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