| Last year | No 1 hits of the year 1980 | Next year |
| US | UK | |
| 5 Jan 1980 | Please Don't Go (KC & the Sunshine Band) |
Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.II) (Pink Floyd) |
| 12 Jan 1980 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) (Rupert Holmes) |
Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.II) (Pink Floyd) |
| 19 Jan 1980 | Rock With You (Michael Jackson) |
Brass In Pocket (The Pretenders) |
| 26 Jan 1980 | Rock With You (Michael Jackson) |
Brass In Pocket (The Pretenders) |
| 02 Feb 1980 | Rock With You (Michael Jackson) |
The Special AKA Live (EP) (The Specials) |
| 9 Feb 1980 | Rock With You (Michael Jackson) |
The Special AKA Live (EP) (The Specials) |
| 16 Feb 1980 | Do That To Me One More Time (The Captain & Tennille) |
Coward Of The County (Kenny Rogers) |
| 23 Feb 1980 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen) |
Coward Of The County (Kenny Rogers) |
| 01 Mar 1980 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen) |
Atomic (Blondie) |
| 8 Mar 1980 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen) |
Atomic (Blondie) |
| 15 Mar 1980 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen) |
Together We Are Beautiful (Fern Kenney) |
| 22 Mar 1980 | Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.II) (Pink Floyd) |
Going Underground / Dreams Of Children (The Jam) |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.II) (Pink Floyd) |
Going Underground / Dreams Of Children (The Jam) |
| 5 Apr 1980 | Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.II) (Pink Floyd) |
Going Underground / Dreams Of Children (The Jam) |
| 12 Apr 1980 | Another Brick In The Wall (Pt.II) (Pink Floyd) |
Working My Way Back To You (The Detroit Spinners) |
| 19 Apr 1980 | Call Me (Blondie) |
Working My Way Back To You (The Detroit Spinners) |
| 26 Apr 1980 | Call Me (Blondie) |
Call Me (Blondie) |
| 3 May 1980 | Call Me (Blondie) |
Geno (Dexy's Midnight Runners) |
| 10 May 1980 | Call Me (Blondie) |
Geno (Dexy's Midnight Runners) |
| 17 May 1980 | Call Me (Blondie) |
What's Another Year? (Johnny Logan) |
| 24 May 1980 | Call Me (Blondie) |
What's Another Year? (Johnny Logan) |
| 31 May 1980 | Funky Town (Lipps Inc.) |
Theme From "M*A*S*H" (The Mash) |
| 07 Jun 1980 | Funky Town (Lipps Inc.) |
Theme From "M*A*S*H" (The Mash) |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Funky Town (Lipps Inc.) |
Theme From "M*A*S*H" (The Mash) |
| 21 Jun 1980 | Funky Town (Lipps Inc.) |
Crying (Don McLean) |
| 28 Jun 1980 | Coming up (Paul McCartney) |
Crying (Don McLean) |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Coming up (Paul McCartney) |
Crying (Don McLean) |
| 12 Jul 1980 | Coming up (Paul McCartney) |
Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.) |
| 19 Jul 1980 | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (Billy Joel) |
Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O.) |
| 26 Jul 1980 | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me (Billy Joel) |
Use It Up And Wear It Out (Odyssey) |
| 2 Aug 1980 | Magic (Olivia Newton-John) |
Use It Up And Wear It Out (Odyssey) |
| 9 Aug 1980 | Magic (Olivia Newton-John) |
The Winner Takes All (Abba) |
| 16 Aug 1980 | Magic (Olivia Newton-John) |
The Winner Takes All (Abba) |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Magic (Olivia Newton-John) |
Ashes To Ashes (David Bowie) |
| 30 Aug 1980 | Sailing (Christopher Cross) |
Ashes To Ashes (David Bowie) |
| 6 Sep 1980 | Upside Down (Diana Ross) |
Start (The Jam) |
| 13 Sep 1980 | Upside Down (Diana Ross) |
Feels Like I'm In Love (Kelly Marie) |
| 20 Sep 1980 | Upside Down (Diana Ross) |
Feels Like I'm In Love (Kelly Marie) |
| 27 Sep 1980 | Upside Down (Diana Ross) |
Don't Stand So Close To Me (The Police) |
| 4 Oct 1980 | Another One Bites The Dust (Queen) |
Don't Stand So Close To Me (The Police) |
| 11 Oct 1980 | Another One Bites The Dust (Queen) |
Don't Stand So Close To Me (The Police) |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Another One Bites The Dust (Queen) |
Don't Stand So Close To Me (The Police) |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Woman In Love (Barbra Streisand) |
Woman In Love (Barbra Streisand) |
| 01 Nov 1980 | Woman In Love (Barbra Streisand) |
Woman In Love (Barbra Streisand) |
| 8 Nov 1980 | Woman In Love (Barbra Streisand) |
Woman In Love (Barbra Streisand) |
| 15 Nov 1980 | Lady (Kenny Rogers ) |
The Tide Is High (Blondie) |
| 22 Nov 1980 | Lady (Kenny Rogers ) |
The Tide Is High (Blondie) |
| 29 Nov 1980 | Lady (Kenny Rogers ) |
Super Trouper (Abba) |
| 6 Dez 1980 | Lady (Kenny Rogers ) |
Super Trouper (Abba) |
| 13 Dez 1980 | Lady (Kenny Rogers ) |
Super Trouper (Abba) |
| 20 Dez 1980 | Lady (Kenny Rogers ) |
(Just Like) Starting Over (John Lennon) |
| 27 Dez 1980 | (Just Like) Starting Over (John Lennon) |
There's No One Quite Like Grandma (St Winifred's School Choir) |