Top 100 Pop Singles of 1980

 

1   CALL ME*

      Blondie (#1, April)

 

2   ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2)*

      Pink Floyd (#1, March)

 

3   MAGIC*

      Olivia Newton-John (#1, Aug)

 

4   ROCK WITH YOU*

      Michael Jackson (#1, Jan)

 

5   DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME*

      The Captain and Tennille (#1, Feb)

 

6   CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE*

      Queen (#1, Feb)

 

7   COMING UP (Live At Glasgow)/

      COMING UP*

      Paul McCartney and Wings (#1, June)

 

8   FUNKYTOWN

      Lipps Inc. (#1, May)

 

9   IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME*

      Billy Joel (#1, July)

 

10  THE ROSE

      Bette Midler (#3, June)

 

11  ESCAPE (The Pina Colada Song)*

      Rupert Holmes (#1, Dec 1979)

 

12  CARS

     Gary Numan (#9, June)

 

13  CRUSIN'

      Smokey Robinson (#4, Feb)

 

14  WORKING MY WAY BACK TOYOU/FORGIVE ME GIRL (Medley)

      The Spinners (#2, March)

 

15  LOST IN LOVE

      Air Supply (#3, May)

 

16  LITTLE JEANNIE

      Elton John (#3, July)

 

17  RIDE LIKE THE WIND

      Christopher Cross (#2, April)

 

18  UPSIDE DOWN*

      Diana Ross (#1, Sept)

 

19  PLEASE DON'T GO*

      K.C. and the Sunshine Band (#1, Jan)

 

20  BABE*

      Styx (#1, Dec 1979)

 

21  WITH YOU I'M BORN AGAIN

      Billy Preston and Syreeta (#4, April)

 

22  SHINING STAR

      The Manhattans (#5, July)

 

23  STILL*

      The Commodores (#1, Nov 1979)

 

24  YES, I'M READY

      Teri De Sario with K.C. (#2, March)

 

25  SEXY EYES

      Dr. Hook (#5, May)

 

26  STEAL AWAY

      Robbie Dupre (#6, July)

 

27  BIGGEST PART OF ME

      Ambrosia (#3, June)

 

28  THIS IS IT

      Kenny Loggins (#11, Feb)

 

29  CUPID/I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME (Medley)

      The Spinners (#4, July)

 

30  LET'S GET SERIOUS

     Jermaine Jackson (#9, July)

 

31  DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER

      Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes (#4, May)

 

32  SAILING*

      Christopher Cross (#1, Aug)

 

33  LONGER

      Dan Fogelberg (#2, March)

 

34  COWARD OF THE COUNTY

      Kenny Rogers (#3, Jan)

 

35  LADIES NIGHT

      Kool and the Gang (#8, Jan)

 

36  TOO HOT

      Kool and the Gang (#5, April)

 

37  TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) (Part 1)

      The S.O.S. Band (#3, Aug)

 

38  NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough)*

      Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer (#1, Nov 1979)

 

39  MORE LOVE

      Kim Carnes (#10, Aug)

 

40  POP MUZIK*

      M (#1, Nov 1979)

 

41  BRASS IN POCKET (I'm Special)

      The Pretenders (#14, May)

 

42  SPECIAL LADY

      Ray, Goodman and Brown (#5, April)

 

43  SEND ONE YOUR LOVE

      Stevie Wonder (#4, Dec 1979)

 

44  THE SECOND TIME AROUND

      Shalamar (#8, March)

 

45  WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE

      Cliff Richard (#7, Jan)

 

46  STOMP

      The Brothers Johnson (#7, May)

 

47  HEARTACHE TONIGHT*

      The Eagles (#1, Nov 1979)

 

48  TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE

      Rocky Burnette (#8, July)

 

49  BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME

      Dr. Hook (#12, Jan)

 

50  HIM

      Rupert Holmes (#6, March)

 

51  AGAINST THE WIND

      Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (#5, June)

 

52  ON THE RADIO

      Donna Summer (#5, March)

 

53  EMOTIONAL RESCUE

      The Rolling Stones (#3, Sept)

 

54  RISE*

      Herb Alpert (#1, Oct 1979)

 

55  ALL OUT OF LOVE

      Air Supply (#2, Sept)

 

56  COOL CHANGE

      The Little River Band (#10, Jan)

 

57  YOU'RE ONLY LONELY

      J.D. Souther (#7, Dec 1979)

 

58  DESIRE

      Andy Gibb (#4, March)

 

59  LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR

      Pete Townsend (#9, Aug)

 

60  ROMEO'S TUNE

      Steve Fobert (#11, Feb)

 

61  DAYDREAM BELIEVER

      Anne Murray (#12, Feb)

 

62  I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY

      The Eagles (#8, April)

 

63  DON'T LET GO

      Isaac Hayes (#18, Feb)

 

64  DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT

      Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#10, Feb)

 

65  SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE

      Michael Jackson (#10, June)

 

66  FAME

      Irene Cara (#4, Sept)

 

67  FIRE LAKE

      Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (#6, May)

 

68  HOW DO I MAKE YOU

      Linda Ronstadt (#10, March)

 

69  INTO THE NIGHT

      Benny Mardones (#11, Sept)

 

70  LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT

      The Pure Praire League (#10, July)

 

71  MISUNDERSTANDING

      Genesis (#14, Aug)

 

72  AN AMERICAN DREAM

      The Dirt Band (with Linda Ronstadt) (#13, March)

 

73  ONE FINE DAY

      Carole King (#12, July)

 

74  DIM ALL THE LIGHTS

      Donna Summer (#2, Nov 1979)

 

75  YOU MAY BE RIGHT

      Billy Joel (#7, May)

 

76  SHOULD'VE NEVER LET YOU GO

      Neil Sedaka and Dara Sedaka (#19, June)

 

77  PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES

      Charlie Dore (#13, May)

 

78  HURTS SO BAD

      Linda Ronstadt (#8, May)

 

79  OFF THE WALL

      Michael Jackson (#10, April)

 

80  I PLEDGE MY LOVE

      Peaches and Herb (#19, April)

 

81  THE LONG RUN

      The Eagles (#8, Feb)

 

82  STAND BY ME

      Mickey Gilley (#22, Aug)

 

83  HEARTBREAKER

      Pat Benatar (#23, March)

 

84  DEJA VU

      Dionne Warwick (#15, Feb)

 

85  DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY

      Eddie Rabbitt (#5, Oct)

 

86  TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME

      Supertramp (#10, Dec 1979)

 

87  SARA

      Fleetwood Mac (#7, Feb)

 

88  WAIT FOR ME

      Daryl Hall and John Oates (#18, Jan)

 

89  JO JO

      Boz Scaggs (#17, Aug)

 

90  SEPTEMBER MORN'

      Neil Diamond (#17, March)

 

91  GIVE ME THE NIGHT

      George Benson (#4, Sept)

 

92  BROKEN HEARTED ME

      Anne Murray (#12, Dec 1979)

 

93  YOU DECORATED MY LIFE

      Kenny Rogers (#7, Nov 1979)

 

94  TUSK

      Fleetwood Mac (#8, Nov 1979)

 

95  I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER

      Prince (#11, Jan)

 

96  IN AMERICA

      The Charlie Daniels Band (#11, Aug)

 

97  BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD

      Boz Scaggs (#15, May)

 

98  SHIPS

      Barry Manilow (#9, Dec 1979)

 

99  ALL NIGHT LONG

      Joe Walsh (#19, July)

 

100  REFUGEE

      Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#15, March)