Top 100 Songs of 1980
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- Call Me-Blondie
- Another One Bites the Dust-Queen
- Lady-Kenny Rogers
- Woman in Love-Barbra Streisand
- Upside Down-Diana Ross
- (Just Like) Starting Over-John Lennon
- Do That to Me One More Time-Captain & Tennille
- Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)-Paul McCartney & Wings
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love-Queen
- Another Brick in the Wall-Pink Floyd
- Funkytown-Lipps, Inc.
- Rock with You-Michael Jackson
- Magic-Olivia Newton-John
- It's Still Rock and Roll to Me-Billy Joel
- Please Don't Go-KC & the Sunshine Band
- Ride Like the Wind-Christopher Cross
- All Out of Love-Air Supply
- More Than I Can Say-Leo Sayer
- Sailing-Christopher Cross
- Little Jeannie-Elton John
- Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl-Spinners
- Coward of the County-Kenny Rogers
- Lost in Love-Air Supply
- The Rose-Bette Midler
- Longer-Dan Fogelberg
- Yes, I'm Ready-Teri DeSario & KC
- Emotional Rescue-Rolling Stones
- Biggest Part of Me-Ambrosia
- Cruisin'-Smokey Robinson
- He's So Shy-Pointer Sisters
- The Wanderer-Donna Summer
- Take Your Time (Do It Right)-S.O.S. Band
- Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time-Spinners
- With You I'm Born Again-Billy Preston & Syreeta
- Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer-Kenny Rogers
- Desire-Andy Gibb
- Master Blaster-Stevie Wonder
- Sexy Eyes-Dr. Hook
- Give Me the Night-George Benson
- Fame-Irene Cara
- Hungry Heart-Bruce Springsteen
- Shining Star-Manhattans
- Steal Away-Robbie Dupree
- Too Hot-Kool & the Gang
- Drivin' My Life Away-Eddie Rabbitt
- Hit Me with Your Best Shot-Pat Benatar
- Cars-Gary Numan
- This Is It-Kenny Loggins
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling-Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Late in the Evening-Paul Simon
- Stomp!-Brothers Johnson
- Ladies Night-Kool & the Gang
- Never Knew Love Like This Before-Stephanie Mills
- More Love-Kim Carnes
- Against the Wind-Bob Seger
- I'm Coming Out-Diana Ross
- Whip It-Devo
- Special Lady-Ray, Goodman, & Brown
- We Don't Talk Anymore-Cliff Richard
- The Long Run-Eagles
- I Can't Tell You Why-Eagles
- Hurt So Bad-Linda Ronstadt
- Let's Get Serious-Jermaine Jackson
- How Do I Make You-Linda Ronstadt
- On the Radio-Donna Summer
- Daydream Believer-Anne Murray
- Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)-Pretenders
- Lookin' for Love-Johnny Lee
- Real Love-Doobie Brothers
- Into the Night-Bennie Mardones
- Fire Lake-Bob Seger
- I'm Alright-Kenny Loggins
- Him-Rupert Holmes
- You May Be Right-Billy Joel
- Cool Change-Little River Band
- Dreaming-Cliff Richard
- She's Out of My Life-Michael Jackson
- Better Love Next Time-Dr. Hook
- Don't Do Me Like That-Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- Jesse-Carly Simon
- An American Dream-Dirt Band
- Hot Rod Hearts-Robbie Dupree
- The Second Time Around-Shalamar
- Sara-Fleetwood Mac
- Tired of Toein' the Line-Rocky Burnette
- Let Me Love You Tonight-Pure Prairie League
- Xanadu-Olivia Newton-John
- Let My Love Open the Door-Pete Townshend
- One Fine Day-Carole King
- Off the Wall-Michael Jackson
- I Wanna Be Your Lover-Prince
- Romeo's Tune-Steve Forbert
- Breakdown Dead Ahead-Boz Scaggs
- Jane-Jefferson Starship
- Look What You've Done to Me-Boz Scaggs
- Don't Let Go-Isaac Hayes
- Pilot of the Airwaves-Charlie Dore
- All Over the World-Electric Light Orchestra
- You'll Accomp'ny Me-Bob Seger
- Refugee-Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers