NEW ZEALAND’S (R.I.A.N.Z-BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1980
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 LITTLE SISTER-RY COODER-APRIL 882
2 MASTER BLASTER-STEVIE WONDER-November 860 3 LOCOMOTION-RITZ-July 858 4 CRUISIN'-SMOKEY ROBINSON-April 804 5 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL-PINK FLOYD-February 792 6 STOMP-BROTHERS JOHNSON-June 752 7 HE'S SO SHY-POINTER SISTERS-November 742 8 I GOT YOU-Split Enz-March 704 9 PLEASE DON'T GO-Kc & The Sunshine Band-January 688 10 FUNKYTOWN-Lipps,inc.-July 682 11 Gonna Get Along Without You Now-Viola Mills-November 662 12 Upside Down-Diana Ross-October 660 13 Give Me The Night-George Benson-September 644 14 Could You Be Loved-Bob Marley-October 632 15 Crazy Little Thing Called Love-Queen-February 628 16 Food For Thought-Ub40-September 622 17 Don't Stand So Close To Me-The Police-December 612 18 Woman In Love-Barbra Streisand-November 594 19 Video Killed The Radio Star-Buggles-January 582 20 I Pledge My Love-Peaches & Herb-May 582 21 It's Hard To Be Humble-Mac Davis-September 574 22 Rock With You-Michael Jackson-January 550 23 Brass In Pocket-Pretenders-May 534 24 Coming Up-Paul Mccartney-July 520 25 Rockabilly Rebel-Major Matchbox-August 506 26 Another One Bites The Dust-Queen-November 506 27 Coward Of The County-Kenny Rogers-February 500 28 Montego Bay-Jon Stevens-January 484 29 I Wanna Be Your Lover-Prince-April 484 30 I'm In The Mood For Dancing-The Nolans-June 468 31 Money-Flying Lizards-March 468 32 More Than I Can Say-Leo Sayer-November 468 33 Do That To Me One More Time-Captain & Tennille-March 464 34 Tired Of Toein' The Line-Rocky Burnette-July 458 35 Shining Star-Manhattans-August 450 36 Cruisin' (Lucy & Ramona & Sunset Song)-Mike Nesmith-July 434 37 Monkey Chop-Dan I-July 432 38 Magic-Olivia Newton-john-August 424
39 You’ll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties-Jona Lewie-October 424
40 People-Mi Sex-June 422 41 I'm Coming Out-Diana Ross-December 410 42 Lady-Kenny Rogers-December 408 43 Sexy Eyes-Dr. Hook-May 386 44 The Second Time Around-Shalamar-June 374 45 Babe-Styx-February 372 46 Can't Stop The Music-Village People-September 360 47 Fly Too High-Janis Ian-June 358 48 Yes I'm Ready-Teri Desario-April 346 49 Little Jeannie-Elton John-July 340 50 Refugee-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-May 338 51 Take Your Time-S.O.S. Band-September 338 52 Atomic-Blondie-May 330 53 Special Lady-Ray Goodman & Brown-June 328 54 The Wanderer-Donna Summer-October 314 55 Escape-Rupert Holmes-February 314 56 Shandi-Kiss-September 302 57 Cupid-The Spinners-September 300 58 And The Beat Goes On-The Whispers-May 286 59 Love X Love-George Benson-December 280 60 Don't Let Love Go-Sharon & Jon-March 278 61 Babooshka-Kate Bush-December 262 62 Working My Way Back To You-Detroit Spinners-May 256 63 She's Out Of My Life-Michael Jackson-July 250 64 Ashes To Ashes-David Bowie-November 248 65 Call Me-Blondie-June 232 66 Carrie-Cliff Richard-May 206 67 Turning Japanese-The Vapours-September 194 68 Message In A Bottle-Police-January 192 69 Walking On The Moon-Police-April 180 70 Total Control-The Motels-August 180 71 Him-Rupert Holmes-May 166 72 Sailing-Christopher Cross-October 152
73 Xanadu-Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra-October 122
74 Better Love Next Time-Dr Hook-February 116 75 Sara-Fleetwood Mac-March 108 76 Culture?-The Knobz-December 96 77 Don't Push It Don't Force It-Leon Haywood-November 76 78 Crying-Don Mclean-October 76 79 I Can't Tell You Why-The Eagles-June 74 80 99-Toto-May 74 81 Daytrip To Bangor-Cathy & The Cucumbers-April 72 82 Jesse-Carly Simon-November 72 83 Off The Wall-Michael Jackson-March 68 84 Don't Ask Me-Toy Love-April 42 85 Pilot Of The Airways-Charlie Dore-June 38 86 Dreamin'-Cliff Richard-November 38 87 Still-Commodores-January 36 88 Heartbreaker-Pat Benatar-June 34 89 Bank Robber-The Clash-October 34
90 There Ain’t No Age For Rock ‘n’ Roll-The Veterans-September 34
91 Me Myself I-Joan Armatrading-October 34