1 13 weeks), Sweden (alt) 19 - Dec 1980 (3 weeks), Germany 19 - Jan 1981 (2 months), US CashBox 20 of 1981, POP 23 of 1981, Italy 73 of 1980, OzNet 77, Scrobulate 86 of new wave, RYM 101 of 1980 |
| 12 | Abba | The Winner Takes it All | 1980 | UK 1 - Aug 1980 (10 weeks), Holland 1 - Aug 1980 (14 weeks), Belgium 1 - Aug 1980 (14 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Aug 1980, Europe 1 for 7 weeks - Aug 1980, Sweden (alt) 2 - Aug 1980 (16 weeks), Austria 3 - Sep 1980 (5 weeks), Switzerland 3 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), Norway 3 - Aug 1980 (9 weeks), Germany 4 - Jul 1980 (4 months), France 5 - Sep 1980 (2 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Nov 1980 (25 weeks), South Africa 9 of 1980, Record World 15 - 1981, Scrobulate 23 of swedish, Europe 29 of the 1980s (1980), Brazil 30 of 1980, POP 35 of 1981, ARC 37 of 1981 (peak 5 17 weeks), RYM 39 of 1980, Italy 43 of 1981, US Radio 57 of 1981 (peak 8 11 weeks), WABC NY 65 of 1981, US CashBox 74 of 1981, Germany 243 of the 1980s (peak 4 14 weeks), Acclaimed 932 (1980) |
| 13 | Stevie Wonder | Master Blaster (Jammin') | 1980 | Sweden (alt) 1 - Oct 1980 (19 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Oct 1980 (14 weeks), New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1980, UK 2 - Sep 1980 (10 weeks), Holland 2 - Sep 1980 (13 weeks), Belgium 3 - Sep 1980 (12 weeks), Norway 4 - Oct 1980 (17 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Sep 1980 (22 weeks), US BB 6 of 1980, POP 8 of 1980, Austria 9 - Dec 1980 (4 weeks), France 10 - Oct 1980 (1 week), Italy 10 of 1980, Germany 11 - Oct 1980 (3 months), Switzerland 13 of 1980, Record World 15 - 1980, ARC 22 of 1980 (peak 2 15 weeks), US Radio 25 of 1980 (peak 5 12 weeks), US CashBox 38 of 1980, WABC NY 38 of 1980, France (InfoDisc) 80 of the 1980s (peak 2, 27 weeks, 627k sales estimated, 1980), RYM 114 of 1980, Acclaimed 1663 (1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1980) |
| 14 | Abba | Super Trouper | 1980 | UK 1 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), Holland 1 - Nov 1980 (10 weeks), Belgium 1 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1981 (5 months), Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1980, Europe 1 for 8 weeks - Dec 1980, Germany 1 for 5 weeks - Dec 1980, Norway 2 - Dec 1980 (10 weeks), France 3 - Jan 1981 (2 weeks), Austria 3 - Jan 1981 (5 weeks), Switzerland 3 - Nov 1980 (13 weeks), Sweden (alt) 11 - Nov 1980 (9 weeks), Germany 19 of the 1980s (peak 1 19 weeks), Scrobulate 34 of swedish, US Billboard 45 - Apr 1981 (11 weeks), RYM 47 of 1980, POP 61 of 1981, UKMIX 807 |
| 15 | Sugarhill Gang | Rapper's Delight | 1980 | Holland 1 - Dec 1979 (18 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Jan 1980, Sweden (alt) 2 - Jan 1980 (14 weeks), Switzerland 2 - Jan 1980 (11 weeks), Norway 2 - Feb 1980 (15 weeks), UK 3 - Dec 1979 (11 weeks), France 3 - Jan 1980 (2 weeks), Belgium 3 - Jan 1980 (11 weeks), Germany 3 - Jan 1980 (5 months), Austria 5 - Mar 1980 (4 weeks), US BB 9 of 1979, POP 9 of 1980, Canada 11 - Jan 1980 (7 weeks), RYM 16 of 1979, US Billboard 36 - Nov 1979 (11 weeks), Party 43 of 1999, Italy 51 of 1980, 57 in 2FM list, Germany 60 of the 1980s (peak 3 19 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 83 of the 1980s (peak 2, 32 weeks, 623k sales estimated, 1980), Acclaimed 157 (1979), RIAA 162, Rolling Stone 248, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1979) |
| 16 | The Pretenders | Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) | 1980 | UK 1 - Nov 1979 (17 weeks), Canada 1 - Mar 1980 (20 weeks), Sweden (alt) 1 - Mar 1980 (22 weeks), Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Jan 1980, France 2 - Mar 1980 (2 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1980), Australia 5 of 1980, Belgium 6 - Feb 1980 (13 weeks), Holland 7 - Feb 1980 (10 weeks), South Africa 12 of 1980, US Billboard 15 - Feb 1980 (20 weeks), Record World 15 - 1980, US BB 24 of 1980, RYM 26 of 1979, POP 58 of 1980, US CashBox 80 of 1980, KROQ 84 of 1980, US Radio 95 of 1980 (peak 14 7 weeks), Acclaimed 230 (1979), OzNet 390, WXPN 432 |
| 17 | The Police | Don't Stand So Close to Me | 1980 | UK 1 - Sep 1980 (10 weeks), Canada 1 - Oct 1980 (17 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1980, Holland 3 - Sep 1980 (11 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1980), Belgium 5 - Oct 1980 (11 weeks), France 7 - Oct 1980 (1 week), Norway 9 - Nov 1980 (3 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Feb 1981 (18 weeks), Record World 12 - 1981, Sweden (alt) 14 - Oct 1980 (6 weeks), Italy 20 of 1980, Poland 29 - Jan 1987 (5 weeks), POP 30 of 1981, US BB 31 of 1981, KROQ 36 of 1980, US CashBox 59 of 1981, US Radio 68 of 1981 (peak 10 7 weeks), WABC NY 73 of 1981, RYM 92 of 1980, UKMIX 641, WXPN 862 |
| 18 | Gary Numan | Cars | 1980 | UK 1 - Sep 1979 (11 weeks), France 1 - Jan 1980 (3 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1980, Scrobulate 2 of uk, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1979), Record World 5 - 1980, Canada 6 - Feb 1980 (13 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Feb 1980 (25 weeks), RYM 11 of 1979, RIANZ 23 - Nov 1979 (4 weeks), Belgium 28 - Nov 1979 (1 week), KROQ 29 of 1980, US BB 35 of 1980, US CashBox 35 of 1980, ARC 35 of 1980 (peak 6 16 weeks), WABC NY 48 of 1980, US Radio 54 of 1980 (peak 9 10 weeks), POP 71 of 1980, UKMIX 318, Acclaimed 446 (1979), OzNet 968 |
| 19 | Goombay Dance Band | Sun Of Jamaica | 1980 | Holland 1 - Mar 1980 (13 weeks), Austria 1 - Mar 1980 (7 weeks), Belgium 1 - Apr 1980 (12 weeks), Germany 1 of the 1980s (peak 1 27 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1980 (8 months), Europe 1 for 3 weeks - Apr 1980, Germany 1 for 9 weeks - Jan 1980, Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1980), Switzerland 3 - Feb 1980 (17 weeks), Sweden (alt) 5 - Jun 1980 (16 weeks), South Africa 5 of 1980, Switzerland 6 of 1980, UK 50 - May 1982 (4 weeks) |
| 20 | Johnny Logan | What's Another Year | 1980 | UK 1 - May 1980 (8 weeks), Sweden (alt) 1 - May 1980 (18 weeks), Norway 1 - May 1980 (12 weeks), Belgium 1 - May 1980 (9 weeks), Eire 1 for 6 weeks - May 1980, Europe 1 for 5 weeks - May 1980, Switzerland 2 - May 1980 (10 weeks), Germany 2 - May 1980 (4 months), Holland 3 - May 1980 (9 weeks), Austria 5 - Jun 1980 (3 weeks), France 7 - Jun 1980 (1 week), Switzerland 20 of 1980, Germany 233 of the 1980s (peak 2 13 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1980) |
| 21 | Paul McCartney | Coming Up | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Apr 1980 (21 weeks), Canada 1 - Apr 1980 (14 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Jul 1980, UK 2 - Apr 1980 (9 weeks), Norway 2 - May 1980 (12 weeks), Record World 3 - 1980, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1980), US Radio 10 of 1980 (peak 1 14 weeks), ARC 12 of 1980 (peak 1 15 weeks), US CashBox 13 of 1980, Germany 13 - Jul 1980 (2 months), WABC NY 14 of 1980, Belgium 15 - May 1980 (6 weeks), Holland 22 - Apr 1980 (7 weeks), Australia 22 of 1980, Italy 40 of 1980, RYM 113 of 1980, OzNet 370, UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1980) |
| 22 | Kenny Rogers | Coward of the County | 1980 | UK 1 - Jan 1980 (12 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Eire 1 for 5 weeks - Feb 1980, Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Feb 1980, US Billboard 3 - Nov 1979 (18 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1980), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1980), Belgium 6 - Mar 1980 (8 weeks), Holland 7 - Mar 1980 (9 weeks), Switzerland 8 - Jun 1980 (5 weeks), Austria 9 - Apr 1980 (2 weeks), Canada 12 - Jan 1980 (7 weeks), WABC NY 21 of 1980, US CashBox 22 of 1980, Germany 25 - Apr 1980 (2 months), US Radio 28 of 1980 (peak 3 8 weeks), ARC 33 of 1980 (peak 3 15 weeks) |
| 23 | Leo Sayer | More Than I Can Say | 1980 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1980, UK 2 - Jul 1980 (11 weeks), US Billboard 2 - Sep 1980 (22 weeks), Switzerland 2 - Oct 1980 (10 weeks), Record World 3 - 1980, Belgium 4 - Aug 1980 (9 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1980), Holland 6 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), Austria 8 - Feb 1981 (3 weeks), Australia 8 of 1980, Germany 8 - Jan 1981 (4 months), France 9 - Sep 1980 (1 week), South Africa 20 of 1980, US Radio 23 of 1980 (peak 2 11 weeks), ARC 26 of 1980 (peak 2 14 weeks), US CashBox 47 of 1980, Brazil 56 of 1980, WABC NY 90 of 1980, Germany 390 of the 1980s (peak 8 13 weeks) |
| 24 | David Bowie | Ashes to Ashes | 1980 | UK 1 - Aug 1980 (10 weeks), France 1 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks), Norway 3 - Sep 1980 (21 weeks), RYM 3 of 1980, Sweden (alt) 6 - Sep 1980 (10 weeks), Austria 6 - Nov 1980 (2 weeks), Canada 8 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), Germany 8 - Oct 1980 (2 months), Holland 11 - Sep 1980 (8 weeks), Switzerland 11 - Nov 1980 (8 weeks), Belgium 13 - Sep 1980 (10 weeks), KROQ 24 of 1980, Australia 25 of 1980, Scrobulate 35 of glam rock, Virgin 56, Belgium 253 of all time, OzNet 670, Acclaimed 801 (1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Aug 1980) |
| 25 | The Detroit Spinners | Working My Way Back to You | 1980 | UK 1 - Feb 1980 (14 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - May 1980, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1979 (24 weeks), Record World 2 - 1980, Holland 2 - Apr 1980 (12 weeks), Belgium 2 - May 1980 (10 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1980), WABC NY 6 of 1980, Switzerland 8 - Jun 1980 (7 weeks), Germany 13 - May 1980 (3 months), ARC 18 of 1980 (peak 2 16 weeks), US Radio 18 of 1980 (peak 2 12 weeks), US CashBox 20 of 1980, US BB 25 of 1980, POP 61 of 1980, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Apr 1980) |
| 26 | Michael Jackson | Rock With You | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1979 (23 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, France 2 - Jun 1980 (4 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1989), UK 7 - Feb 1980 (11 weeks), US CashBox 8 of 1980, WABC NY 9 of 1980, ARC 11 of 1980 (peak 1 18 weeks), US Radio 12 of 1980 (peak 1 12 weeks), Canada 14 - Jan 1980 (6 weeks), RIANZ 14 - Dec 1979 (1 week), US BB 17 of 1980, POP 20 of 1980, Belgium 21 - Mar 1980 (1 week), RYM 42 of 1979, Scrobulate 58 of disco, Switzerland 68 - Jul 2009 (3 weeks), Acclaimed 949 (1979) |
| 27 | Rod Stewart | Passion | 1980 | Canada 1 - Nov 1980 (17 weeks), Belgium 2 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), France 3 - Nov 1980 (3 weeks), Holland 4 - Nov 1980 (9 weeks), Switzerland 4 - Nov 1980 (11 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Nov 1980 (19 weeks), Sweden (alt) 5 - Nov 1980 (9 weeks), Record World 6 - 1981, South Africa 9 of 1981, Germany 15 - Jan 1981 (3 months), UK 17 - Nov 1980 (10 weeks), Austria 18 - Jan 1981 (2 weeks), ARC 27 of 1981 (peak 2 16 weeks), US Radio 38 of 1981 (peak 5 11 weeks), Italy 49 of 1981, US CashBox 51 of 1981, WABC NY 63 of 1981, KROQ 99 of 1980 |
| 28 | Kenny Rogers | Lady | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Oct 1980 (24 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, ARC 2 of 1980 (peak 1 18 weeks), Grammy in 1980 (Nominated), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1980), France 5 - Dec 1980 (1 week), US CashBox 6 of 1980, US Radio 7 of 1980 (peak 1 15 weeks), Brazil 7 of 1980, UK 12 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), Holland 16 - Nov 1980 (8 weeks), Belgium 17 - Dec 1980 (8 weeks), South Africa 17 of 1981, WABC NY 18 of 1980, US BB 20 of 1980, POP 25 of 1980 |
| 29 | Olivia Newton-John | Magic | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - May 1980 (20 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1980, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1980), ARC 7 of 1980 (peak 1 17 weeks), France 7 - Oct 1980 (1 week), US CashBox 12 of 1980, Holland 12 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks), Sweden (alt) 12 - Oct 1980 (4 weeks), Belgium 14 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks), US Radio 15 of 1980 (peak 1 12 weeks), WABC NY 16 of 1980, Brazil 21 of 1980, UK 32 - Aug 1980 (7 weeks), RYM 55 of 1980, OzNet 504 |
| 30 | Captain & Tennille | Do That to Me One More Time | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Oct 1979 (26 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Holland 2 - Jan 1980 (11 weeks), Belgium 2 - Feb 1980 (11 weeks), ARC 3 of 1980 (peak 1 22 weeks), US Radio 4 of 1980 (peak 1 16 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1980), Switzerland 5 - Jun 1980 (8 weeks), UK 7 - Feb 1980 (10 weeks), WABC NY 10 of 1980, South Africa 14 of 1980, US CashBox 19 of 1980, Brazil 26 of 1980, US BB 29 of 1980, POP 41 of 1980 |
| 31 | Christopher Cross | Sailing | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - Jun 1980 (21 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1980, Grammy in 1980, France 6 - Sep 1980 (1 week), Brazil 13 of 1980, Holland 18 - Mar 1981 (7 weeks), US CashBox 26 of 1980, US Radio 26 of 1980 (peak 1 9 weeks), ARC 32 of 1980 (peak 1 13 weeks), WABC NY 37 of 1980, UK 48 - Feb 1981 (6 weeks), Italy 66 of 1981, RYM 185 of 1980 |
| 32 | The Rolling Stones | Emotional Rescue | 1980 | Canada 1 - Jul 1980 (16 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 5 weeks - Aug 1980, US Billboard 3 - Jul 1980 (19 weeks), Record World 5 - 1980, Holland 8 - Jul 1980 (9 weeks), UK 9 - Jul 1980 (8 weeks), Austria 9 - Oct 1980 (3 weeks), Switzerland 11 - Aug 1980 (5 weeks), Belgium 11 - Jul 1980 (5 weeks), Germany 19 - Aug 1980 (1 month), US CashBox 24 of 1980, ARC 24 of 1980 (peak 1 14 weeks), US Radio 24 of 1980 (peak 3 10 weeks), WABC NY 35 of 1980, KROQ 50 of 1980, Acclaimed 2234 (1980) |
| 33 | Billy Joel | It's Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me | 1980 | US Billboard 1 - May 1980 (21 weeks), Record World 1 - 1980, Canada RPM 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1980, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 2001), Canada 4 - May 1980 (13 weeks), US CashBox 7 of 1980, WABC NY 7 of 1980, ARC 10 of 1980 (peak 1 15 weeks), US Radio 11 of 1980 (peak 1 14 weeks), UK 14 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), US BB 19 of 1980, POP 53 of 1980, RYM 66 of 1980, OzNet 489 |
| 34 | Split Enz | I Got You | 1980 | Canada 1 - Sep 1980 (18 weeks), France 1 - Jul 1980 (5 weeks), Australia 1 of 1980, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1980, Australia 1 for 8 weeks - Apr 1980, UK 12 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), RYM 30 of 1980, US Billboard 53 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), POP 68 of 1980, OzNet 68, Acclaimed 1950 (1980) |
| 35 | Rocky Burnett | Tired of Toein' The Line | 1980 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1980, Canada 2 - Jun 1980 (12 weeks), Sweden (alt) 3 - Mar 1980 (18 weeks), Belgium 7 - Jan 1980 (8 weeks), US Billboard 8 - May 1980 (19 weeks), Record World 8 - 1980, Austria 9 - May 1980 (4 weeks), Australia 11 of 1980, Holland 12 - Jan 1980 (7 weeks), US CashBox 31 of 1980, US BB 36 of 1980, WABC NY 41 of 1980, UK 58 - Nov 1979 (7 weeks), US Radio 70 of 1980 (peak 8 8 weeks), POP 74 of 1980, RYM 182 of 1980 |
| 36 | Elton John | Little Jeannie | 1980 | Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Jul 1980, Canada 2 - May 1980 (13 weeks), US Billboard 3 - May 1980 (21 weeks), Record World 4 - 1980, Switzerland 4 - Jul 1980 (11 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1980), France 8 - Jul 1980 (1 week), Belgium 13 - Jun 1980 (2 weeks), US Radio 14 of 1980 (peak 3 13 weeks), US CashBox 17 of 1980, Switzerland 17 of 1980, Brazil 18 of 1980, ARC 21 of 1980 (peak 2 15 weeks), UK 33 - May 1980 (7 weeks), WABC NY 47 of 1980 |
| 37 | Bette Midler | The Rose | 1980 | Record World 1 - 1980, Golden Globe in 1979 (film 'The Rose'), Grammy in 1980 (Nominated), US Billboard 3 - Mar 1980 (25 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1980), US BB 11 of 1980, US CashBox 11 of 1980, ARC 13 of 1980 (peak 1 18 weeks), POP 17 of 1980, US Radio 19 of 1980 (peak 3 12 weeks), WABC NY 33 of 1980, AFI 83, RYM 131 of 1980, OzNet 851 |
| 38 | Frank Sinatra | Theme From 'New York New York' | 1980 | US BB 2 of 1980, Belgium 2 - Jul 1980 (9 weeks), POP 2 of 1980, Grammy in 1980 (Nominated), Golden Globe in 1977 (film 'New York, New York') (Nominated), UK 4 - Aug 1980 (14 weeks), Holland 5 - Jun 1980 (10 weeks), US Billboard 32 - May 1980 (12 weeks), Record World 34 - 1980, AFI 41, RYM 53 of 1980, Scrobulate 69 of easy listening, Party 91 of 1999, OzNet 911, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 1986) |
| 39 | George Benson | Give Me the Night | 1980 | France 3 - Aug 1980 (3 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Jul 1980 (23 weeks), Record World 6 - 1980, UK 7 - Jul 1980 (10 weeks), Canada 7 - Aug 1980 (10 weeks), Switzerland 7 - Nov 1980 (9 weeks), Holland 8 - Sep 1980 (10 weeks), Norway 8 - Oct 1980 (2 weeks), Belgium 9 - Oct 1980 (7 weeks), WABC NY 22 of 1980, US BB 23 of 1980, US Radio 31 of 1980 (peak 4 10 weeks), US CashBox 41 of 1980, ARC 48 of 1980 (peak 3 13 weeks), Italy 48 of 1980, POP 57 of 1980, Brazil 60 of 1980 |
| 40 | Joy Division | Love Will Tear Us Apart | 1980 | France 1 - Jul 1980 (3 weeks), New Zealand 1 for 1 week - Jun 1981, RYM 1 of 1980, Scrobulate 1 of post-punk, UK 13 - Jun 1980 (13 weeks), Acclaimed 17 (1980), Belgium 20 of all time, Poland 50 - Jul 1995 (1 week), Virgin 65, 67 in 2FM list, Rolling Stone 179, WXPN 289 |
| 41 | Air Supply | All Out of Love | 1980 | Record World 1 - 1980, US Billboard 2 - Jun 1980 (27 weeks), France 3 - Sep 1980 (1 week), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1980), Canada 9 - Sep 1980 (9 weeks), UK 11 - Sep 1980 (11 weeks), US Radio 13 of 1980 (peak 2 12 weeks), WABC NY 15 of 1980, ARC 17 of 1980 (peak 2 16 weeks), Brazil 23 of 1980, Scrobulate 24 of soft rock, US CashBox 27 of 1980, Holland 27 - Nov 1980 (4 weeks), US BB 39 of 1980, POP 64 of 1980 |
| 42 | Kool & The Gang | Ladies Night | 1980 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1979), Record World 5 - 1979, France 7 - Dec 1979 (1 week), Switzerland 7 - Mar 1980 (6 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Oct 1979 (23 weeks), US BB 8 of 1980, Belgium 8 - Mar 1980 (5 weeks), UK 9 - Oct 1979 (12 weeks), Norway 10 - Dec 1979 (1 week), POP 11 of 1980, Holland 14 - Mar 1980 (8 weeks), Germany 22 - Feb 1980 (2 months), WABC NY 32 of 1979, Scrobulate 33 of disco, Japan (Tokyo) 39 - Apr 2004 (4 weeks), US Radio 55 of 1980 (peak 8 9 weeks), US CashBox 58 of 1979 |
| 43 | Dr Hook | Sexy Eyes | 1980 | New Zealand 1 for 1 week - May 1980, Record World 3 - 1980, Germany 3 - May 1980 (5 months), UK 4 - Mar 1980 (9 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1980), US Billboard 5 - Feb 1980 (21 weeks), Switzerland 6 - May 1980 (9 weeks), Norway 8 - Jan 1980 (5 weeks), WABC NY 13 of 1980, Austria 16 - Jun 1980 (4 weeks), US CashBox 33 of 1980, ARC 41 of 1980 (peak 3 15 weeks), US Radio 44 of 1980 (peak 5 11 weeks), Germany 102 of the 1980s (peak 2 17 weeks) |
| 44 | The Pointer Sisters | He's So Shy | 1980 | New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1980, US Billboard 3 - Jul 1980 (25 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1980), Record World 5 - 1980, Canada 6 - Sep 1980 (11 weeks), France 10 - Feb 1981 (1 week), POP 13 of 1980, Belgium 19 - Aug 1980 (5 weeks), US BB 27 of 1980, Holland 27 - Aug 1980 (6 weeks), WABC NY 28 of 1980, ARC 29 of 1980 (peak 2 15 weeks), US CashBox 36 of 1980, US Radio 42 of 1980 (peak 3 11 weeks), RYM 136 of 1980 |
| 45 | Devo | Whip It | 1980 | KROQ 1 of 1980, Canada 3 - Sep 1980 (17 weeks), France 3 - Sep 1980 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1980), US Billboard 14 - Aug 1980 (24 weeks), US BB 14 of 1980, Record World 17 - 1980, RYM 24 of 1980, POP 26 of 1980, WABC NY 39 of 1980, UK 51 - Nov 1980 (7 weeks), US Radio 88 of 1980 (peak 14 8 weeks), Scrobulate 89 of 80s, OzNet 474, Acclaimed 611 (1980) |
| 46 | AC/DC | You Shook Me All Night Long | 1980 | US BB 1 of 1980, POP 1 of 1980, Party 1 of 2007, TheQ 3, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 2007), RYM 16 of 1980, US Billboard 35 - Sep 1980 (16 weeks), UK 38 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks), KROQ 52 of 1980, Scrobulate 54 of classic rock, Acclaimed 443 (1980), WXPN 531 |
| 47 | Bruce Springsteen | Hungry Heart | 1980 | Canada 2 - Oct 1980 (17 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Nov 1980 (17 weeks), France 9 - Dec 1980 (1 week), Record World 10 - 1980, Austria 11 - Mar 1981 (2 weeks), Sweden (alt) 17 - May 1981 (2 weeks), US BB 33 of 1980, US Radio 35 of 1980 (peak 5 9 weeks), ARC 42 of 1980 (peak 3 13 weeks), RYM 42 of 1980, UK 44 - Nov 1980 (4 weeks), POP 52 of 1980, WABC NY 55 of 1981, US CashBox 89 of 1980, OzNet 608, WXPN 800, Acclaimed 1344 (1980) |
| 48 | Donna Summer | On The Radio | 1980 | Record World 1 - 1980, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1980), US Billboard 5 - Jan 1980 (17 weeks), Norway 6 - Mar 1980 (5 weeks), France 7 - Feb 1980 (1 week), Belgium 16 - Mar 1980 (3 weeks), WABC NY 20 of 1980, Holland 20 - Feb 1980 (4 weeks), POP 23 of 1980, ARC 28 of 1980 (peak 1 15 weeks), US BB 31 of 1980, UK 32 - Feb 1980 (6 weeks), US Radio 45 of 1980 (peak 5 9 weeks), US CashBox 46 of 1980, RYM 198 of 1979 |
| 49 | The Vapors | Turning Japanese | 1980 | Canada 1 - Oct 1980 (16 weeks), Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1980, Australia 2 of 1980, UK 3 - Feb 1980 (13 weeks), KROQ 14 of 1980, US Billboard 36 - Sep 1980 (16 weeks), Record World 40 - 1980, RYM 43 of 1980, POP 80 of 1980, Scrobulate 91 of 80s, OzNet 153, Acclaimed 1569 (1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 1980) |
| 50 | Blondie | Atomic | 1980 | UK 1 - Feb 1980 (9 weeks), France 1 - Apr 1980 (4 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Mar 1980), Austria 5 - Apr 1980 (3 weeks), Norway 5 - Mar 1980 (8 weeks), Belgium 10 - Mar 1980 (9 weeks), RYM 11 of 1980, Scrobulate 16 of 80s, Germany 28 - Apr 1980 (1 month), Holland 29 - Apr 1980 (4 weeks), US Billboard 39 - May 1980 (9 weeks), OzNet 328, Acclaimed 1094 (1979) |
| 51 | Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb | Guilty | 1980 | US Billboard 3 - Nov 1980 (21 weeks), Norway 4 - Dec 1980 (12 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1981), Record World 6 - 1980, France 7 - Dec 1980 (1 week), Belgium 7 - Dec 1980 (7 weeks), Holland 12 - Nov 1980 (6 weeks), Brazil 22 of 1981, Germany 22 - Jan 1981 (1 month), ARC 26 of 1981 (peak 2 15 weeks), WABC NY 32 of 1981, POP 33 of 1981, UK 34 - Dec 1980 (10 weeks), US Radio 43 of 1981 (peak 3 10 weeks), US CashBox 82 of 1980 |
| 52 | Stephanie Mills | Never Knew Love Like This Before | 1980 | Holland 1 - Oct 1980 (11 weeks), Belgium 2 - Nov 1980 (10 weeks), UK 4 - Oct 1980 (14 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1981), US Billboard 6 - Aug 1980 (24 weeks), Record World 8 - 1980, Austria 11 - Mar 1981 (2 weeks), WABC NY 30 of 1980, ARC 34 of 1980 (peak 4 15 weeks), US Radio 49 of 1980 (peak 6 10 weeks), US CashBox 59 of 1980, Brazil 92 of 1980, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1980) |
| 53 | Roland Kaiser | Santa Maria | 1980 | Holland 1 - Nov 1980 (11 weeks), Belgium 1 - Dec 1980 (13 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1981 (6 months), Germany 1 for 5 weeks - Oct 1980, Austria 3 - Dec 1980 (3 weeks), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1980), Switzerland 5 - Nov 1980 (10 weeks), Germany 6 of the 1980s (peak 1 24 weeks) |
| 54 | Supertramp | Dreamer | 1980 | Canada 1 - Sep 1980 (14 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Dec 1980, France 10 - May 1975 (1 week), UK 13 - Feb 1975 (10 weeks), US Billboard 15 - Sep 1980 (14 weeks), Record World 19 - 1980, RIANZ 34 - Jul 1975 (4 weeks), Holland 36 - Feb 1981 (3 weeks), RYM 36 of 1974, POP 51 of 1980, WABC NY 75 of 1980, US Radio 109 of 1980 (peak 15 4 weeks), OzNet 201 |
| 55 | Ottawan | DISCO | 1980 | Norway 1 - Oct 1980 (20 weeks), UK 2 - Sep 1980 (18 weeks), Belgium 2 - Nov 1979 (12 weeks), Germany 2 - May 1980 (5 months), Holland 3 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), France 3 - Mar 1980 (2 weeks), Austria 4 - Aug 1980 (4 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1980), Switzerland 5 - Feb 1980 (9 weeks), Germany 39 of the 1980s (peak 2 22 weeks) |
| 56 | Cliff Richard | Dreamin' | 1980 | Belgium 1 - Sep 1980 (11 weeks), Austria 5 - Nov 1980 (3 weeks), Switzerland 5 - Sep 1980 (9 weeks), Record World 7 - 1980, Canada 7 - Oct 1980 (12 weeks), Germany 7 - Sep 1980 (4 months), UK 8 - Aug 1980 (10 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Sep 1980 (21 weeks), Holland 12 - Aug 1980 (7 weeks), Sweden (alt) 14 - Oct 1980 (6 weeks), WABC NY 65 of 1980, Germany 374 of the 1980s (peak 6 13 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Oct 1980) |
| 57 | Marti Webb | Take That Look Off Your Face | 1980 | Eire 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1980, Switzerland 2 - Jun 1980 (13 weeks), UK 3 - Feb 1980 (12 weeks), Belgium 3 - Apr 1980 (4 weeks), Austria 4 - Jun 1980 (4 weeks), Germany 4 - May 1980 (5 months), South Africa 6 of 1980, Holland 7 - Mar 1980 (10 weeks), Switzerland 14 of 1980, Germany 31 of the 1980s (peak 3 21 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 1980) |
| 58 | Neil Diamond | Love On the Rocks | 1980 | US Billboard 2 - Nov 1980 (19 weeks), Golden Globe in 1980 (film 'The Jazz Singer') (Nominated), Record World 3 - 1980, Belgium 6 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), South Africa 7 of 1981, Switzerland 9 - Feb 1981 (5 weeks), Holland 13 - Dec 1980 (7 weeks), ARC 16 of 1981 (peak 1 17 weeks), UK 17 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), US Radio 20 of 1981 (peak 2 12 weeks), WABC NY 28 of 1981, US CashBox 74 of 1980, Brazil 79 of 1981 |
| 59 | SOS Band | Take Your Time (Do it Right) | 1980 | US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Sep 1980), US Billboard 3 - May 1980 (21 weeks), Record World 3 - 1980, US BB 5 of 1980, France 6 - Aug 1980 (1 week), Norway 10 - Aug 1980 (2 weeks), WABC NY 12 of 1980, POP 12 of 1980, US CashBox 16 of 1980, Sweden (alt) 20 - Sep 1980 (2 weeks), US Radio 33 of 1980 (peak 3 9 weeks), ARC 47 of 1980 (peak 2 13 weeks), UK 51 - Jul 1980 (4 weeks) |
| 60 | Bob Marley | Could You Be Loved | 1980 | Holland 2 - Jul 1980 (14 weeks), Switzerland 2 - Sep 1980 (10 weeks), Scrobulate 3 of reggae, Belgium 4 - Aug 1980 (9 weeks), UK 5 - Jun 1980 (16 weeks), France 10 - Jul 1980 (1 week), Norway 10 - Sep 1980 (2 weeks), Sweden (alt) 11 - Sep 1980 (8 weeks), Germany 15 - Aug 1980 (3 months), Switzerland 18 of 1980, Italy 34 of 1980, Acclaimed 1683 (1980) |
| 61 | Kelly Marie | Feels Like I'm in Love | 1980 | UK 1 - Aug 1980 (16 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1980, Belgium 3 - Oct 1980 (13 weeks), Holland 4 - Oct 1980 (11 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1980), Germany 6 - Jan 1981 (4 months), Austria 7 - Dec 1980 (3 weeks), POP 14 of 1980, Germany 211 of the 1980s (peak 5 16 weeks), UKMIX 672 |
| 62 | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall | 1980 | Norway 4 - Jan 1980 (11 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1989), UK 7 - Nov 1979 (10 weeks), Sweden (alt) 9 - Jan 1980 (10 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Feb 1980 (17 weeks), Record World 10 - 1980, POP 19 of 1980, US BB 21 of 1980, Holland 23 - Jan 1980 (5 weeks), WABC NY 71 of 1980, US Radio 77 of 1980 (peak 10 7 weeks), Switzerland 81 - Jul 2009 (1 week), US CashBox 84 of 1980, RYM 146 of 1979 |
| 63 | Billy Preston & Syreeta | With You I'm Born Again | 1980 | UK 2 - Dec 1979 (11 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Dec 1979 (28 weeks), Holland 4 - Feb 1980 (9 weeks), Record World 5 - 1980, Belgium 9 - Mar 1980 (4 weeks), Sweden (alt) 10 - Mar 1980 (14 weeks), WABC NY 32 of 1980, Brazil 33 of 1980, ARC 37 of 1980 (peak 3 14 weeks), US CashBox 44 of 1980, US Radio 50 of 1980 (peak 4 7 weeks), Italy 69 of 1980, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1980) |
| 64 | Oliver Onions | Santa Maria | 1980 | Austria 1 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1981 (6 months), Germany 1 for 6 weeks - Sep 1980, Switzerland 2 - Aug 1980 (14 weeks), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1980), Switzerland 10 of 1980, Germany 10 of the 1980s (peak 1 21 weeks), Italy 90 of 1980 |
| 65 | Genesis | Misunderstanding | 1980 | Canada 1 - May 1980 (16 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Aug 1980, Record World 9 - 1980, France 9 - Dec 1980 (1 week), US Billboard 14 - May 1980 (18 weeks), POP 32 of 1980, KROQ 32 of 1980, UK 42 - Sep 1980 (5 weeks), US CashBox 99 of 1980, US Radio 102 of 1980 (peak 14 4 weeks), RYM 116 of 1980 |
| 66 | The Gibson Brothers | Que sera mi vida (If You Should Go) | 1980 | Belgium 1 - Feb 1980 (10 weeks), France 2 - Feb 1980 (7 weeks), Holland 3 - Jan 1980 (10 weeks), Sweden (alt) 3 - Feb 1980 (20 weeks), UK 5 - Nov 1979 (13 weeks), Switzerland 5 - Mar 1980 (9 weeks), Germany 5 - Feb 1980 (4 months), Austria 8 - Mar 1980 (3 weeks), Germany 115 of the 1980s (peak 4 16 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1979) |
| 67 | The Whispers | And the Beat Goes On | 1980 | UK 2 - Feb 1980 (16 weeks), France 4 - Mar 1980 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1980), Sweden (alt) 16 - Apr 1980 (4 weeks), Belgium 17 - Mar 1980 (4 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Feb 1980 (15 weeks), Record World 23 - 1980, Holland 26 - Feb 1980 (5 weeks), Germany 29 - May 1980 (1 month), WABC NY 36 of 1980, Scrobulate 49 of disco, US Radio 123 of 1980 (peak 19 2 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1980) |
| 68 | Peter Gabriel | Games Without Frontiers | 1980 | France 1 - Mar 1980 (5 weeks), UK 4 - Feb 1980 (11 weeks), Canada 7 - Jul 1980 (13 weeks), RYM 14 of 1980, Sweden (alt) 17 - Apr 1980 (4 weeks), KROQ 25 of 1980, US Billboard 48 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), POP 56 of 1980, TheQ 390, WXPN 740, Acclaimed 1912 (1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 1980) |
| 69 | Robert Palmer | Johnny & Mary | 1980 | Switzerland 5 - Oct 1980 (7 weeks), Belgium 6 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks), France 8 - Oct 1980 (1 week), Germany 9 - Jan 1981 (6 months), Canada 10 - Oct 1980 (10 weeks), Austria 10 - Nov 1980 (4 weeks), Sweden (alt) 11 - Jan 1981 (8 weeks), Italy 15 of 1981, Holland 21 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks), UK 44 - Sep 1980 (8 weeks), Germany 114 of the 1980s (peak 7 23 weeks), RYM 115 of 1980, France (InfoDisc) 148 of the 1980s (peak 2, 30 weeks, 459k sales estimated, 1980) |
| 70 | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Refugees | 1980 | KROQ 3 of 1980, Canada 5 - Feb 1980 (9 weeks), France 6 - Apr 1980 (1 week), US Billboard 15 - Jan 1980 (14 weeks), Belgium 15 - Apr 1980 (3 weeks), Record World 17 - 1980, Holland 21 - Apr 1980 (7 weeks), US CashBox 85 of 1980, RYM 106 of 1980, US Radio 107 of 1980 (peak 15 4 weeks), TheQ 224, WXPN 744, Acclaimed 973 (1979) |
| 71 | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Against the Wind | 1980 | Canada 3 - May 1980 (14 weeks), US Billboard 5 - May 1980 (17 weeks), Record World 9 - 1980, France 10 - Aug 1980 (1 week), US BB 28 of 1980, Belgium 30 - Jan 1981 (1 week), RYM 33 of 1980, US Radio 41 of 1980 (peak 5 9 weeks), POP 44 of 1980, Scrobulate 45 of soft rock, WABC NY 51 of 1980, US CashBox 53 of 1980, OzNet 357 |
| 72 | Brothers Johnson | Stomp! | 1980 | New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks - May 1980, France 4 - Jun 1980 (2 weeks), Belgium 5 - Apr 1980 (7 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Mar 1980 (19 weeks), Holland 10 - Mar 1980 (10 weeks), Record World 13 - 1980, Sweden (alt) 13 - Mar 1980 (8 weeks), WABC NY 19 of 1980, Scrobulate 41 of disco, US CashBox 66 of 1980, US Radio 78 of 1980 (peak 7 7 weeks) |
| 73 | Pat Benatar | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | 1980 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1981), Record World 5 - 1981, Canada 5 - Oct 1980 (16 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Oct 1980 (23 weeks), US BB 22 of 1980, POP 31 of 1980, KROQ 34 of 1980, ARC 50 of 1980 (peak 7 14 weeks), US Radio 59 of 1980 (peak 9 10 weeks), US CashBox 70 of 1980, WABC NY 80 of 1980, RYM 186 of 1980, Acclaimed 2378 (1980) |
| 74 | Donna Summer | The Wanderer | 1980 | US Billboard 3 - Sep 1980 (19 weeks), Record World 4 - 1980, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1980), Sweden (alt) 9 - Oct 1980 (15 weeks), Belgium 17 - Oct 1980 (3 weeks), US CashBox 18 of 1980, Holland 26 - Sep 1980 (4 weeks), Italy 26 of 1980, WABC NY 31 of 1980, US Radio 34 of 1980 (peak 3 9 weeks), ARC 43 of 1980 (peak 2 13 weeks), UK 48 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks) |
| 75 | The Korgis | Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime | 1980 | France 1 - Jul 1980 (6 weeks), UK 5 - May 1980 (12 weeks), Switzerland 6 - Sep 1980 (7 weeks), Belgium 10 - Jul 1980 (8 weeks), Holland 14 - Jul 1980 (9 weeks), US Billboard 18 - Oct 1980 (18 weeks), RYM 18 of 1980, Record World 29 - 1980, France (InfoDisc) 79 of the 1980s (peak 1, 24 weeks, 703k sales estimated, 1980), US Radio 119 of 1980 (peak 18 3 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jul 1980) |
| 76 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Enola Gay | 1980 | Switzerland 2 - Sep 1981 (10 weeks), Italy 2 of 1981, France 3 - Nov 1980 (3 weeks), UK 8 - Oct 1980 (15 weeks), Switzerland 15 of 1981, RYM 15 of 1980, Scrobulate 43 of 80s, France (InfoDisc) 85 of the 1980s (peak 6, 35 weeks, 676k sales estimated, 1981), WXPN 508, OzNet 905, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1980) |
| 77 | David Bowie | Fashion | 1980 | France 2 - Dec 1980 (2 weeks), UK 5 - Nov 1980 (12 weeks), Sweden (alt) 7 - Jan 1981 (8 weeks), Norway 9 - Dec 1980 (7 weeks), Canada 19 - Jan 1981 (5 weeks), Scrobulate 29 of glam rock, POP 45 of 1981, KROQ 45 of 1980, RYM 65 of 1980, US Billboard 70 - Dec 1980 (8 weeks), Acclaimed 2261 (1980), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1980) |
| 78 | The Village People | Can't Stop the Music | 1980 | Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Jul 1980, Australia 6 of 1980, South Africa 7 of 1980, Belgium 8 - Jul 1980 (14 weeks), France 9 - Sep 1980 (1 week), UK 11 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), Germany 14 - Sep 1980 (2 months), Sweden (alt) 15 - Sep 1980 (2 weeks), Austria 19 - Oct 1980 (1 week), OzNet 938 |
| 79 | Diana Ross | I'm Coming Out | 1980 | US Billboard 5 - Sep 1980 (22 weeks), France 7 - Nov 1980 (1 week), Record World 9 - 1980, UK 13 - Nov 1980 (10 weeks), Belgium 16 - Jan 1981 (4 weeks), Holland 23 - Jan 1981 (5 weeks), US CashBox 28 of 1980, ARC 30 of 1980 (peak 2 15 weeks), US Radio 43 of 1980 (peak 5 9 weeks), POP 46 of 1980, WABC NY 78 of 1980, Scrobulate 94 of disco |
| 80 | Electric Light Orchestra | I'm Alive | 1980 | Norway 3 - Jun 1980 (14 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1980), Canada 7 - May 1980 (10 weeks), France 9 - Jun 1980 (1 week), Record World 14 - 1980, US Billboard 16 - May 1980 (15 weeks), UK 20 - May 1980 (9 weeks), Germany 21 - Jul 1980 (2 months), Italy 84 of 1980, RYM 86 of 1980, US Radio 111 of 1980 (peak 16 3 weeks) |
| 81 | Kate Bush | Babooshka | 1980 | France 3 - Aug 1980 (1 week), Norway 4 - Sep 1980 (8 weeks), UK 5 - Jul 1980 (10 weeks), Holland 15 - Aug 1980 (7 weeks), Australia 20 of 1980, Germany 20 - Nov 1980 (2 months), Italy 32 of 1980, RYM 52 of 1980, France (InfoDisc) 152 of the 1980s (peak 4, 26 weeks, 547k sales estimated, 1980), OzNet 666, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Aug 1980) |
| 82 | Ray, Goodman & Brown | Special Lady | 1980 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1980), US Billboard 5 - Jan 1980 (18 weeks), Holland 8 - Apr 1980 (10 weeks), Record World 9 - 1980, Belgium 13 - May 1980 (6 weeks), WABC NY 25 of 1980, US BB 34 of 1980, US Radio 47 of 1980 (peak 5 9 weeks), Brazil 47 of 1980, US CashBox 48 of 1980, POP 55 of 1980 |
| 83 | Christopher Cross | Ride Like the Wind | 1980 | US Billboard 2 - Feb 1980 (21 weeks), Canada 2 - Mar 1980 (15 weeks), Record World 3 - 1980, France 3 - May 1980 (2 weeks), US CashBox 14 of 1980, ARC 16 of 1980 (peak 2 15 weeks), US Radio 17 of 1980 (peak 2 11 weeks), WABC NY 26 of 1980, UK 69 - Apr 1980 (1 week) |
| 84 | Air Supply | Lost in Love | 1980 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1980 (23 weeks), Record World 3 - 1980, RIANZ 3 - Sep 1979 (14 weeks), Brazil 8 of 1980, France 10 - May 1980 (1 week), US CashBox 15 of 1980, ARC 25 of 1980 (peak 2 15 weeks), WABC NY 29 of 1980, US Radio 32 of 1980 (peak 3 12 weeks), RYM 197 of 1980 |
| 85 | Dan Fogelberg | Longer | 1980 | US Billboard 2 - Dec 1979 (21 weeks), Record World 2 - 1980, France 9 - Feb 1980 (1 week), US CashBox 21 of 1980, US Radio 29 of 1980 (peak 2 9 weeks), US BB 37 of 1980, ARC 45 of 1980 (peak 2 13 weeks), WABC NY 46 of 1980, UK 59 - Mar 1980 (4 weeks), POP 67 of 1980 |
| 86 | Telly Savalas | Some Broken Hearts Never Mend | 1980 | Switzerland 1 - Jan 1981 (11 weeks), Belgium 1 - Sep 1980 (12 weeks), Austria 3 - Dec 1980 (7 weeks), Holland 5 - Sep 1980 (11 weeks), Germany 6 - Jan 1981 (4 months), Switzerland 13 of 1981, Germany 327 of the 1980s (peak 5 14 weeks) |
| 87 | Garland Jeffreys | Matador | 1980 | Belgium 1 - Mar 1980 (11 weeks), Austria 2 - Sep 1980 (6 weeks), Germany 2 - Jul 1980 (5 months), Holland 4 - Feb 1980 (13 weeks), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1980), Switzerland 6 - Jul 1980 (9 weeks), France 10 - Oct 1979 (1 week) |
| 88 | Paul Simon | Late in the Evening | 1980 | Canada 5 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Aug 1980 (16 weeks), Record World 9 - 1980, Holland 9 - Aug 1980 (9 weeks), Belgium 13 - Aug 1980 (4 weeks), US Radio 38 of 1980 (peak 6 10 weeks), RYM 41 of 1980, UK 58 - Sep 1980 (4 weeks), US CashBox 62 of 1980, WABC NY 72 of 1980, WXPN 510 |
| 89 | Peter Kent | It's A Real Good Feeling | 1980 | Germany 1 for 1 week - Apr 1980, Germany 2 - Feb 1980 (5 months), Austria 3 - Mar 1980 (6 weeks), Switzerland 5 - Apr 1980 (9 weeks), Belgium 14 - Jun 1980 (8 weeks), Sweden (alt) 18 - Jun 1980 (6 weeks), Holland 23 - May 1981 (5 weeks), Germany 45 of the 1980s (peak 1 20 weeks) |
| 90 | Shalamar | The Second Time Around | 1980 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1980), US Billboard 8 - Dec 1979 (22 weeks), France 9 - Nov 1979 (1 week), Record World 13 - 1980, Belgium 23 - Apr 1980 (2 weeks), Holland 28 - Apr 1980 (5 weeks), UK 45 - Nov 1979 (9 weeks), WABC NY 54 of 1980, US Radio 65 of 1980 (peak 8 9 weeks), US CashBox 69 of 1980, Brazil 99 of 1980 |
| 91 | The Boomtown Rats | Banana Republic | 1980 | France 2 - Dec 1980 (2 weeks), UK 3 - Nov 1980 (11 weeks), Norway 3 - Apr 1981 (16 weeks), Germany 4 - Jan 1981 (5 months), Sweden (alt) 7 - Jan 1981 (12 weeks), Switzerland 10 - Jan 1981 (6 weeks), Belgium 21 - Dec 1980 (2 weeks), Germany 200 of the 1980s (peak 3 16 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1980) |
| 92 | Smokey Robinson | Cruisin' | 1980 | New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks - Apr 1980, US Billboard 4 - Oct 1979 (24 weeks), Record World 5 - 1980, ARC 14 of 1980 (peak 2 19 weeks), US Radio 21 of 1980 (peak 4 11 weeks), US CashBox 23 of 1980, Brazil 24 of 1980, WABC NY 45 of 1980, Acclaimed 1399 (1979) |
| 93 | Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World | 1980 | Canada 3 - Aug 1980 (11 weeks), France 4 - Oct 1980 (2 weeks), Record World 8 - 1980, UK 11 - Aug 1980 (8 weeks), Holland 11 - Aug 1980 (7 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Aug 1980 (16 weeks), Belgium 15 - Sep 1980 (3 weeks), US Radio 97 of 1980 (peak 13 5 weeks), US CashBox 100 of 1980, RYM 177 of 1980 |
| 94 | The Cure | A Forest | 1980 | France 1 - Jun 1980 (5 weeks), Belgium 5 of all time, Europe 10 of the 1980s (1980), RYM 10 of 1980, Belgium 16 - Sep 1980 (4 weeks), UK 31 - Apr 1980 (8 weeks), Holland 31 - Aug 1980 (4 weeks), Scrobulate 32 of new wave, Acclaimed 2146 (1980) |
| 95 | Michael Jackson | She's Out of My Life | 1980 | UK 3 - May 1980 (9 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1989), Record World 7 - 1980, US Billboard 10 - Apr 1980 (16 weeks), Holland 19 - Aug 1980 (7 weeks), Belgium 29 - Sep 1980 (1 week), US Radio 74 of 1980 (peak 10 7 weeks), US CashBox 94 of 1980, WABC NY 97 of 1980, Switzerland 97 - Jul 2009 (1 week) |
| 96 | Billy Joel | You May Be Right | 1980 | Canada 2 - Mar 1980 (12 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Mar 1980 (15 weeks), Record World 7 - 1980, US BB 32 of 1980, POP 36 of 1980, Scrobulate 39 of pop rock, WABC NY 57 of 1980, US Radio 63 of 1980 (peak 7 7 weeks), US CashBox 64 of 1980, OzNet 469 |
| 97 | Hot Chocolate | No Doubt About It | 1980 | UK 2 - May 1980 (11 weeks), Germany 3 - Jun 1980 (5 months), Switzerland 5 - Aug 1980 (8 weeks), France 6 - Jul 1980 (2 weeks), Holland 14 - Jun 1980 (6 weeks), Austria 17 - Oct 1980 (2 weeks), Belgium 23 - Jul 1980 (1 week), Germany 133 of the 1980s (peak 3 16 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1980) |
| 98 | Mike Kruger | Der Nippel | 1980 | Austria 1 - May 1980 (5 weeks), Germany 1 - Apr 1980 (5 months), Germany 1 for 5 weeks - May 1980, Switzerland 3 - Jun 1980 (9 weeks), Germany 21 of the 1980s (peak 1 18 weeks) |
| 99 | Madness | One Step Beyond | 1980 | Switzerland 3 - Apr 1980 (12 weeks), UK 7 - Nov 1979 (14 weeks), France 9 - Jan 1980 (1 week), Scrobulate 12 of ska, Austria 19 - Mar 1980 (1 week), Switzerland 19 of 1980, RYM 30 of 1979, Holland 34 - Dec 1979 (4 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 34 of the 1980s (peak 1, 25 weeks, 690k sales estimated, 1980), Acclaimed 1416 (1979) |
| 100 | The Detroit Spinners | Cupid - I've Loved You For a Long Time | 1980 | UK 4 - Jun 1980 (10 weeks), US Billboard 4 - May 1980 (19 weeks), Record World 4 - 1980, Belgium 4 - Jun 1980 (11 weeks), Holland 8 - Jul 1980 (10 weeks), France 10 - Jul 1980 (1 week), US Radio 22 of 1980 (peak 4 12 weeks), US CashBox 32 of 1980, WABC NY 49 of 1980 |
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