List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1980
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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1980. The longest running top-ten single of the year was "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen with 15 weeks. Kenny Rogers, Air Supply, and Michael Jackson each had three top-ten hits in 1980, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.
Top-ten singles[]
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1979 | |||||
| November 10 | "Please Don't Go" | KC and the Sunshine Band | 1 | January 5 | 11 |
| December 8 | "Do That to Me One More Time" (#5) | Captain & Tennille | 1 | February 16 | 14 |
| December 22 | "Ladies' Night" | Kool & the Gang | 8 | January 12 | 5 |
| Singles from 1980 | |||||
| January 5 | "Rock with You" (#4) | Michael Jackson | 1 | January 19 | 9 |
| "Coward of the County" | Kenny Rogers | 3 | January 26 | 8 | |
| "We Don't Talk Anymore" | Cliff Richard | 7 | January 19 | 4 | |
| January 19 | "Cruisin'" | Smokey Robinson | 4 | February 2 | 7 |
| "Cool Change" | Little River Band | 10 | January 19 | 1 | |
| January 26 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (#6) | Queen | 1 | February 23 | 12 |
| "Sara" | Fleetwood Mac | 7 | February 2 | 5 | |
| "The Long Run" | Eagles | 8 | February 2 | 3 | |
| February 2 | "Yes, I'm Ready" | Teri DeSario with K.C. | 2 | March 1 | 7 |
| "Don't Do Me Like That" | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 10 | February 2 | 2 | |
| February 9 | "Longer" | Dan Fogelberg | 2 | March 15 | 7 |
| February 16 | "Desire" | Andy Gibb | 4 | March 8 | 8 |
| "On the Radio" | Donna Summer | 5 | March 8 | 6 | |
| March 1 | "Another Brick in the Wall" (#2) | Pink Floyd | 1 | March 22 | 12 |
| "Working My Way Back to You (Forgive Me, Girl)" | The Spinners | 2 | March 29 | 8 | |
| March 8 | "Him" | Rupert Holmes | 6 | March 29 | 5 |
| "The Second Time Around" | Shalamar | 8 | March 22 | 4 | |
| March 15 | "Too Hot" | Kool & the Gang | 5 | April 5 | 5 |
| March 22 | "How Do I Make You" | Linda Ronstadt | 10 | March 22 | 3 |
| March 29 | "Call Me" (#1) | Blondie | 1 | April 19 | 12 |
| "Ride Like the Wind" | Christopher Cross | 2 | April 26 | 9 | |
| April 5 | "Special Lady" | Ray, Goodman & Brown | 5 | April 19 | 4 |
| April 12 | "With You I'm Born Again" | Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright | 4 | April 19 | 6 |
| "I Can't Tell You Why" | Eagles | 8 | April 19 | 4 | |
| "Off the Wall" | Michael Jackson | 10 | April 12 | 2 | |
| April 19 | "Lost in Love" | Air Supply | 3 | May 3 | 6 |
| "Fire Lake" | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | 6 | May 3 | 4 | |
| April 26 | "Sexy Eyes" | Dr. Hook | 5 | May 24 | 6 |
| "You May Be Right" | Billy Joel | 7 | May 3 | 4 | |
| May 3 | "Hold On (To My Love)" | Jimmy Ruffin | 10 | May 3 | 2 |
| May 10 | "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" | Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes | 4 | May 24 | 5 |
| May 17 | "Funkytown" (#8) | Lipps Inc. | 1 | May 31 | 9 |
| "Biggest Part of Me" | Ambrosia | 3 | June 7 | 8 | |
| May 24 | "Stomp!" | The Brothers Johnson | 7 | May 24 | 2 |
| "Hurt So Bad" | Linda Ronstadt | 8 | May 24 | 3 | |
| "Cars" | Gary Numan | 9 | June 7 | 5 | |
| May 31 | "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (#7) | Wings | 1 | June 28 | 11 |
| "Against the Wind" | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | 5 | June 14 | 6 | |
| June 7 | "The Rose" (#10) | Bette Midler | 3 | June 28 | 8 |
| "Little Jeannie" | Elton John | 3 | July 19 | 11 | |
| June 14 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (#9) | Billy Joel | 1 | July 19 | 11 |
| "Steal Away" | Robbie Dupree | 6 | July 12 | 7 | |
| June 21 | "She's Out of My Life" | Michael Jackson | 10 | June 21 | 2 |
| June 28 | "Cupid (I've Loved You for a Long Time)" | The Spinners | 4 | July 19 | 7 |
| July 5 | "Let's Get Serious" | Jermaine Jackson | 9 | July 12 | 3 |
| July 12 | "Magic" (#3) | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | August 2 | 9 |
| "Let Me Love You Tonight" | Pure Prairie League | 10 | July 12 | 2 | |
| July 19 | "Shining Star" | The Manhattans | 5 | July 19 | 5 |
| July 26 | "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" | The S.O.S. Band | 3 | August 16 | 7 |
| "Tired of Toein' the Line" | Rocky Burnette | 8 | July 26 | 2 | |
| August 2 | "Sailing" | Christopher Cross | 1 | August 30 | 7 |
| "Emotional Rescue" | The Rolling Stones | 3 | September 6 | 8 | |
| August 9 | "Upside Down" | Diana Ross | 1 | September 6 | 14 |
| August 16 | "Let My Love Open the Door" | Pete Townshend | 9 | August 16 | 3 |
| "More Love" | Kim Carnes | 10 | August 16 | 3 | |
| August 23 | "All Out of Love" | Air Supply | 2 | September 13 | 10 |
| "Fame" | Irene Cara | 4 | September 13 | 6 | |
| August 30 | "Give Me the Night" | George Benson | 4 | September 27 | 7 |
| September 6 | "Lookin' for Love" | Johnny Lee | 5 | September 20 | 5 |
| "Late in the Evening" | Paul Simon | 6 | September 27 | 7 | |
| September 13 | "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | 1 | October 4 | 15 |
| "Drivin' My Life Away" | Eddie Rabbitt | 5 | October 4 | 6 | |
| September 20 | "One in a Million You" | Larry Graham | 9 | September 20 | 2 |
| September 27 | "I'm Alright" | Kenny Loggins | 7 | October 11 | 5 |
| October 4 | "Woman in Love" | Barbra Streisand | 1 | October 25 | 11 |
| "Xanadu" | Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra | 8 | October 11 | 3 | |
| October 11 | "Real Love" | The Doobie Brothers | 5 | October 25 | 5 |
| October 18 | "He's So Shy" | The Pointer Sisters | 3 | October 25 | 5 |
| October 25 | "Lady" | Kenny Rogers | 1 | November 15 | 13 |
| "The Wanderer" | Donna Summer | 3 | November 15 | 6 | |
| "Never Knew Love Like This Before" | Stephanie Mills | 6 | November 15 | 5 | |
| November 1 | "I'm Coming Out" | Diana Ross | 5 | November 15 | 6 |
| "Master Blaster (Jammin')" | Stevie Wonder | 5 | December 6 | 8 | |
| November 15 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon | 1 | December 27 | 14 |
| "More Than I Can Say" | Leo Sayer | 2 | December 6 | 9 | |
| November 22 | "Dreamin'" | Cliff Richard | 10 | November 22 | 3 |
| December 6 | "Hungry Heart" | Bruce Springsteen | 5 | December 27 | 8 |
| December 13 | "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" | Pat Benatar | 9 | December 20 | 4 |
1979 peaks[]
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 20 | "Still" | Commodores | 1 | November 17 | 13 |
| November 3 | "Babe" | Styx | 1 | December 8 | 11 |
| November 24 | "Send One Your Love" | Stevie Wonder | 4 | December 22 | 10 |
| December 1 | "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" | Rupert Holmes | 1[1] | December 22 | 10 |
1981 peaks[]
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 29 | "Love on the Rocks" | Neil Diamond | 2 | January 10 | 10 |
| December 13 | "Guilty" | Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb | 3 | January 10 | 7 |
| December 20 | "Every Woman in the World" | Air Supply | 5 | January 31 | 8 |
| December 27 | "The Tide Is High" | Blondie | 1 | January 31 | 10 |
| "Tell It Like It Is" | Heart | 8 | January 10 | 4 |
See also[]
- 1980 in music
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1980 (U.S.)
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1980
References[]
- ^ Escape (The Piña Colada Song) regained the top spot on January 12 for one week.
General sources[]
- Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
Categories:
- Lists of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles
- 1980 record charts