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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1980

1979 <-

1980

-> 1981

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

11/1980

The Tide Is High by Blondie

from Autoamerican

438

✫1
US

3
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2465]
written by Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans & John Holt

06/1980

Upside Down by Diana Ross

from Diana

428

✫1
US

18
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

2
UK

produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Upside Down / I'm Coming Out in US dance charts
[Motown 1494]
written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards

09/1980

Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand

from Guilty

419

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
UK

[Columbia 11364]
written by Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb

01/1980

Funkytown by Lipps, Inc.

from Mouth to Mouth

416

✫1
US

✫1
dance

2
R&B

2
UK

charted as Funkytown / All Night Dancing in US dance charts
[Casablanca 2233]
written by Steven Greenberg

11/1980

(Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon

from Double Fantasy

400

✫1
US

17
AC

✫1
UK

[Geffen 49604]
written by John Lennon

02/1980

Call Me by Blondie

from American Gigolo: The Original Soundtrack Collection

393

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #283]
produced by Giorgio Moroder
[Chrysalis 2414]
written by Debbie Harry & Giorgio Moroder

04/1980

Coming Up by Paul McCartney

from McCartney II

369

✫1
US

48
AC

64
dance

2
UK

[live]
[Columbia 11263]
written by Paul McCartney

07/1980

Morning Train (Nine to Five) by Sheena Easton

from Take My Time

366

✫1
US

✫1
AC

3
UK

[EMI America 8071]
written by Florrie Palmer

07/1980

More Than I Can Say by Leo Sayer

from Living in a Fantasy

364

2
US

✫1
AC

2
UK

[Warner 49565]
written by Sonny Curtis & Jerry Allison

10.

10/1980

Celebration by Kool & The Gang

from Celebrate!

356

✫1
US

34
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

7
UK

charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 807]
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell), George Brown (as George Melvin Brown), Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang

11.

05/1980

Fame by Irene Cara

from Fame: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

355

4
US

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1980]

[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1980]
charted as Fame (Irene Cara) / Red Light (Linda Clifford) / Hot Lunch Jam (Irene Cara) in US dance charts
[RSO 1034]
written by Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford

12.

12/1980

Rapture by Blondie

from Autoamerican

352

✫1
US

✫1
dance

33
R&B

35
rock

5
UK

charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2485]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein

13.

05/1980

Crying by Don McLean

from Chain Lightning

352

5
US

2
AC

6
country

✫1
UK

[Millennium 11799]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

14.

08/1980

Another One Bites the Dust by Queen

from The Game

346

✫1
US

2
dance

2
R&B

7
UK

[Elektra 47031]
written by John Deacon

15.

09/1980

Master Blaster (Jammin') by Stevie Wonder

from Hotter Than July

327

5
US

10
dance

✫1
R&B

2
UK

[Tamla 54317]
written by Stevie Wonder

16.

10/1980

Lady by Kenny Rogers

from Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits

321

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
country

42
R&B

12
UK

produced by Lionel Richie
[Liberty 1380]
written by Lionel Richie

17.

08/1980

The Winner Takes It All by ABBA

from Super Trouper

311

8
US

✫1
AC

✫1
UK

[Atlantic 3776 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

18.

11/1980

Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon

from Hi Infidelity

309

✫1
US

9
rock

7
UK

[Epic 50953]
written by Kevin Cronin

19.

06/1980

Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra

from Xanadu: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

309

8
US

2
AC

✫1
UK

[MCA 41285]
written by Jeff Lynne

20.

05/1980

Cupid / I've Loved You for a Long Time (medley) by The Spinners [US band]

from Love Trippin'

306

4
US

3
AC

50
dance

5
R&B

4
UK

[Atlantic 3664]
written by Sam Cooke & Michael Zager

21.

06/1980

Give Me the Night by George Benson

from Give Me the Night

290

4
US

26
AC

2
dance

✫1
R&B

7
UK

[Warner 49505]
written by Rod Temperton

22.

04/1980

Never Knew Love Like This Before by Stephanie Mills

from Sweet Sensation

286

6
US

5
AC

5
dance

12
R&B

4
UK

charted as Sweet Sensation / Never Knew Love Like This Before in US dance charts
[20th Century 2460]
written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas

23.

09/1980

Don't Stand So Close to Me by The Police

from Zenyatta Mondatta

282

10
US

11
rock

✫1
UK

written by Sting

24.

02/1980

Sexy Eyes by Dr. Hook

from Sometimes You Win

272

5
US

6
AC

67
R&B

4
UK

[Capitol 4831]
written by Robert Mather, Keith Stegall & Chris Waters

25.

01/1980

And the Beat Goes On by The Whispers

from The Whispers

269

19
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

2
UK

charted as And the Beat Goes On / Can You Do the Boogie / Out the Box in US dance charts
[Solar 11894]
written by Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby

26.

11/1980

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton

from 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs

266

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
country

77
dance

47
UK

charted as 9 to 5 / The House of the Rising Sun in US dance charts
[RCA 12133]
written by Dolly Parton

27.

02/1980

Stomp! by The Brothers Johnson

from Light Up the Night

265

7
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

6
UK

[A&M 2216]
written by Louis Johnson, George Johnson (as George "Happy" Johnson), Valerie Johnson & Rod Temperton

28.

05/1980

It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel

from Glass Houses

265

✫1
US

45
AC

82
dance

14
UK

[Columbia 11276]
written by Billy Joel

29.

06/1980

All Out of Love by Air Supply

from Lost in Love

262

2
US

5
AC

11
UK

[Arista 0520]
written by Graham Russell & Russell Hitchcock

30.

05/1980

Magic by Olivia Newton-John

from Xanadu: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

254

✫1
US

✫1
AC

32
UK

[MCA 41247]
written by John Farrar

31.

11/1980

I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt

from Horizon

250

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
country

[Elektra 47066]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens

32.

11/1980

Love on the Rocks by Neil Diamond

from The Jazz Singer

245

2
US

3
AC

17
UK

[Capitol 4939]
written by Gilbert Bécaud & Neil Diamond

33.

11/1980

Super Trouper by ABBA

from Super Trouper

243

45
US

14
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

charted as Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / On and On and On in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3806 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

34.

07/1980

Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones

from Emotional Rescue

240

3
US

9
dance

9
UK

charted as Emotional Rescue / Dance / She's So Cold is US dance charts
[Rolling Stones 20001]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

35.

04/1980

She's Out of My Life by Michael Jackson

from Off the Wall

238

10
US

4
AC

43
R&B

3
UK

[Epic 50871]
written by Tom Bahler

36.

11/1980

Kiss on My List by Hall & Oates

from Voices

236

✫1
US

16
AC

54
rock

33
UK

[RCA 12142]
written by Janna Allen & Daryl Hall

37.

06/1980

I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross

from Diana

231

5
US

✫1
dance

6
R&B

13
UK

produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Upside Down / I'm Coming Out in US dance charts
[Motown 1491]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers

38.

06/1980

Sailing by Christopher Cross

from Christopher Cross

226

✫1
US

10
AC

48
UK

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1981]

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1981]
[Warner 49507]
written by Christopher Cross

39.

03/1980

Let's Get Serious by Jermaine Jackson

from Let's Get Serious

225

9
US

2
dance

✫1
R&B

8
UK

charted as Let's Get Serious / Burnin' Hot in US dance charts
[Motown 1469]
written by Lee Garrett & Stevie Wonder

40.

04/1980

Take Your Time (Do It Right) by The S.O.S. Band

from S.O.S.

215

3
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

51
UK

[Tabu 5522]
written by Sigidi Abdullah & Harold Clayton

41.

02/1980

Atomic by Blondie

from Eat to the Beat

211

39
US

✫1
UK

[Chrysalis 2410]
written by Jimmy Destri & Debbie Harry

42.

04/1980

Use It Up and Wear It Out by Odyssey

from Hang Together

205

6
dance

✫1
UK

charted as Hang Together / Don't Tell Me, Tell Her / Use It Up and Wear It Out in US dance charts
[RCA 11962]
written by L. Russell Brown & Sandy Linzer

43.

08/1980

Feels Like I'm in Love by Kelly Marie

from Feels Like I'm In Love

201

10
dance

✫1
UK

charted as Feels Like I'm in Love / Loving Just for Fun in US dance charts
written by Ray Dorset

44.

08/1980

Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie

from Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

200

101
US

21
dance

✫1
UK

charted as Ashes to Ashes/Fashion in US dance charts
[RCA 12078]
written by David Bowie

45.

10/1980

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police

from Zenyatta Mondatta

198

10
US

5
UK

written by Sting

46.

05/1980

Little Jeannie by Elton John

from 21 at 33

198

3
US

✫1
AC

33
UK

[MCA 41236]
written by Elton John & Gary Osborne

47.

01/1980

Too Hot by Kool & The Gang

from Ladies' Night

195

5
US

11
AC

3
R&B

23
UK

[De-Lite 802]
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang

48.

08/1980

Start! by The Jam

from Sound Affects

191

75
dance

✫1
UK

written by Paul Weller

49.

12/1980

Imagine by John Lennon

191

✫1
UK

[R: John Lennon death]
written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono (uncredited)

50.

05/1980

Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) by M*A*S*H

from M*A*S*H OST

191

✫1
UK

written by Johnny Mandel & Mike Altman

51.

03/1980

Going Underground / Dreams of Children by The Jam

191

✫1
UK

written by Paul Weller

52.

05/1980

What's Another Year by Johnny Logan

from What's Another Year?

190

✫1
UK

[1980 Eurovision Song Contest winner]
[Columbia 11301]
written by Shay Healy

53.

11/1980

There's No One Quite Like Grandma by St. Winifred's School Choir

190

✫1
UK

written by Gordon Lorenz

54.

01/1980

The Special AKA Live! EP by The Specials

from The Special AKA Live!

190

✫1
UK

as the Special AKA
written by Jerry Dammers, Lloyd Charmers (as Lloyd Chalmers), Dimitri Tiomkin, Webster, George Agard, Sydney Crooks, Jackie Robinson, Harry Johnson, Roy Ellis & Monty Naysmith

55.

03/1980

Geno by Dexys Midnight Runners

from Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

190

✫1
UK

written by Kevin "Al" Archer & Kevin Rowland

56.

02/1980

Together We Are Beautiful by Fern Kinney

from Groove Me

190

✫1
UK

written by Ken Leray

57.

02/1980

Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross

from Christopher Cross

188

2
US

24
AC

69
UK

featuring Michael McDonald
[Warner 49184]
written by Christopher Cross

58.

11/1980

Passion by Rod Stewart

from Foolish Behaviour

188

5
US

14
dance

65
R&B

17
UK

[Warner 49617]
written by Rod Stewart, Phil Chen, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan & Gary Grainger

59.

11/1980

Guilty by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

from Guilty

187

3
US

5
AC

34
UK

[Columbia 11390]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb

60.

03/1980

Hold On to My Love by Jimmy Ruffin

from Sunrise

183

10
US

32
AC

29
R&B

7
UK

co-produced by Robin Gibb
[RSO 1021]
written by Robin Gibb & Blue Weaver

61.

12/1980

Antmusic by Adam and the Ants

from Kings of the Wild Frontier

180

19
dance

14
rock

2
UK

charted as Dog Eat Dog / Antmusic / Kings of the Wild Frontier in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni

62.

11/1980

Don't Stop the Music by Yarbrough & Peoples

from The Two of Us

180

19
US

26
dance

✫1
R&B

7
UK

[Mercury 76085]
written by Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples & Lonnie Simmons

63.

04/1980

Back Together Again by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

from Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway

179

56
US

6
dance

8
R&B

3
UK

as Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway
charted as Back Together Again / Don't Make Me Wait Too Long in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3661]
written by Reggie Lucas & James Mtume

64.

03/1980

Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer by Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes

from Gideon

177

4
US

2
AC

3
country

[United Artists 1345]
written by Kim Carnes & Dave Ellingson

65.

05/1980

Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime by The Korgis

from Dumb Waiters

176

18
US

22
AC

5
UK

[Asylum 47055]
written by James Warren

66.

08/1980

Dreamin' by Cliff Richard

from I'm No Hero

175

10
US

21
AC

8
UK

[EMI America 8057]
written by Alan Tarney & Leo Sayer

67.

03/1980

The Rose by Bette Midler

from The Rose: The Original Soundtrack Recording

174

3
US

✫1
AC

[Atlantic 3656]
written by Amanda McBroom

68.

12/1980

I Ain't Gonna Stand for It by Stevie Wonder

from Hotter Than July

174

11
US

20
AC

4
R&B

10
UK

[Tamla 54320]
written by Stevie Wonder

69.

02/1980

Lost in Love by Air Supply

from Lost in Love

173

3
US

✫1
AC

[Arista 0479 A]
written by Graham Russell

70.

09/1980

The Wanderer by Donna Summer

from The Wanderer

171

3
US

13
R&B

48
UK

[Geffen 49563]
written by Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer

71.

07/1980

He's So Shy by The Pointer Sisters

from Special Things

171

3
US

13
AC

26
dance

10
R&B

charted as He's So Shy / Could I Be Dreaming / We Got the Power in US dance charts
[Planet 47916]
written by Tom Snow & Cynthia Weil

72.

04/1980

Biggest Part of Me by Ambrosia

from One Eighty

170

3
US

3
AC

35
R&B

[Warner 49225]
written by David Pack

73.

06/1980

Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt

from Horizon

167

5
US

3
AC

✫1
country

[Elektra 46656]
written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens

74.

03/1980

Shining Star by The Manhattans

from After Midnight

166

5
US

21
AC

4
R&B

45
UK

[Columbia 11222]
written by Leo Graham & Paul Richmond

75.

05/1980

Jump to the Beat by Stacy Lattisaw

from Let Me Be Your Angel

165

✫1
dance

3
UK

charted as Dynamite! / Jump to the Beat in US dance charts
written by Narada Michael Walden & Lisa Walden

76.

02/1980

Turning Japanese by The Vapors

from New Clear Days

165

36
US

34
dance

3
UK

[United Artists 1364]
written by David Fenton

77.

10/1980

What You're Proposing by Status Quo

from Just Supposin'

164

2
UK

written by Francis Rossi & Bernie Frost

78.

08/1980

One Day I'll Fly Away by Randy Crawford

from Now We May Begin

164

2
UK

[Warner 49561]
written by Joe Sample & Will Jennings

79.

05/1980

No Doubt About It by Hot Chocolate

164

2
UK

written by Mike Burns (as Mike L. Burns), Steve Glen & Donny Most

80.

12/1980

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon

164

2
UK

as John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
[R: John Lennon death]
[Christmas]
written by John Lennon & Yoko Ono

81.

09/1980

D.I.S.C.O. by Ottawan

from D.I.S.C.O.

164

2
UK

written by Daniel Vangarde & Jean Kluger

82.

10/1980

It's My Turn by Diana Ross

from To Love Again

162

9
US

9
AC

14
R&B

16
UK

[Motown 1496]
written by Carole Bayer Sager & Michael Masser

83.

01/1980

Him by Rupert Holmes

from Partners in Crime

159

6
US

4
AC

31
UK

[Infinity 50051 (u)]
written by Rupert Holmes

84.

07/1980

Lookin' for Love by Johnny Lee

from Lookin' for Love

158

5
US

10
AC

✫1
country

[Full Moon 47004]
written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison & Patti Ryan

85.

02/1980

Carrie by Cliff Richard

from Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile

154

34
US

4
UK

[EMI America 8035]
written by Terry Britten & B. A. Robertson

86.

01/1980

Desire by Andy Gibb

from After Dark

152

4
US

9
AC

49
R&B

[RSO 1019]
written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb

87.

09/1980

Lovely One by Jackson 5

from Triumph

151

12
US

✫1
dance

2
R&B

29
UK

as The Jacksons
charted as Lovely One / Can You Feel It / Walk Right Now in US dance charts
[Epic 50938]
written by Michael Jackson & Randy Jackson [Jackson 5]