1980 in music
Who ruled 1980? Queen was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Madness on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1980, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen | 112 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Air Supply | 103 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Kenny Rogers | 101 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Christopher Cross | 96 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Billy Joel | 91 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Diana Ross | 86 | 15 | 16 |
| 7 | Michael Jackson | 80 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Bob Seger | 79 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | The Spinners | 78 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Donna Summer | 71 | 0 | 9 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1980 | Please Don't Go | KC And The Sunshine Band | 1 |
| Jan 12, 1980 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Rupert Holmes | 1 |
| Jan 19, 1980 | Rock With You | Michael Jackson | 4 |
| Feb 16, 1980 | Do That To Me One More Time | Captain & Tennille | 1 |
| Feb 23, 1980 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen | 4 |
| Mar 22, 1980 | Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) | Pink Floyd | 4 |
| Apr 19, 1980 | Call Me | Blondie | 6 |
| May 31, 1980 | Funkytown | Lipps Inc | 4 |
| Jun 28, 1980 | Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) | Paul McCartney And Wings | 3 |
| Jul 19, 1980 | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me | Billy Joel | 2 |
| Aug 2, 1980 | Magic | Olivia Newton-John | 4 |
| Aug 30, 1980 | Sailing | Christopher Cross | 1 |
| Sep 6, 1980 | Upside Down | Diana Ross | 4 |
| Oct 4, 1980 | Another One Bites The Dust | Queen | 3 |
| Oct 25, 1980 | Woman In Love | Barbra Streisand | 3 |
| Nov 15, 1980 | Lady | Kenny Rogers | 6 |
| Dec 27, 1980 | (Just Like) Starting Over | John Lennon | 1 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Another One Bites The Dust | Queen | #1 | 31 | 62.7 |
| 2 | Call Me | Blondie | #1 | 25 | 55.8 |
| 3 | Upside Down | Diana Ross | #1 | 29 | 53.8 |
| 4 | (Just Like) Starting Over | John Lennon | #1 | 22 | 53.4 |
| 5 | Lady | Kenny Rogers | #1 | 25 | 53.1 |
| 6 | Woman In Love | Barbra Streisand | #1 | 24 | 52.0 |
| 7 | Celebration | Kool & The Gang | #1 | 30 | 51.8 |
| 8 | Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) | Pink Floyd | #1 | 25 | 51.6 |
| 9 | 9 To 5 | Dolly Parton | #1 | 28 | 51.3 |
| 10 | I Love A Rainy Night | Eddie Rabbitt | #1 | 28 | 48.7 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madness | 82 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Blondie | 68 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | The Nolans | 66 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | UB40 | 59 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | The Police | 59 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Bad Manners | 58 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | ABBA | 58 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | The Beat | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Diana Ross | 57 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Matchbox | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop the Cavalry | Jona Lewie | #3 | 46 | 36.9 |
| 2 | Antmusic | Adam & the Ants | #2 | 17 | 36.2 |
| 3 | Feels Like I'm in Love | Kelly Marie | #1 | 16 | 32.4 |
| 4 | Crying | Don McLean | #1 | 14 | 31.7 |
| 5 | Woman In Love | Barbra Streisand | #1 | 15 | 31.4 |
| 6 | (Just Like) Starting Over | John Lennon | #1 | 14 | 30.3 |
| 7 | Baggy Trousers | Madness | #3 | 19 | 30.3 |
| 8 | 9 to 5 | Sheena Easton | #3 | 15 | 30.2 |
| 9 | Upside Down | Diana Ross | #2 | 17 | 30.0 |
| 10 | D.I.S.C.O. | Ottawan | #2 | 17 | 30.0 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works