Billboard Hot 100™

Week of January 5, 1980

Billboard Hot 100™

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Please Don't Go

KC And The Sunshine Band

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

T.K.

Michael Jackson to Pink Floyd: No.1 Songs From 1980

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of January 5, 1980

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Wks on Chart

1
- Please Don't Go
  KC And The Sunshine Band
- 2
- 1
- 20
- - 2
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T.K.

2
- Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
  Rupert Holmes
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Infinity

3
- Rock With You
  Michael Jackson
- 11
- 3
- 10
- - 11
  - 3
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

4
- Send One Your Love
  Stevie Wonder
- 4
- 4
- 10
- - 4
  - 4
  - 10

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

5
- Do That To Me One More Time
  Captain & Tennille
- 6
- 5
- 12
- - 6
  - 5
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

6
- Babe
  Styx
- 3
- 1
- 14
- - 3
  - 1
  - 14

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

7
- Still
  Commodores
- 5
- 1
- 15
- - 5
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

8
- Coward Of The County
  Kenny Rogers
- 22
- 8
- 8
- - 22
  - 8
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

9
- Ladies Night
  Kool & The Gang
- 9
- 9
- 14
- - 9
  - 9
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite

10
- We Don't Talk Anymore
  Cliff Richard
- 13
- 10
- 12
- - 13
  - 10
  - 12

Producer(s):

B.Welch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

11
- Cool Change
  Little River Band
- 12
- 11
- 12
- - 12
  - 11
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.Boylan, Little River Band, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

12
- Cruisin'
  Smokey Robinson
- 15
- 12
- 14
- - 15
  - 12
  - 14

Producer(s):

S.Robinson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

13
- The Long Run
  Eagles
- 17
- 13
- 5
- - 17
  - 13
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

14
- Head Games
  Foreigner
- 14
- 14
- 9
- - 14
  - 14
  - 9

Producer(s):

R.Baker, M.Jones, I.Mc Donald

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

15
- Better Love Next Time
  Dr. Hook
- 16
- 15
- 13
- - 16
  - 15
  - 13

Producer(s):

R.Haffkine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

16
- Jane
  Jefferson Starship
- 18
- 16
- 10
- - 18
  - 16
  - 10

Producer(s):

R.Nevison, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

17
- I Wanna Be Your Lover
  Prince
- 23
- 17
- 7
- - 23
  - 17
  - 7

Producer(s):

Prince, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

18
- This Is It
  Kenny Loggins
- 21
- 18
- 12
- - 21
  - 18
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

19
- I Want You Tonight
  Pablo Cruise
- 19
- 19
- 13
- - 19
  - 19
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Schnee, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

20
- You're Only Lonely
  J.D. Souther
- 7
- 7
- 18
- - 7
  - 7
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

21
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
  Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer
- 8
- 1
- 12
- - 8
  - 1
  - 12

Producer(s):

G.Klein, P.Jabara, B.Roberts

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

22
- Don't Do Me Like That
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 25
- 22
- 8
- - 25
  - 22
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

T.E.Petty

Producer(s):

J.Iovine, T.E.Petty

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet

23
- Wait For Me
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 26
- 23
- 11
- - 26
  - 23
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

24
- Don't Let Go
  Isaac Hayes
- 28
- 24
- 11
- - 28
  - 24
  - 11

Producer(s):

I.Hayes, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

25
- Sara
  Fleetwood Mac
- 35
- 25
- 4
- - 35
  - 25
  - 4

Producer(s):

Fleetwood Mac, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

26
- Take The Long Way Home
  Supertramp
- 10
- 10
- 13
- - 10
  - 10
  - 13

Producer(s):

Supertramp, P.Henderson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

27
- Damned If I Do
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 27
- 27
- 15
- - 27
  - 27
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

28
- Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool)
  Foghat
- 30
- 28
- 8
- - 30
  - 28
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville

29
- Deja Vu
  Dionne Warwick
- 34
- 29
- 9
- - 34
  - 29
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

30
- Chiquitita
  ABBA
- 31
- 30
- 9
- - 31
  - 30
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Anderson, B.Ulvaeus, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

31
- Yes, I'm Ready
  Teri DeSario With K.C.
- 36
- 31
- 8
- - 36
  - 31
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

32
- Pop Muzik
  M
- 32
- 1
- 22
- - 32
  - 1
  - 22

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire

33
- Half The Way
  Crystal Gayle
- 24
- 15
- 15
- - 24
  - 15
  - 15

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

34
- Heartache Tonight
  Eagles
- 20
- 1
- 14
- - 20
  - 1
  - 14

Producer(s):

B.Szymczyk, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

35
- Romeo's Tune
  Steve Forbert
- 48
- 35
- 6
- - 48
  - 35
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Simon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nemperor/Unknown

36
- Rotation
  Herb Alpert
- 40
- 36
- 8
- - 40
  - 36
  - 8

Producer(s):

H.Alpert, R.Badazz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

37
- Rapper's Delight
  Sugarhill Gang
- 43
- 37
- 9
- - 43
  - 37
  - 9

Producer(s):

Sugar Hill Gang, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sugar Hill/Unknown

38
- Train, Train
  Blackfoot
- 38
- 38
- 12
- - 38
  - 38
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

39
- I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love
  Rita Coolidge
- 44
- 39
- 8
- - 44
  - 39
  - 8

Producer(s):

D.Anderle, B.T.Jones, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

40
- Forever Mine
  The O'Jays
- 42
- 40
- 7
- - 42
  - 40
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

41
- Savannah Nights
  Tom Johnston
- 45
- 41
- 8
- - 45
  - 41
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Jansen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

42
- Fool In The Rain
  Led Zeppelin
- 64
- 42
- 3
- - 64
  - 42
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Page, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Unknown

43
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  Queen
- 58
- 43
- 3
- - 58
  - 43
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

F. Mercury

Producer(s):

Queen, Mack

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

RIAA Certification: Platinum

44
- Voices
  Cheap Trick
- 56
- 44
- 5
- - 56
  - 44
  - 5

Producer(s):

T.Werman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

45
- Why Me
  Styx
- 65
- 45
- 4
- - 65
  - 45
  - 4

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

46
- You Know That I Love You
  Santana
- 53
- 46
- 7
- - 53
  - 46
  - 7

Producer(s):

K.Olsen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

47
- She's In Love With You
  Suzi Quatro
- 51
- 47
- 7
- - 51
  - 47
  - 7

Producer(s):

M.Chapman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

48
- Do You Love What You Feel
  Rufus And Chaka Khan
- 54
- 48
- 7
- - 54
  - 48
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

49
- Mistrusted Love
  Mistress
- 49
- 49
- 9
- - 49
  - 49
  - 9

Producer(s):

T.Kaye, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

50
- Lonely Eyes
  Robert John
- 55
- 50
- 5
- - 55
  - 50
  - 5

Producer(s):

G.Tobin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

51
- Lost Her In The Sun
  John Stewart
- 59
- 51
- 5
- - 59
  - 51
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

52
- Dig The Gold
  Joyce Cobb
- 62
- 52
- 7
- - 62
  - 52
  - 7

Producer(s):

A.Black, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cream/Unknown

53
- Last Train To London
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 63
- 53
- 5
- - 63
  - 53
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet

54
- September Morn'
  Neil Diamond
- 66
- 54
- 3
- - 66
  - 54
  - 3

Producer(s):

B.Gaudio, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

55
- Money
  The Flying Lizards
- 60
- 55
- 6
- - 60
  - 55
  - 6

Producer(s):

D.Cunningham, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Unknown

56
- Daydream Believer
  Anne Murray
- 67
- 56
- 3
- - 67
  - 56
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

57
- Move Your Boogie Body
  Bar-Kays
- 61
- 57
- 5
- - 61
  - 57
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

58
- Wonderland
  Commodores
- 68
- 58
- 4
- - 68
  - 58
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

59
- An American Dream
  The Dirt Band
- 70
- 59
- 5
- - 70
  - 59
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Edwards, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

60
- Dirty Water
  The Inmates
- 69
- 60
- 5
- - 69
  - 60
  - 5

Producer(s):

V.Maile, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

61
- Looks Like Love Again
  Dann Rogers
- 71
- 61
- 4
- - 71
  - 61
  - 4

Producer(s):

I.Gardiner, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

International Artists/Unknown

62
- Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl
  The Spinners
- 72
- 62
- 4
- - 72
  - 62
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

63
- Glide
  Pleasure
- 73
- 63
- 5
- - 73
  - 63
  - 5

Producer(s):

M.McClain, P.Kaffel, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fantasy/Unknown

64
- Ships
  Barry Manilow
- 29
- 9
- 13
- - 29
  - 9
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, R. Dante, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

65
- Heartbreaker
  Pat Benatar
- 76
- 65
- 3
- - 76
  - 65
  - 3

Producer(s):

P.Coleman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

66
- When I Wanted You
  Barry Manilow
- 78
- 66
- 4
- - 78
  - 66
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

67
- Longer
  Dan Fogelberg
- 77
- 67
- 4
- - 77
  - 67
  - 4

Producer(s):

D.Fogelberg, N.Putnam, M.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon/Epic/Unknown

68
- Stargazer
  Peter Brown
- 79
- 68
- 4
- - 79
  - 68
  - 4

Producer(s):

C.Wade, P.Brown, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Drive/Unknown

69
- I Need A Lover
  John Cougar
- 33
- 28
- 13
- - 33
  - 28
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Riva

70
- Memorize Your Number
  Leif Garrett
- 80
- 70
- 4
- - 80
  - 70
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Brothers

71
- Star
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 81
- 71
- 3
- - 81
  - 71
  - 3

Producer(s):

M.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

72
- Can We Still Be Friends
  Robert Palmer
- 82
- 72
- 3
- - 82
  - 72
  - 3

Producer(s):

R.Palmer, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Unknown

73
- 99
  Toto
- 85
- 73
- 3
- - 85
  - 73
  - 3

Producer(s):

T.Knox, Toto, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

74
- The Second Time Around
  Shalamar
- 83
- 74
- 5
- - 83
  - 74
  - 5

Producer(s):

L.F.Sylvers,III, D.Griffey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/Unknown

75
- You're Gonna Get What's Coming
  Bonnie Raitt
- 75
- 75
- 5
- - 75
  - 75
  - 5

Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

76
- I Don't Want To Talk About It
  Rod Stewart
- 84
- 76
- 3
- - 84
  - 76
  - 3

Producer(s):

T.Dowd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

77
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
  Bonnie Pointer
- 86
- 77
- 3
- - 86
  - 77
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

78
- Shooting Star
  Dollar
- 88
- 78
- 3
- - 88
  - 78
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carrere

79
- Don't Make Me Over
  Jennifer Warnes
- 87
- 79
- 3
- - 87
  - 79
  - 3

Producer(s):

R.Rraboni, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

80
- Volcano
  Jimmy Buffett
- 89
- 80
- 3
- - 89
  - 80
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

J.Buffett, K.Sykes, H.Dailey

Producer(s):

N.Putnam

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

81 NEW
NEW
- I'm Alive
  Gamma
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Producer(s):

C.Ballard, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

82
- Broken Hearted Me
  Anne Murray
- 37
- 12
- 16
- - 37
  - 12
  - 16

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

83 NEW
NEW
- Flirtin' With Disaster
  Molly Hatchet
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Producer(s):

D.hludeck, DJ Brown, B.Thomas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

84
- Video Killed The Radio Star
  The Buggles
- 46
- 40
- 9
- - 46
  - 40
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

85 NEW
NEW
- Make Believe It's Your First Time
  Bobby Vinton
- -
- 85
- 1
- - -
  - 85
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tapestry

86 NEW
NEW
- Goodnight My Love
  Mike Pinera
- -
- 86
- 1
- - -
  - 86
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spector

87
- I Still Have Dreams
  Richie Furay
- 39
- 39
- 11
- - 39
  - 39
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

88
- Love Pains
  Yvonne Elliman
- 41
- 34
- 13
- - 41
  - 34
  - 13

Producer(s):

S.Barri, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

89
- I Call Your Name
  Switch
- 91
- 89
- 10
- - 91
  - 89
  - 10

Producer(s):

B.Debarge, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

90
- Let Me Sleep Alone
  Cugini
- 90
- 90
- 3
- - 90
  - 90
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Brothers

91
- With You I'm Born Again
  Billy Preston & Syreeta
- 92
- 91
- 5
- - 92
  - 91
  - 5

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

92
- Holdin' On For Dear Love
  Lobo
- 93
- 92
- 3
- - 93
  - 92
  - 3

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

93 NEW
NEW
- Bad Times
  Tavares
- -
- 93
- 1
- - -
  - 93
  - 1

Producer(s):

B.Golomby, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

94
- Since You Been Gone
  Rainbow
- 57
- 57
- 8
- - 57
  - 57
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

95
- Rainbow Connection
  Kermit (Jim Henson)
- 47
- 25
- 17
- - 47
  - 25
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

96
- Rise
  Herb Alpert
- 96
- 1
- 24
- - 96
  - 1
  - 24

Producer(s):

H.Alpert, R.Badazz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

97
- You Decorated My Life
  Kenny Rogers
- 94
- 7
- 18
- - 94
  - 7
  - 18

Producer(s):

D.hupp, B.Morrison, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

98
- Dim All The Lights
  Donna Summer
- 50
- 2
- 20
- - 50
  - 2
  - 20

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, P.Belotte, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

99
- Tusk
  Fleetwood Mac
- 52
- 8
- 14
- - 52
  - 8
  - 14

Producer(s):

Fleetwood Mac, R.Dashut, K.Cayllat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

100
- Message In A Bottle
  The Police
- 74
- 74
- 7
- - 74
  - 74
  - 7

Producer(s):

The Police, M.Gray, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of January 5, 1980

Billboard Hot 100™

Please Don't Go

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Michael Jackson to Pink Floyd: No.1 Songs From 1980

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Please Don't Go

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock With You

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Send One Your Love

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Do That To Me One More Time

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Babe

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Still

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coward Of The County

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ladies Night

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We Don't Talk Anymore

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cool Change

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cruisin'

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Long Run

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Head Games

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Better Love Next Time

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jane

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Wanna Be Your Lover

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Is It

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Want You Tonight

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You're Only Lonely

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Do Me Like That

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wait For Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Let Go

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sara

Producer(s):