RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP POP SINGLES OF 1980
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 LADY-KENNY ROGERS-NOVEMBER 734 2 (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER-JOHN LENNON-January 676 3 CALL ME-BLONDIE-March 664 4 LOVE ON THE ROCKS-NEIL DIAMOND-December 626 5 IT'S STILL ROCK & ROLL TO ME-BILLY JOEL-June 616 6 MORE THAN I CAN SAY-LEO SAYER-November 612 7 SAILING-CHRISTOPHER CROSS-August 572 8 WOMAN IN LOVE-Barbra Streisand-October 570 9 BIGGEST PART OF ME-Ambrosia-May 558 10 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2)-Pink Floyd-March 548 11 Ride Like The Wind-Christopher Cross-March 548 12 Longer-Dan Fogelberg-February 544 13 Magic-Olivia Newton-John-July 528 14 Late In The Evening-Paul Simon-September 524 15 Crazy Little Thing Called Love-Queen-February 520 16 Rock With You-Michael Jackson-January 514 17 All Out Of Love-Air Supply-August 512 18 The Long Run-Eagles-January 498 19 Lost In Love-Air Supply-April 488 20 Upside Down-Diana Ross-September 484 21 Guilty-Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb-January 482 22 Little Jeannie-Elton John-June 470 23 Against The Wind-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-May 470 24 Real Love-Doobie Brothers-October 468 25 The Rose-Bette Midler-June 468 26 Never Be The Same-Christopher Cross-November 466 27 Fire Lake-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-April 464 28 Sara-Fleetwood Mac-January 458 29 Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer-Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes-May 448 30 Another One Bites The Dust-Queen-September 446 31 You May Be Right-Billy Joel-April 444 32 Let Me Love You Tonight-Pure Prairie League-July 436 33 Hungry Heart-Bruce Springsteen-November 436 34 Coming Up-Paul McCartney-June 420 35 Emotional Rescue-Rolling Stones-August 412 36 Coward Of The County-Kenny Rogers-January 406 37 Steal Away-Robbie Dupree-May 396 38 Dreaming-Cliff Richard-November 384 39 I Can't Tell You Why-Eagles-April 382 40 The Wanderer-Donna Summer-October 376 41 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'-Daryl Hall & John Oates-November 372 42 Shining Star-Manhattans-July 368 43 Hot Rod Hearts-Robbie Dupree-September 368 44 Yes I'm Ready-Teri DeSario & K.C.-February 366 45 Tired Of Toein' The Line-Rocky Burnette-June 362 46 Working My Way Back To You-Spinners-February 354 47 Don't Do Me Like That-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-January 354 48 Him-Rupert Holmes-March 346 49 He's So Shy-Pointer Sisters-October 334 50 Hurt So Bad-Linda Ronstadt-May 328 51 Too Hot-Kool & The Gang-March 324 52 Let My Love Open The Door-Pete Townshend-August 318 53 Misunderstanding-Genesis-July 306 54 Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time-Spinners-June 304 55 Xanadu-Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra-September 300 56 Give Me The Night-George Benson-September 300 57 More Love-Kim Carnes-July 298 58 Lookin' For Love-Johnny Lee-August 278 59 Romeo's Tune-Steve Forbert-February 278 60 Funkytown-Lipps Inc.-May 274 61 Boulevard-Jackson Browne-August 268 62 Breakdown Dead Ahead-Boz Scaggs-May 266 63 Look What You've Done To Me-Boz Scaggs-September 258 64 How Do I Make You-Linda Ronstadt-March 258 65 Jesse-Carly Simon-October 250 66 Desire-Andy Gibb-February 248 67 Hit Me With Your Best Shot-Pat Benatar-November 248 68 Never Knew Love Like This Before-Stephanie Mills-October 246 69 I'm Alright-Kenny Loggins-September 244 70 You're The Only Woman-Ambrosia-August 242 71 All Over The World-Electric Light Orchestra-September 240 72 99-Toto-February 234 73 Cars-Gary Numan-May 232 74 September Morn-Neil Diamond-February 220 75 Sexy Eyes-Dr. Hook-April 216 76 Jojo-Boz Scaggs-August 176 77 On The Radio-Donna Summer-February 174 78 Into The Night-Benny Mardones-August 172 79 Take A Little Rhythm-Ali Thomson-August 168 80 An American Dream-Dirt Band-February 164 81 Off The Wall-Michael Jackson-March 164 82 Think About Me-Fleetwood Mac-April 160 83 She's Out Of My Life-Michael Jackson-May 160 84 Pilot Of The Airwaves-Charlie Dore-April 156 85 Don't Ask Me Why-Billy Joel-September 154 86 I'm Coming Out-Diana Ross-November 154 87 Brass In Pocket-Pretenders-May 152 88 Deja Vu-Dionne Warwick-January 150 89 One Step Closer-Doobie Brothers-January 148 90 In America-Charlie Daniels Band-July 146 91 Lovely One-Jacksons-October 146 92 Take Your Time (Do It Right)-S.O.S. Band-August 142 93 You'll Accomp'ny Me-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-September 122 94 Drivin' My Life Away-Eddie Rabbitt-September 118 95 Special Lady-Ray,Goodman & Brown-March 118 96 Do Right-Paul Davis-May 110 97 I'm Alive-Electric Light Orchestra-June 110 98 I Wanna Be Your Lover-Prince-February 82 99 Refugee-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-March 78 100 Cruisin'-Smokey Robinson-January 74 101 Suddenly-Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard-December 74 102 Give It All You Got-Chuck Mangione-March 72 103 Dreamer-Supertramp-October 72 104 Daydream Believer-Anne Murray-February 70 105 Heart Hotels-Dan Fogelberg-May 70 106 With You I'm Born Again-Billy Preston & Syreeta-April 70 107 All Night Long-Joe Walsh-July 68 108 Stomp-Brothers Johnson-May 40 109 Why Me-Styx-February 38 110 Fame-Irene Cara-August 38 111 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime-Korgis-November 36 112 Third Time Lucky-Foghat-January 34 113 Hold On To My Love-Jimmy Ruffin-April 34