UNITED KINGDOM’S (OCC:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1980
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1-SUPER TROUPER-ABBA-DECEMBER 508 2-CRYING-DON McLEAN-June 458 3-WOMAN IN LOVE-BARBRA STREISAND-October 452 4-BRASS IN POCKET-PRETENDERS-January 438 5-FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE-KELLY MARIE-September 434 6-FUNKY TOWN-LIPPS,INC.-June 416 7-(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER-JOHN LENNON-December 414 8-WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU-Spinners-April 398 9-USE IT UP AND WEAR IT OUT-Odyssey-August 394 10-THE TIDE IS HIGH-Blondie-November 390 11-Geno-Dexy's Midnight Runners-May 388 12-Don't Stand So Close To Me-Police-October 378 13-Xanadu-Olivia Newton-John-July 378 14-No Doubt About It-Hot Chocolate-May 374 15-D.I.S.C.O.-Ottawan-October 374 16-Together We Are Beautiful-Fern Kinney-March 374 17-Theme From Mash (Suicide Is Painless)-Mash-June 372 18-Embarrassment-Madness-December 368 19-9 To 5 (Morning Train)-Sheena Easton-August 362 20-Dance Yourself Dizzy-Liquid Gold-April 358 21-Ashes To Ashes-David Bowie-August 356 22-Baggy Trousers-Madness-October 354 23-Upside Down-Diana Ross-August 352 24-Coward Of The County-Kenny Rogers-February 348 25-The Winner Takes It All-Abba-August 342 26-Start-Jam-September 334 27-Stop The Cavalry-Jona Lewie-December 330 28-What You're Proposing-Status Quo-November 316 29-Banana Republic-Boomtown Rats-December 316 30-Going Underground/Dreams Of Childrem-Jam-March 316 31-I'm In The Mood For Dancing-The Nolans-February 310 32-Master Blaster (Jammin')-Stevie Wonder-September 306 33-There's No One Quite Like Grandma-St.Winfred?s School Choir-Dec.306 34-Atomic-Blondie-March 302 35-Jump To The Beat-Stacy Lattisaw-July 302 36-Take That Look Off Your Face-Marti Webb-March 302 37-My Girl-Madness-January 296 38-What's Another Year-Johnny Logan-May 296 39-More Than I Can Say-Leo Sayer-July 290 40-De Do Do Do De Da Da Da-Police-December 288 41-King/Food For Thought-UB40-April 288 42-Back Together Again-Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-June 284 43-If You're Looking For A Way Out-Odyssey-October 284 44-Could You Be Loved-Bob Marley & Wailers-July 278 45-Call Me-Blondie-April 272 46-One Day I'll Fly Away-Randy Crawford-September 268 47-Too Much Too Young-Special AKA-February 268 48-Eighth Day-Hazel O'Connor-September 266 49-Day Trip To Bangor-Fidler's Dream-January 262 50-Coming Up-Paul McCartney-April 258 51-And The Beat Goes On-The Whispers-February 258 52-Enola Gay-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-October 254 53-Turning Japanese-The Vapors-March 254 54-With You I'm Born Again-Billy Preston & Syreeta-January 250 55-She's Out Of My life-Michael Jackson-May 248 56-Sexy Eyes-Doctor Hook-April 248 57-I Could Be So Good For You-Dennis Waterman-November 248 58-Special Brew-Bad Manners-November 246 59-Over You-Roxy Music-June 244 60-Silver Dream Machine-David Essex-April 242 61-Fashion-David Bowie-November 238 62-Please Don't Go-KC & Sunshine Band-January 236 63-Babooshka-Kate Bush-July 236 64-When You Ask About Love-Matchbox-October 236 65-Never Knew Love Like This Before-Stephanie Mills-November 234 66-Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime-Korgis-June 234 67-Carrie-Cliff Richard-February 228 68-Rat Race/Rude Boys Outa Jail-Specials-June 228 69-My Old Piano-Diana Ross-October 224 70-Tom Hark-Piranhas-August 222 71-All Night Long-Rainbow-March 222 72-My Way Of Thinking/Think It's Going To Rain-UB40-July 220 73-Someone's Looking At You-The Boomtown Rats-February 216 74-Runaway Boys-Stray Cats-December 208 75-Night Boat To Cairo-Madness-April 208 76-Rock With You-Michael Jackson-February 204 77-Dreamin'-Cliff Richard-September 204 78-Sunshine Of Your Smile-Mike Berry-September 200 79-Cupid-Spinners-July 198 80-It's Only Love/Beyond The Reef-Elvis Presley-September 198 81-Mirror In The Bathroom-Beat-May 196 82-Games Without Frontiers-Peter Gabriel-March 194 83-Babe-Styx-January 192 84-It's Different For Girls-Joe Jackson-February 190 85-Oops Upside Your Head-Gap Band-August 190 86-I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down-Elvis Costello-March 188 87-To Cut A Long Story Short-Spandau Ballet-December 188 88-We Are Glass-Gary Numan-May 186 89-Oh Yeah(On The Radio)-Roxy Music-August 186 90-Dog Eat Dog-Adam And The Ants-November 184 91-Let's Get Serious-Jermaine Jackson-June 180 92-Poison Ivy-Lambrettas-April 174 93-Celebration-Kool & Gang-December 172 94-Green Onions-Booker T. & MGs-January (1962) 172 95-Talk Of The Town-Pretenders-April 170 96-Give Me The Night-George Benson-August 170 97-Modern Girl-Sheena Easton-September 168 98-Stomp-Brothers Johnson-April 168 99-Hold On To My Love-Jimmy Ruffin-May 168 100-Gotta Pull Myself Together-Nolans-October 168 101-You Gave Me Love-Crown Heights Affair-June 160 102-The Groove-Rodney Franklin-May 158 103-The Earth Dies Screaming/Dream A Lie-UB40-November 156 104-January February-Barbara Dickson-April 154 105-John I'm Only Dancing Again-David Bowie-January 148 106-Wonderful Christmas-Paul McCartney-January 146 107-Captain Beaky-Keith Michell-February 146 108-Lady-Kenny Rogers-December 142 109-Toccata-Sky-April 142 110-Behind The Groove-Teena Marie-June 140 111-Simon Temple/Two Pints Of Lager And A...-Splodgenessabounds-July138 112-Another One Bites The Dust-Queen-September 136 113-Do That To Me One More Time-Captain & Tennille-March 136 114-Tears Of A Clown/Ranking Full Stop-Beat-January 136 115-Do You Feel My Love-Eddy Grant-December 130 116-I Shoulda Loved Ya-Narada Michael Walden-May 130 117-So Lonely-The Police-March 128 118-I Die:You Die-Gary Numan-September 128 119-So Good To Be Back Home Again Soon-Tourists-February 128 120-There There My Dear-Dexy's Midnight Runners-July 126 121-Amigo-Black Slate-October 126 122-The Perfecy Cousin-Undertones-May 126 123-Turn It On Again-Genesis-April 124 124-Waterfalls-Paul McCarney-July 124 125-To Be Or Not To Be-BA Robertson-July 122 126-Baby I Love You-Ramones-February 120 127-I Hear You Now-Jon & Vangelis-February 120 128-Better Love Next Time-Doctor Hook-January 116 129-Can't Stop The Music-Village People-September 110 130-Let's Go Round Again-Average White Band-May 110 131-Don't Push It Don't Force It-Leon Haywood-April 110 132-Messages-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-June 106 133-Golden Years-Motorhead-May 84 134-I Wanna Hold Your Hand-Dollar-January 84 135-Emotional Rescue-Rolling Stones-July 82 136-Substitute-Liquid Gold-July 82 137-Echo Beach-Martha & The Muffins-March 82 138-Love X Love-George Benson-October 80 139-Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.)-Tom Browne-August 80 140-Hands Off She's Mine-Beat-March 80 141-Check Out The Groove-Bobby Thurston-May 80 142-All Out Of Love-Air Supply-October 78 143-Wednesday Week-Undertones-July 78 144-7Teen-Regents-February 78 145-Searching-Change-October 76 146-Let's Hang On-The Darts-July 76 147-London Calling-The Clash-January 74 148-Bank Robber-The Clash-September 74 149-Riders In The Sky-Shadows-February 74 150-Mariana-Gibson Brothers-August 74 151-Don't Make Waves-Nolans-May 74 152-Same Old Scene-Roxy Music-November 72 153-Is It Love Your After-Rose Royce-January 72 154-Casanova-Coffee-October 72 155-Cuba/Better Do It Salsa-Gibson Brothers-March 72 156-Fool For Your Loving-Whitesnake-May 70 157-747(Strangers In The Night)-Saxon-July 70 158-Living By Numbers-New Musik-February 70 159-Stereotype/International Jet Set-October 50 160-Save Me-Queen-February 40 161-All Over The World-Electric Light Orchestra-August 40 162-I Got You-Split-Enz-October 38 163-Living After Midnight-Judas Priest-April 38 164-Breaking The Law-Judas Priest-June 38 165-D-A-A-ANCE-Lambrettas-June 38 166-I Owe You One-Shalamar-September 36 167-Spirit Of Radio-Rush-March 36 168-It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You-Elvis Presley-January 36 169-I'm Coming Out-Diana Ross-December 36 170-Love Will Tear Us Apart-Joy Division-July 36 171-It's Still Rock & Roll To Me-Billy Joel-September 34 172-Paranoid-Black Sabbath-September (1970) 34 173-Play The Game-Queen-July 34 174-One Man Woman-Sheena Easton-November 34 175-Trouble-Gillan-October 34 176-A Lover's Holiday-Change-July 34 177-Midnight Dynamos-Matchbox-June 34 178-My Oh My-Sad Caf?-April 34