List of number one hits in Italy (1980)

This list of number one hits is based on the charts of the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi in 1980. There were eight number one singles and seven number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1979 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1981 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 1st – 2nd Week 2 weeks (total 3) 3 I ragazzi di Remi Remi e le sue avventure Luigi Albertelli, Vincenzo Tempera The song served as the theme song for the Italian broadcast of the Japanese anime series Remì le sue avventure on Rai 1 . It was sung by the choir of Paola Orlandis and their then ten-year-old son Giampaolo Daldello . 3rd to 4th Week 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Heather Parisi Disco bambina Giorgio Calabrese, Alberto Testa, Tony De Vita, Silvio Testi The showgirl hit the charts for the first time with the theme song for the first season of the Rai-1 television show Fantastico . 5th week 1 week (total 3) 3 Ragazzi di Remi Remi e le sue avventure Luigi Albertelli, Vincenzo Tempera - 6th week 1 week (total 3) 3 Heather Parisi Disco bambina Giorgio Calabrese, Alberto Testa, Tony De Vita, Silvio Testi - 7-21 Week 15 weeks 15th The Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star Geoff Downes , Trevor Horn , Bruce Woolley The British pop duo achieved a world hit with their debut single. 22.-30. Week 9 weeks 9 Alan Sorrenti Not so che darei Alan Sorrenti With this song Sorrenti represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 , where it came in sixth out of 19. He also presented the song at the Festivalbar and Un disco per l'estate competitions . 31.-36. Week 6 weeks 6th Gianni Togni Luna Gianni Togni, Guido Morra - 37-43 Week 7 weeks 7th Renato Zero Amico Renato Zero, Franca Evangelisti, Dario Baldan Bembo Like the album, the single from Tregua reached the top position. 44-47 Week 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Diana Ross Upside Down Nile Rodgers , Bernard Edwards - 48th – 52nd Week 5 weeks (total 10) 10 Stevie Wonder Master Blaster Stevie Wonder -
← 1979				→ 1981 →

Albums

← 1979 ←	List of number one albums in Italy  (M&D)			1981 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) 44th week 1979 - 1st week 1980 10 weeks 10 Antonello Venditti Buona domenica - 2-4 Week 3 weeks 3 Julio Iglesias Innamorarsi alla mia età - 5th-9th Week 5 weeks 5 Pink Floyd The Wall - 10-23 Week 14 weeks 14th Lucio Battisti Una giornata uggiosa - 24.-29. Week 6 weeks 6th Edoardo Bennato Sono solo canzonette - 30.-37. Week 8 weeks 8th Renato Zero Tregua - 38th week 1980 - 7th week 1981 22 weeks 22nd Lucio Dalla Dalla -
← 1979				→ 1981 →

Web links

• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)

See also: 1980 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , the United States, and the United Kingdom .