These are the top 100 songs of 1980. Within the top 100 there are a total of 81 different bands or artists.
There are three acts with the most entries. Each of these acts has a total of three entries in the top songs of 1980:
- The Eagles
- Kenny Rogers (including a duet with Kim Carnes)
- Michael Jackson
The song title is at the top in gray with the artist below in red.
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Top Songs of 1980
1
Call Me
Blondie
2
Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Pink Floyd
3
Magic
Olivia Newton-John
4
Rock with You
Michael Jackson
5
Do That to Me One More Time
Captain & Tennille
6
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen
7
Coming Up
Paul McCartney
8
Funkytown
Lipps Inc
9
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
Billy Joel
10
The Rose
Bette Midler
11
Escape (The Piña Colada song)
Rupert Holmes
12
Cars
Gary Numan
13
Cruisin
Smokey Robinson
14
Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl
The Spinners
15
Lost in Love
Air Supply
16
Little Jeannie
Elton John
17
Ride Like the Wind
Christopher Cross
18
Upside Down
Diana Ross
19
Please Don’t Go
KC and the Sunshine Band
20
Babe
Styx
21
With You I’m Born Again
Billy Preston and Syreeta
22
Shining Star
The Manhattans
23
Still
Commodores
24
Yes, I’m Ready
Teri DeSario & KC
25
Sexy Eyes
Dr. Hook
26
Steal Away
Robbie Dupree
27
Biggest Part of Me
Ambrosia
28
This Is It
Kenny Loggins
29
Cupid / I’ve Loved You for a Long Time
The Spinners
30
Let’s Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson
31
Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer
Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
32
Sailing
Christopher Cross
33
Longer
Dan Fogelberg
34
Coward of the County
Kenny Rogers
35
Ladies’ Night
Kool & the Gang
36
Too Hot
Kool & the Gang
37
Take Your Time (Do It Right)
The SOS Band
38
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
39
More Love
Kim Carnes
40
Pop Muzik
M
41
Brass in Pocket
The Pretenders
42
Special Lady
Ray, Goodman & Brown
43
Send One Your Love
Stevie Wonder
44
The Second Time Around
Shalamar
45
We Don’t Talk Anymore
Cliff Richard
46
Stomp!
The Brothers Johnson
47
Heartache Tonight
Eagles
48
Tired of Toein’ the Line
Rocky Burnette
49
Better Love Next Time
Dr. Hook
50
Him
Rupert Holmes
51
Against the Wind
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
52
On the Radio
Donna Summer
53
Emotional Rescue
The Rolling Stones
54
Rise
Herb Alpert
55
All Out of Love
Air Supply
56
Cool Change
Little River Band
57
You’re Only Lonely
J.D. Souther
58
Desire
Andy Gibb
59
Let My Love Open the Door
Pete Townshend
60
Romeo’s Tune
Steve Forbert
61
Daydream Believer
Anne Murray
62
I Can’t Tell You Why
Eagles
63
Don’t Let Go
Isaac Hayes
64
Don’t Do Me Like That
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
65
She’s Out of My Life
Michael Jackson
66
Fame
Irene Cara
67
Fire Lake
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
68
How Do I Make You
Linda Ronstadt
69
Into the Night
Benny Mardones
70
Let Me Love You Tonight
Pure Prairie League
71
Misunderstanding
Genesis
72
An American Dream
The Dirt Band
73
One Fine Day
Carole King
74
Dim All the Lights
Donna Summer
75
You May Be Right
Billy Joel
76
Should’ve Never Let You Go
Neil & Dara Sedaka
77
Pilot of the Airwaves
Charlie Dore
78
Hurt So Bad
Linda Ronstadt
79
Off the Wall
Michael Jackson
80
I Pledge My Love
Peaches & Herb
81
The Long Run
Eagles
82
Stand by Me
Mickey Gilley
83
Heartbreaker
Pat Benatar
84
Déjà Vu
Dionne Warwick
85
Drivin’ My Life Away
Eddie Rabbitt
86
Take the Long Way Home
Supertramp
87
Sara
Fleetwood Mac
88
Wait for Me
Hall & Oates
89
Jojo
Boz Scaggs
90
September Morn
Neil Diamond
91
Give Me the Night
George Benson
92
Broken Hearted Me
Anne Murray
93
You Decorated My Life
Kenny Rogers
94
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
95
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Prince
96
In America
Charlie Daniels Band
97
Breakdown Dead Ahead
Boz Scaggs
98
Ships
Barry Manilow
99
All Night Long
Joe Walsh
100
Refugee
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers