| Song title
|
Artist(s)
|
Release date(s)
|
US
|
UK
|
Highest chart position
|
Other Chart Performance(s)
|
| “(Just Like) Starting Over” |
John Lennon |
November 1980 |
1 |
1 |
1 (8 countries) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “A Forest” |
The Cure |
March 1980 |
n/a |
31 |
20 (Belgium) |
26 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 100]) – 38 (New Zealand) – 47 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs)
|
| “Against The Wind” |
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
April 1980 |
5 |
n/a |
5 (US) |
6 (Canada) – 8 (U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) – 30 (Belgium) – 92 (Australia)
|
| “Ah! Leah!” |
Donnie Iris |
October 1980 |
29 |
n/a |
6 (Canada) |
19 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) – 22 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 34 (Australia)
|
| “All Out Of Love” |
Air Supply |
February 1980 |
2 |
11 |
2 (Canada, US) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “An American Dream” |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
January 1980 |
13 |
n/a |
3 (Canada, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) |
See chart entry performance
|
| “Amigo” |
Black Slate |
September 1980 |
n/a |
9 |
9 (UK, New Zealand) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Amoureux solitaires” |
Lio |
October 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 (Italy) |
3 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) – 4 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) – 6 (Austria) – 11 (West Germany) – 14 (Belgium)
|
| “Another One Bites the Dust” |
Queen |
August 1980 |
1 |
7 |
1 (Canada, Israel, Spain, United States) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Antmusic” |
Adam and the Ants |
November 1980 |
n/a |
2 |
1 (Australia) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Army Dreamers” |
Kate Bush |
September 1980 |
n/a |
16 |
2 (Israel) |
14 (Ireland) – 25 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) – 36 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40])
|
| “Ashes To Ashes” |
David Bowie |
August 1980 |
n/a |
1 |
1 (UK) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Babooshka” |
Kate Bush |
June 1980 |
n/a |
5 |
2 (Australia) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Back Together Again” |
Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway |
May 1980 |
56 |
3 |
3 (UK) |
6 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs) – 8 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles)
|
| “Baggy Trousers” |
Madness |
September 1980 |
n/a |
3 |
3 (UK, New Zealand) |
See chart entry performance
|
| “Banana Republic” |
The Boomtown Rats |
November 1980 |
n/a |
3 |
3 (Germany, Ireland, Norway, UK) |
See chart entry performance
|
| “Bankrobber” |
The Clash |
August 1980 |
n/a |
12 |
12 (United Kingdom) |
14 (Ireland, New Zealand)
|
| “Biggest Part of Me” |
Ambrosia |
March 1980 |
3 |
n/a |
3 (US) |
1 (Radio & Records) – 3 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 18 (Canadian RPM Top Singles) – 30 (New Zealand) – 35 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles)
|
| “Boulevard” |
Jackson Browne |
June 1980 |
19 |
n/a |
4 (Canada) |
13 (U.S. Billboard Cash Box Top 100)
|
| “Brass in Pocket” |
The Pretenders |
January 1980 |
14 |
1 |
1 (Ireland, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom) |
See chart performance entry 1979 overlap
|
| “Breakdown Dead Ahead” |
Boz Scaggs |
March 1980 |
15 |
n/a |
8 (Canada) |
12 (U.S. Cahs Box Top 100) – 65 (Australia)
|
| “Breaking the Law” |
Judas Priest |
May 1980 |
n/a |
12 |
12 (United Kingdom) |
19 (Ireland)
|
| “Can’t Help Myself” |
Flowers |
June 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
10 (Australia) |
29 (New Zealand) – 50 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs)
|
| “Can’t Stop the Music” |
Village People |
April 1980 |
n/a |
11 |
1 (Australia, South Africa) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Coming Up” |
Paul McCartney |
April 1980 |
1 |
2 |
1 (Canada, United States) |
2 (Australia, New Zealand) – 2 (U.S. Cashbox Top 100) – 48 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary)
|
| “Cruisin'” |
Smokey Robinson |
April 1980 |
4 |
n/a |
1 (New Zealand) |
1 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 4 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) – 34 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 66 (Canada) – 70 (Australia)
|
| “Cupid/I’ve Loved You For A Long Time” |
The Spinners |
July 1980 |
4 |
4 |
4 (UK) |
5 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles)
|
| “Desire” |
Andy Gibb |
January 1980 |
4 |
n/a |
4 |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Don’t Ask Me Why” |
Billy Joel |
July 1980 |
19 |
n/a |
4 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Don’t Do Me Like That” |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
January 1980 |
10 |
n/a |
3 (Canada) |
7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 17 (New Zealand)
|
| “Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer” |
Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes |
March 1980 |
4 |
n/a |
1 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Dreamin'” |
Cliff Richard |
September 1980 |
10 |
8 |
1 (Denmark) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Drivin’ My Life Away” |
Eddie Rabbitt |
June 1980 |
5 |
n/a |
5 (United States) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Duncan” |
Slim Dusty |
November 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 (Australia) |
7 (New Zealand)
|
| “Echo Beach” |
Martha and the Muffins |
February 1980 |
n/a |
10 |
5 (Canada) |
6 (Australia) – 11 (Ireland)
|
| “Emotional Rescue” |
The Rolling Stones |
June 1980 |
3 |
9 |
1 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime” |
The Korgis |
May 1980 |
18 |
5 |
1 (France) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Fame” |
Irene Cara |
May 1980 |
4 |
1 |
1 (5 countries) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Fashion” |
David Bowie |
October 1980 |
70 |
5 |
5 (United Kingdom) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Fire Lake” |
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band |
January 1980 |
6 |
n/a |
3 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Funkytown” |
Lipps Inc. |
March 1980 |
1 |
2 |
1 (14 countries) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Games Without Frontiers” |
Peter Gabriel |
February 1980 |
48 |
4 |
3 (Ireland) |
7 (Canada) – 44 (Australia) – 60 (U.S. Cashbox Top 100)
|
| “Generals and Majors |
XTC |
August 1980 |
104 |
32 |
16 (New Zealand) |
24 (Australia) – 28 (U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks) – 92 (Canada)
|
| “Geno” |
Dexy’s Midnight Runners |
March 1980 |
n/a |
1 |
1 (United Kingdom) |
2 (Ireland) – 44 (Australia)
|
| “Give Me the Night” |
George Benson |
June 1980 |
4 |
7 |
3 (France) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Going Underground”/”Dreams of Children” |
The Jam |
March 1980 |
n/a |
1 |
1 (United Kingdom) |
18 (Sweden) – 28 (New Zealand) – 50 (Australia)
|
| “He’s So Shy” |
The Pointer Sisters |
July 1980 |
3 |
n/a |
1 (New Zealand) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Hey!” |
Julio Iglesias |
1980 |
n/a |
31 |
1 (Spain) |
24 (Ireland) – 56 (Australia)
|
| “Him” |
Rupert Holmes |
January 1980 |
6 |
31 |
4 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” |
Pat Benatar |
September 1980 |
9 |
n/a |
9 (United States) |
7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 10 (Canada) – 33 (Australia)
|
| “Hungry Heart” |
Bruce Springsteen |
October 1980 |
5 |
44 |
5 (Canada, United States) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Hurt So Bad” |
Linda Ronstadt |
March 1980 |
8 |
n/a |
8 (United States) |
17 (Canada) – 25 (U.S. Billboard Adult contemporary) – 37 (Canadian RPM charts) – 43 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40])
|
| “I Can’t Tell You Why” |
Eagles |
February 1980 |
8 |
n/a |
5 (Canada) |
2 (Canada Adult Contemporary) – 3 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 11 (New Zealand) – 49 (Netherlands [Single Top 100])
|
| “I Die: You Die” |
Gary Numan |
August 1980 |
102 |
6 |
6 (United Kingdom) |
16 (Ireland)
|
| “I Got You” |
Split Enz |
January 1980 |
53 |
12 |
1 (Australia, Israel, New Zealand) |
13 (Canada) – 19 (Ireland) – 50 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100)
|
| “I Hope I Never” |
Split Enz |
May 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
18 (Australia) |
30 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) – 33 (New Zealand)
|
| “I Made It Through the Rain” |
Barry Manilow |
November 1980 |
10 |
37 |
10 (United States) |
4 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 18 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 20 (Ireland)
|
| “I Pledge My Love” |
Peaches & Herb |
January 1980 |
19 |
n/a |
1 (New Zealand) |
23 (Canada) – 25 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 33 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 37 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles)
|
| “I Wanna Be Your Lover” |
Prince |
January 1980 |
11 |
41 |
3 (New Zealand) |
1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) – 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs)
|
| “I Want To Be Straight” |
Ian Dury & The Blockheads |
August 1980 |
n/a |
22 |
18 (Australia) |
n/a
|
| “Il jouait du piano debout” |
France Gall |
1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
2 (France) |
22 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) – 26 (Netherlands [Single Top 100])
|
| “It’s Hard to Be Humble” |
Mac Davis |
March 1980 |
43 |
27 |
3 (New Zealand) |
4 (Canada RPM Country) – 9 (Australia) – 10 (U.S. Billboard Country) – 14 (Canada) – 35 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100)
|
| “Johnny and Mary” |
Robert Palmer |
September 1980 |
n/a |
44 |
1 (Spain) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Killer on the Loose” |
Thin Lizzy |
September 1980 |
n/a |
10 |
5 (Ireland) |
n/a
|
| “King” / “Food for Thought” |
UB40 |
February 1980 |
n/a |
4 |
1 (New Zealand) |
10 (Ireland) – 36 (Australia) – 46 (Netherlands [Single Top 100])
|
| “Let My Love Open The Door” |
Pete Townshend |
June 1980 |
9 |
46 |
5 (Canada) |
11 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 82 (Australia)
|
| “Let’s Get Serious” |
Jermaine Jackson |
March 1980 |
9 |
n/a |
9 (United States) |
1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) – 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play) – 24 (Australia)
|
| “Little Jeannie” |
Elton John |
May 1980 |
3 |
33 |
1 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Longer” |
Dan Fogelberg |
January 1980 |
2 |
59 |
2 (United States) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Looking for Clues” |
Robert Palmer |
November 1980 |
105 |
33 |
3 (Germany) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Lost In Love” |
Air Supply |
January 1980 |
3 |
n/a |
3 (New Zealand, United States) |
1 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) – 1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 2 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 4 (Canada RPM Top Singles) – 10 (France) – 13 (Australia)
|
| “Love Will Tear Us Apart” |
Joy Division |
June 1980 |
n/a |
13 |
1 (New Zealand) |
1 (UK Indie Singles Chart) – 26 (Australia) – 42 (U.S. Billboard Disco Top 100)
|
| “Master Blaster (Jammin’)” |
Stevie Wonder |
September 1980 |
5 |
2 |
(6 countries) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Misunderstanding” |
Genesis |
May 1980 |
14 |
42 |
1 (Canada) |
14 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 32 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary)
|
| “More Love” |
Kim Carnes |
June 1980 |
10 |
n/a |
10 (United States) |
6 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 7 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) – 9 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 13 (Canada) – 46 (Australia)
|
| “More Than I Can Say” |
Leo Sayer |
October 1980 |
2 |
2 |
1 (Australia) |
1 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 2 (Ireland, South Africa) – 3 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 5 (New Zealand) – 7 (Canada)
|
| “Me Myself I” |
Joan Armatrading |
June 1980 |
n/a |
21 |
13 (Ireland) |
13 (South Africa) – 14 (New Zealand) – 24 (Australia) – 38 (Netherlands [Single Top 100)]
|
| “My Perfect Cousin” |
The Undertones |
March 1980 |
n/a |
9 |
9 (United Kingdom) |
9 (Ireland)
|
| “Never Knew Love Like This Before” |
Stephanie Mills |
August 1980 |
6 |
4 |
1 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Off the Wall” |
Michael Jackson |
February 1980 |
10 |
7 |
4 (Norway) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “On and On and On” |
ABBA |
September 1980 |
90 |
n/a |
7 (France) |
1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) – 1 (Australia) – 9 (Australia) – 24 (Japan)
|
| “On the Radio” |
Donna Summer |
January 1980 |
5 |
32 |
2 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “One Step Ahead” |
Split Enz |
November 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
5 (Australia) |
17 (Canada) – 104 (U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)
|
| “People” |
Mi-Sex |
March 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
3 (New Zealand) |
6 (Australia)
|
| “Pilot of the Airwaves” |
Charlie Dore |
February 1980 |
13 |
66 |
3 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Private Idaho” |
The B-52’s |
October 1980 |
74 |
n/a |
11 (Australia) |
5 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play) – 78 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100)
|
| “Real Love” |
The Doobie Brothers |
August 1980 |
5 |
n/a |
5 (United States) |
7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 10 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 12 (Canada) – 15 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) – 53 (Australia)
|
| “Rat Race” |
The Specials |
May 1980 |
n/a |
5 |
17 (Ireland) |
89 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs)
|
| “Refugee” |
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers |
January 1980 |
15 |
n/a |
2 (Canada) |
3 (New Zealand) – 11 (U.S. Cash Top Box 100) – 23 (Belgium) – 24 (Australia) – 24 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40])
|
| “Ride Like The Wind” |
Christopher Cross |
February 1980 |
2 |
69 |
2 (United Kingdom) |
3 (Canada) – 24 (U.S. Billboard Adult Comtemporary) – 31 (New Zealand)
|
| “Running Free” |
Iron Maiden |
February 1980 |
n/a |
34 |
34 (United Kingdom) |
35 (New Zealand)
|
| “Santa Maria” |
Roland Kaiser |
June 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
1 (Germany, Netherlands) |
n/a
|
| “Sara” |
Fleetwood Mac |
January 1980 |
7 |
37 |
7 (United States) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Sexy Eyes” |
Dr. Hook |
January 1980 |
5 |
4 |
1 (New Zealand) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Shaddap You Face” |
Joe Dolce |
October 1980 |
53 |
1 |
1 (9 countries) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “She’s Out Of My Life” |
Michael Jackson |
April 1980 |
10 |
3 |
3 (United Kingdom) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Shining Star” |
The Manhattans |
February 1980 |
5 |
45 |
2 (New Zealand) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “So Long” |
Fischer-Z |
March 1980 |
n/a |
72 |
5 ( Portugal) |
12 (Netherlands) – 14 ( Belgium) – 15 (Australia)
|
| “The Spirit of Radio” |
Rush |
February 1980 |
51 |
13 |
13 (United Kingdom) |
22 (Canada)
|
| “Steal Away” |
Robbie Dupree |
April 1980 |
6 |
n/a |
6 (United States) |
2 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) – 5 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 14 (Canada) – 24 (Australia) – 85 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles)
|
| “Stomp!” |
The Brothers Johnson |
February 1980 |
7 |
6 |
1 (New Zealand) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Stop the Cavalry” |
Jona Lewie |
December 1980 |
n/a |
3 |
1 (Austria, France) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Take Your Time (Do It Right)” |
The S.O.S. Band |
March 1980 |
3 |
51 |
3 (New Zealand) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Talk of the Town” |
The Pretenders |
April 1980 |
n/a |
8 |
8 (United Kingdom) |
14 (Ireland) – 24 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) – 55 (Australia)
|
| “This Is It” |
Kenny Loggins |
January 1980 |
11 |
n/a |
9 (Canada) |
8 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 9 (Canada) – 16 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) – 17 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 19 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) – 26 (Netherlands [Dutch top 40]) – 35 (New Zealand) – 85 (Australia)
|
| “Tired of Toein’ the Line” |
Rocky Burnette |
May 1980 |
8 |
58 |
1 (Australia) |
3 (New Zealand, South Africa) – 4 (Canada) – 6 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 9 (Canada RPM Adult Contemporary) – 39 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary)
|
| “Total Control” |
The Motels |
March 1980 |
n/a |
n/a |
7 (Australia) |
9 (US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100) – 11 (New Zealand) – 19 (France)
|
| “Too Hot” |
Kool & the Gang |
January 1980 |
5 |
23 |
5 (United States) |
3 (U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles) – 5 (U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs) – 7 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) – 11 (U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) – 18 (Canada)
|
| “Touch and Go” |
The Cars |
August 1980 |
37 |
n/a |
16 (Canada) |
38 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles) – 42 (New Zealand) – 62 (Australia)
|
| “Turn It On Again” |
Genesis |
March 1980 |
58 |
8 |
8 (Italy, United Kingdom) |
12 (Ireland) – 32 (France) – 38 (Netherlands) – 49 (Canada) – 55 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100)
|
| “Turning Japanese” |
The Vapors |
January 1980 |
36 |
3 |
1 (Australia) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Upside Down” |
Diana Ross |
June 1980 |
1 |
2 |
1 (11 countries) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “The Wanderer” |
Donna Summer |
September 1980 |
3 |
48 |
3 (Canada) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “We Are Glass” |
Gary Numan |
May 1980 |
n/a |
5 |
5 (United Kingdom, Israel) |
9 (Ireland) – 15 (Australia) – 42 (New Zealand)
|
| “We Can Get Together” |
Flowers |
September 1980 |
62 |
n/a |
16 (Australia) |
36 (New Zealand)
|
| “What I Like About You” |
The Romantics |
January 1980 |
49 |
n/a |
2 (Australia) |
8 (Netherlands) – 11 (Belgium) – 53 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100)
|
| “With You I’m Born Again” |
Billy Preston and Syreeta |
January 1980 |
4 |
2 |
2 (United Kingdom) |
See chart performance entry
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| “Woman in Love” |
Barbra Streisand |
August 1980 |
1 |
1 |
1 (18 countries) |
See chart performance entry
|
| “Xanadu” |
Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra |
June 1980 |
8 |
1 |
1 (10 countries) |
See chart performance entry
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| “You May Be Right” |
Billy Joel |
March 1980 |
7 |
n/a |
6 (Canada) |
14 (South Africa) – 23 (New Zealand) – 28 (Australia) – 48 (U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) – 60 (Japan)
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| “You’ll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties” |
Jona Lewie |
March 1980 |
n/a |
16 |
3 (New Zealand) |
21 (Australia)
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