List of number one hits in the UK charts (1980)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 1980. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 75 and Official Albums Chart Top 75 , as determined by the Chart Information Network . There were 25 number-one singles and 23 number-one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1979 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1981 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 9, 1979 - January 12, 1980 5 weeks 5 Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2) Roger Waters - January 13, 1980 - January 26, 1980 2 weeks 2 The Pretenders Brass in Pocket Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott - January 27, 1980 - February 9, 1980 2 weeks 2 Special AKA The Special AKA Live! (EP) - February 10, 1980 - February 23, 1980 2 weeks 2 Kenny Rogers Coward of the County Roger Dale Bowling, Billy Edd Wheeler - February 24, 1980 - March 8, 1980 2 weeks 2 Blondie Atomic Deborah Harry , James Mollica Destri - March 9, 1980 - March 15, 1980 1 week 1 Fern Kinney Together We Are Beautiful Ken Leray - March 16, 1980 - April 5, 1980 3 weeks 3 The Jam Going Underground / Dreams of Children Paul John Weller - April 6, 1980 - April 19, 1980 2 weeks 2 The Spinners Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell; Michael Zager - April 20, 1980 - April 26, 1980 1 week 1 Blondie Call Me Giorgio G. Moroder , Deborah Harry - April 27, 1980 - May 10, 1980 2 weeks 2 Dexys Midnight Runners Geno Kevin Antony Rowland , Kevin Wayne John Archer - May 11, 1980 - May 24, 1980 2 weeks 2 Johnny Logan What's Another Year Shay Healy - May 25, 1980 - June 14, 1980 3 weeks 3 M * A * S * H Theme from M * A * S * H ​​( Suicide Is Painless ) Music: Johnny Mandel ; Text: Mike Altman - June 15, 1980 - July 5, 1980 3 weeks 3 Don McLean Crying Roy K. Orbison , Joe Melson - July 6, 1980 - July 19, 1980 2 weeks 2 Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra Xanadu Jeffrey Lynne - July 20, 1980 - August 2, 1980 2 weeks 2 Odyssey Use It Up and Wear It Out Sandy Linzer, Lawrence Russell Brown - August 3, 1980 - August 16, 1980 2 weeks 2 ABBA The Winner Takes It All Benny Göran Bror Andersson , Björn K. Ulvaeus - August 17, 1980 - August 30, 1980 2 weeks 2 David Bowie Ashes to Ashes David Bowie - August 31, 1980 - September 6, 1980 1 week 1 The Jam Start Paul John Weller - September 7, 1980 - September 20, 1980 2 weeks 2 Kelly Marie Feels Like I'm in Love Ray Dorset - September 21, 1980 - October 18, 1980 4 weeks 4th The Police Don't Stand So Close to Me Gordon Matthew Sumner - October 19, 1980 - November 8, 1980 3 weeks 3 Barbra Streisand Woman in Love Barry Alan Gibb , Robin Hugh Gibb - November 9, 1980 - November 22, 1980 2 weeks 2 Blondie The Tide Is High John Kenneth Holt - November 23, 1980 - December 13, 1980 3 weeks 3 ABBA Super troupers Benny Göran Bror Andersson , Björn K. Ulvaeus - December 14, 1980 - December 20, 1980 1 week 1 John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over John Winston Lennon - December 21, 1980 - January 3, 1981 2 weeks 2 St Winifred's School Choir There's No One Quite like Grandma Gordon Albert Lorenz -
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Albums

← 1979 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1981 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 2, 1979 - January 5, 1980 5 weeks 5 Rod Stewart Greatest hits - January 6, 1980 - January 12, 1980 1 week (4 in total) 4th ABBA Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - January 13, 1980 - February 9, 1980 4 weeks 4th The Pretenders The Pretenders - February 10, 1980 - February 23, 1980 2 weeks 2 ( Various artists ) The Last Dance - February 24, 1980 - March 15, 1980 3 weeks 3 The Shadows String of hits - March 16, 1980 - March 29, 1980 2 weeks (9 in total) 9 Johnny Mathis Tears and Laughter - March 30, 1980 - April 12, 1980 2 weeks 2 genesis Duke - April 13, 1980 - April 26, 1980 2 weeks 2 Rose Royce Greatest hits - April 27, 1980 - May 10, 1980 2 weeks 2 Sky Sky 2 - May 11, 1980 - May 24, 1980 2 weeks 2 Boney M The Magic of Boney M. - May 25, 1980 - June 7, 1980 2 weeks 2 Paul McCartney McCartney II - June 8, 1980 - June 21, 1980 2 weeks 2 Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel 3 - June 22, 1980 - June 28, 1980 1 week (4 in total) 4th Roxy Music Flesh and Blood - June 29, 1980 - July 12, 1980 2 weeks 2 Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue - July 13, 1980 - July 26, 1980 2 weeks 2 Queen The Game - July 27, 1980 - August 2, 1980 1 week 1 Deep Purple Deepest Purple - August 3, 1980 - August 16, 1980 2 weeks 2 AC / DC Back in Black - August 17, 1980 - September 6, 1980 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Roxy Music Flesh and Blood - September 7, 1980 - September 13, 1980 1 week 1 Gary Numan Telecon - September 14, 1980 - September 20, 1980 1 week 1 Kate Bush Never for Ever - September 21, 1980 - October 4, 1980 2 weeks 2 David Bowie Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - October 5, 1980 - October 31, 1980 4 weeks 4th The Police Zenyattà Mondatta - November 1, 1980 - November 15, 1980 2 weeks 2 Barbra Streisand Guilty - November 16, 1980 - January 17, 1981 9 weeks 9 ABBA Super trouper -
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The figures are based on the Chart Information Network's official UK sales hit parades . The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

← 1979 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1981 →
Singles position# Albums Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police Gordon Matthew Sumner 1 Super trouper ABBA Woman in Love Barbra Streisand Barry Alan Gibb , Robin Hugh Gibb 2 Zenyattà Mondatta The Police Feels Like I'm in Love Kelly Marie Ray Dorset 3 Greatest hits Rose Royce Super Trouper ABBA Benny Göran Bror Andersson , Björn K. Ulvaeus 4th The Pretenders The Pretenders DISCO Ottawan Jean Joseph Kluger, Daniel Vangarde 5 Reggatta de Blanc The Police The Tide Is High Blondie John Kenneth Holt 6th Flesh and Blood Roxy Music Geno Dexys Midnight Runners Kevin Antony Rowland , Kevin Wayne John Archer 7th Off the Wall Michael Jackson Coward of the County Kenny Rogers Roger Dale Bowling, Billy Edd Wheeler 8th Duke Genesis Together We Are Beautiful Fern Kinney Ken Leray 9 Guilty Barbra Streisand (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon John Winston Lennon 10 Sky 2 Sky
← 1979				→ 1981 →

swell

• British Hit Singles & Albums. 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8 .
• GEMA repertoire search

Web links

• Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
• Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1980
• everyhit: Top Hits of 1980 / Top Albums of 1980

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