These are The Official UK Charts Company UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 1980. [1]
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 January | Where's Captain Kirk? | Spizzenergi | 7 weeks |
| 8 March | Food for Thought / King | UB40 | 12 weeks |
| 31 May | Bloody Revolutions | Crass | 5 weeks |
| 5 July | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Joy Division | 10* weeks |
| 30 August | Paranoid | Black Sabbath | 5* weeks |
| 13 September | Can't Cheat Karma | Zounds | 2 weeks |
| 18 October | Requiem | Killing Joke | 1 week |
| 25 October | Atmosphere | Joy Division | 2 weeks |
| 8 November | Kill the Poor | Dead Kennedys | 1 week |
| 15 November | The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream a Lie | UB40 | 5* weeks |
| 6 December | Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers | Motörhead | 1 week |
| 27 December | Cartrouble | Adam and the Ants | 7* weeks |
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