US Top 40 Singles For Week Ending May 24, 1980
These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending May 24th, 1980.
Check out the top 100 artists of 80s here.
Make sure to also check the 1980’s Top 40 Singles here.
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 1 CALL ME –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-14 (6 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 FUNKY TOWN –•– Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca)-9 (2)
3 3 LOST IN LOVE –•– Air Supply (Arista)-16 (3)
4 8 DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER –•– Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes (United Artists)-9 (4)
5 6 SEXY EYES –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-15 (5)
6 10 BIGGEST PART OF ME –•– Ambrosia (Warner Brothers)-8 (6)
7 16 STOMP –•– The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-11 (7)
8 11 HURTS SO BAD –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-7 (8)
9 2 RIDE LIKE THE WIND –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-15 (2)
10 12 CARS –•– Gary Numan (Atco)-15 (10)
11 18 AGAINST THE WIND –•– Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-4 (11)
12 13 I CAN’T HELP IT –•– Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John (RSO)-9 (12)
13 20 THE ROSE –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-10 (13)
14 19 COMING UP / COMING UP (Live At Glasgow) –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Columbia)-5 (14)
15 15 BRASS IN POCKET (I’m Special) –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-15 (15)
16 17 BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-9 (16)
17 9 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2) –•– Pink Floyd (Columbia)-19 (1)
18 21 STEAL AWAY –•– Robbie Dupree (Elektra)-7 (18)
19 26 SHE’S OUT OF MY LIFE –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-6 (19)
20 27 LITTLE JEANNIE –•– Elton John (MCA)-4 (20)
21 22 HEART HOTELS –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)-10 (21)
22 7 YOU MAY BE RIGHT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (7)
23 25 TRAIN IN VAIN (Stand By Me) –•– The Clash (Epic)-10 (23)
24 14 PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES –•– Charlie Dore (Island)-14 (13)
25 29 LET’S GET SERIOUS –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-9 (25)
26 5 WITH YOU I’M BORN AGAIN –•– Billy Preston and Syreeta (Motown)-25 (4)
27 32 WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE –•– Bruce Cockburn (Millenium)-10 (27)
28 30 THE SEDUCTION (Love Theme) –•– The James Last Band (Polydor)-9 (28)
29 67 CUPID / I’VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME (Medley) –•– The Spinners (Altantic)-2 (29)
30 33 SHOULD’VE NEVER LET YOU GO –•– Neil Sedaka and Dara Sedaka (Elektra)-9 (30)
31 31 LET ME BE THE CLOCK –•– Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-11 (31)
32 34 GEE WHIZ –•– Bernadette Peters (MCA)-9 (32)
33 68 LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT –•– The Pure Prairie League (Casablanca)-3 (33)
34 46 LADY –•– The Whispers (Solar)-6 (34)
35 35 HEADED FOR A FALL –•– Firefall (Atlantic)-7 (35)
36 39 I DON’T WANT TO WALK WITHOUT YOU –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-7 (36)
37 40 WE LIVE FOR LOVE –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-8 (37)
38 — IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (38)
39 43 DON’T SAY GOODNIGHT (It’s Time For Love) (Parts 1 and 2) –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-6 (39)
40 44 LOVE STINKS –•– The J. Geils Band (EMI-America)-7 (40)
OFF THE CHARTS
46 23 DO RIGHT –•– Paul Davis (Bang)-12 (23)
57 24 FIRE LAKE –•– Bob Seger (Capitol)-14 (6)
58 28 I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-14 (8)
62 36 STARTING OVER AGAIN –•– Dolly Parton (RCA)-9 (36)
64 37 HOLD ON TO MY LOVE –•– Jimmy Ruffin (RSO)-13 (10)
89 38 SPECIAL LADY –•– Ray, Goodman and Brown (Polydor)-18 (5)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 WE WERE MEANT TO BE LOVERS –•– Photoglo (20th Century)-9 (41)
42 48 TWILIGHT ZONE / TWILIGHT TONE –•– The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic)-6 (42)
43 47 NEW ROMANCE (It’s a Mystery) –•– Spider (Dreamland)-6 (43)
44 50 TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME –•– Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (Arista)-6 (44)
45 49 THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-4 (45)
47 52 SHINING STAR –•– The Manhattans (Columbia)-5 (47)
48 60 TIRED OF TOEIN’ THE LINE –•– Rocky Burnette (EMI-America)-3 (48)
49 59 ANSWERING MACHINE –•– Rupert Holmes (MCA)-4 (49)
50 53 DON’T PUSH IT DON’T FORCE IT –•– Leon Haywood (20th Century)-8 (50)
DEBUTS THIS WEEK
38 — IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (38)
71 — I’M ALIVE –•– The Electric Light Orchestra (MCA)-1 (71)
74 — MAGIC –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-1 (74)
77 — ANGEL SAY NO –•– Tommy Tutone (Columbia)-1 (77)
81 — MISUNDERSTANDING –•– Genesis (Atlantic)-1 (81)
83 — WALKS LIKE A LADY –•– Journey (Columbia)-1 (83)
84 — AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK –•– Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-1 (84)
86 — TAKE YOU TONIGHT –•– The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (Columbia)-1 (86)
88 — EVERYTHING WORKS IF YOU LET IT –•– Cheap Trick (Epic)-1 (88)
90 — SLIPSTREAM –•– Allan Clarke (Elektra)-1 (90)
