RPM number-one hits of 1980

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This is a list of the Canadian RPM magazine number one singles of 1980.

Volume:Issue Issue Date(s) Weeks on Top Song Artist
32:15 January 5 1 "Babe" Styx
32:16-17 January 12 - January 19 2 "Escape" Rupert Holmes
32:18-19 January 26 - February 2 2 "Rapper's Delight" Sugarhill Gang
32:20 February 9 1 "Coward of the County" Kenny Rogers
32:21 February 16 1 "Please Don't Go" K.C. and the Sunshine Band
32:22-23 February 23 - March 1 2 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen
32:24-25 March 8 - March 15 2 "Coward of the County" (re-entry) Kenny Rogers
32:26-33:5 March 22 - April 26 6 "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" Pink Floyd
33:6-8 May 3 - May 17 3 "Call Me" Blondie
33:9 May 24 1 "Rock Lobster" B-52's
33:10-12 May 31 - June 14 3 "Call Me" (re-entry) Blondie
33:13-14 June 21 - June 28 2 "Cars" Gary Numan
33:15 July 5 1 "Coming Up" Paul McCartney
33:16 July 12 1 "Funkytown" Lipps Inc
33:17 July 19 1 "Little Jeannie" Elton John
33:18-20 July 26 - August 9 3 "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" Billy Joel
33:21 August 16 1 "Misunderstanding" Genesis
33:22-25 August 23 - September 20 5 "Emotional Rescue" The Rolling Stones
33:26 September 27 - October 4 2 "Magic" Olivia Newton-John
34:1 October 11 - October 14 2 "Sailing" Christopher Cross
34:2-3 October 25 - November 15 4 "Another One Bites the Dust" Queen
34:4 November 22 - November 29 2 "Woman in Love" Barbra Streisand
34:5 December 6 - December 13 2 "Dreamer" Supertramp
34:6 December 20 - December 27 2 "(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon

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During the August-September time frame, RPM apparently adopted a fortnightly publishing schedule, based on issue numbers. Therefore each chart in the latter portion of 1980 covered two weeks.

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Lists of number-one hits in Canada

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Sources: 1964 - 2000: RPM • 2001 - 2007: Canadian Singles Chart • 2007 - present: Canadian Hot 100