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Forty Years Gone moves up in the world, as we move to 1980 and the decade of excess and MTV (still not yet on the air).
Pink Floyd begin the decade at #1 with another brick in their wall of success. A quiet start to the decade.
Last Week This Week Song Title Weeks On Total Points Peak
1 1 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall 5 58 1 (5 weeks at #1)
2 2 The Clash - London Calling 3 46 2
4 3 ABBA - I Have A Dream 3 41 3
3 4 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker 2 37 3
5 5 Fleetwood Mac - Sara 3 34 3
7 6 The Police - Walking On The Moon 5 33 2
6 7 Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor 3 33 5
8 8 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 5 28 2
13 9 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love 11 25 1
12 10 ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) 11 24 1
9 11 Spinners - Working My Way Back To You/ Forgive Me Girl 3 22 4
16 12 The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star 15 22 1
10 13 The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket 7 21 1
24 14 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army 47 20 4
11 15 The Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing 2 19 11
14 16 Blondie - Union City Blue 6 18 9
19 17 Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight 8 17 3
17 18 Toto - 99 2 13 17
18 19 Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain 2 12 18
20 20 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That 7 10 6
NEW 21 The Boomtown Rays - Diamond Smiles 1 10 21
22 22 Elton John - Are You Ready For Love 34 10 6
35 23 Earth, Wind & Fire w/ The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 34 10 5
31 24 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff 37 10 1
23 25 Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 11 10 3
28 26 The Human League - Empire State Human 5 9 11
25 27 Elton John - Victim Of Love 14 9 9
36 28 ABBA - Voulez-Vous 25 9 1
27 29 Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) 11 9 3
33 30 Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home 12 9 18
30 31 Styx - Babe 13 9 4
26 32 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music 21 9 15
29 33 ABBA - Does Your Mother Know 35 8 1
32 34 Bellamy Brothers - If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me 32 8 13
37 35 Milk And Honey - Hallelujah 38 7 26
44 36 Madness - One Step Beyond 8 7 15
15 37 Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It (1979) 2 7 15
52 38 Skids - Working For The Yankee Dollar 2 6 52
39 39 Fleetwood Mac - Tusk 13 6 17
41 40 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County 7 6 20
43 41 Foreigner - Head Games 8 6 8
42 42 Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan 6 6 7
40 43 Diana Ross - The Boss 25 6 11
38 44 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer 6 5 10
46 45 Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airwaves 7 5 14
45 46 ELO - Last Train To London 11 5 14
21 47 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 24 5 1
34 48 Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead 6 4 10
47 49 ELO - Confusion 11 4 6
48 50 B.A. Robertson - Bang Bang 23 4 12
50 51 Michael Jackson - Rock With You 9 3 3
51 52 Hot Chocolate - Going Through The Motions 25 3 22
57 53 ABBA - Angel Eyes 25 3 3
63 54 Anna Oxa - Il pagliaccio azzurro 2 2 54
54 55 Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman 15 2 19
55 56 Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune 5 2 56
59 57 Cats U.K. - Luton Airport 13 2 13
56 58 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall 6 2 19
60 59 Eagles - The Long Run 5 2 27
53 60 David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing (Again) 3 2 30
61 61 Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin' 3 1 53
RE 62 The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You (RE) 1 1 62
NEW 63 Lurkers - New Guitar In Town 1 1 63
71 64 Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore 24 1 4
72 65 AC/DC - Highway To Hell 18 1 2
67 66 Madness - The Prince 18 1 14
68 67 Greedies - A Merry Jingle 3 1 67
69 68 Dan Fogelberg - Longer 3 1 48
70 69 Jefferson Starship - Jane 9 1 8
58 70 The Police - Message In A Bottle 15 1 2
66 71 The Barron Knights - Food For Thought 4 1 34
64 72 Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing 4 1 45
65 73 Ellen Foley - What's A Matter Baby 7 1 25
49 OUT Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger (RE) 3 0 49
62 OUT The Jam - The Eton Rifles 9 0 10
1980 #1s
1. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (5 weeks #1, 1 week 1980)
Pink Floyd begin the decade at #1 with another brick in their wall of success. A quiet start to the decade.
Last Week This Week Song Title Weeks On Total Points Peak
1 1 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall 5 58 1 (5 weeks at #1)
2 2 The Clash - London Calling 3 46 2
4 3 ABBA - I Have A Dream 3 41 3
3 4 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker 2 37 3
5 5 Fleetwood Mac - Sara 3 34 3
7 6 The Police - Walking On The Moon 5 33 2
6 7 Fiddler's Dram - Day Trip To Bangor 3 33 5
8 8 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 5 28 2
13 9 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love 11 25 1
12 10 ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) 11 24 1
9 11 Spinners - Working My Way Back To You/ Forgive Me Girl 3 22 4
16 12 The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star 15 22 1
10 13 The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket 7 21 1
24 14 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Oliver's Army 47 20 4
11 15 The Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing 2 19 11
14 16 Blondie - Union City Blue 6 18 9
19 17 Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight 8 17 3
17 18 Toto - 99 2 13 17
18 19 Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain 2 12 18
20 20 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That 7 10 6
NEW 21 The Boomtown Rays - Diamond Smiles 1 10 21
22 22 Elton John - Are You Ready For Love 34 10 6
35 23 Earth, Wind & Fire w/ The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland 34 10 5
31 24 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff 37 10 1
23 25 Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 11 10 3
28 26 The Human League - Empire State Human 5 9 11
25 27 Elton John - Victim Of Love 14 9 9
36 28 ABBA - Voulez-Vous 25 9 1
27 29 Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) 11 9 3
33 30 Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home 12 9 18
30 31 Styx - Babe 13 9 4
26 32 Sister Sledge - Lost In Music 21 9 15
29 33 ABBA - Does Your Mother Know 35 8 1
32 34 Bellamy Brothers - If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me 32 8 13
37 35 Milk And Honey - Hallelujah 38 7 26
44 36 Madness - One Step Beyond 8 7 15
15 37 Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It (1979) 2 7 15
52 38 Skids - Working For The Yankee Dollar 2 6 52
39 39 Fleetwood Mac - Tusk 13 6 17
41 40 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County 7 6 20
43 41 Foreigner - Head Games 8 6 8
42 42 Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan 6 6 7
40 43 Diana Ross - The Boss 25 6 11
38 44 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer 6 5 10
46 45 Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airwaves 7 5 14
45 46 ELO - Last Train To London 11 5 14
21 47 The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 24 5 1
34 48 Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead 6 4 10
47 49 ELO - Confusion 11 4 6
48 50 B.A. Robertson - Bang Bang 23 4 12
50 51 Michael Jackson - Rock With You 9 3 3
51 52 Hot Chocolate - Going Through The Motions 25 3 22
57 53 ABBA - Angel Eyes 25 3 3
63 54 Anna Oxa - Il pagliaccio azzurro 2 2 54
54 55 Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman 15 2 19
55 56 Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune 5 2 56
59 57 Cats U.K. - Luton Airport 13 2 13
56 58 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall 6 2 19
60 59 Eagles - The Long Run 5 2 27
53 60 David Bowie - John I'm Only Dancing (Again) 3 2 30
61 61 Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin' 3 1 53
RE 62 The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You (RE) 1 1 62
NEW 63 Lurkers - New Guitar In Town 1 1 63
71 64 Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore 24 1 4
72 65 AC/DC - Highway To Hell 18 1 2
67 66 Madness - The Prince 18 1 14
68 67 Greedies - A Merry Jingle 3 1 67
69 68 Dan Fogelberg - Longer 3 1 48
70 69 Jefferson Starship - Jane 9 1 8
58 70 The Police - Message In A Bottle 15 1 2
66 71 The Barron Knights - Food For Thought 4 1 34
64 72 Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing 4 1 45
65 73 Ellen Foley - What's A Matter Baby 7 1 25
49 OUT Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger (RE) 3 0 49
62 OUT The Jam - The Eton Rifles 9 0 10
1980 #1s
1. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (5 weeks #1, 1 week 1980)
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