R&B number-one hits of 1980 (USA)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1980:
See also: 1980 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
Chart history
| Issue Date |
Song |
Artist |
| January 5 |
Rock with You |
Michael Jackson |
| January 12 |
Rock with You |
Michael Jackson |
| January 19 |
Rock with You |
Michael Jackson |
| January 26 |
Rock with You |
Michael Jackson |
| February 2 |
Rock with You |
Michael Jackson |
| February 9 |
Rock with You |
Michael Jackson |
| February 16 |
Second Time Around |
Shalamar |
| February 23 |
Special Lady |
Ray, Goodman & Brown |
| March 1 |
And The Beat Goes On |
The Whispers |
| March 8 |
And The Beat Goes On |
The Whispers |
| March 15 |
And The Beat Goes On |
The Whispers |
| March 22 |
And The Beat Goes On |
The Whispers |
| March 29 |
And The Beat Goes On |
The Whispers |
| April 5 |
Stomp! |
The Brothers Johnson |
| April 12 |
Stomp! |
The Brothers Johnson |
| April 19 |
Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) |
The Isley Brothers |
| April 26 |
Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) |
The Isley Brothers |
| May 3 |
Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) |
The Isley Brothers |
| May 10 |
Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) |
The Isley Brothers |
| May 17 |
Let’s Get Serious |
Jermaine Jackson |
| May 24 |
Let’s Get Serious |
Jermaine Jackson |
| May 31 |
Let’s Get Serious |
Jermaine Jackson |
| June 7 |
Let’s Get Serious |
Jermaine Jackson |
| June 14 |
Let’s Get Serious |
Jermaine Jackson |
| June 21 |
Let’s Get Serious |
Jermaine Jackson |
| June 28 |
Take Your Time (Do It Right) [Part 1] |
The S.O.S. Band |
| July 5 |
Take Your Time (Do It Right) [Part 1] |
The S.O.S. Band |
| July 12 |
Take Your Time (Do It Right) [Part 1] |
The S.O.S. Band |
| July 19 |
Take Your Time (Do It Right) [Part 1] |
The S.O.S. Band |
| July 26 |
Take Your Time (Do It Right) [Part 1] |
The S.O.S. Band |
| August 2 |
One in a Million You |
Larry Graham |
| August 9 |
One In A Million You |
Larry Graham |
| August 16 |
Upside Down |
Diana Ross |
| August 23 |
Upside Down |
Diana Ross |
| August 30 |
Upside Down |
Diana Ross |
| September 6 |
Upside Down |
Diana Ross |
| September 13 |
Give Me The Night |
George Benson |
| September 20 |
Give Me The Night |
George Benson |
| September 27 |
Give Me The Night |
George Benson |
| October 4 |
Funkin’ For Jamaica |
Tom Browne |
| October 11 |
Funkin’ For Jamaica |
Tom Browne |
| October 18 |
Funkin’ For Jamaica |
Tom Browne |
| October 25 |
Funkin’ For Jamaica |
Tom Browne |
| November 1 |
Master Blaster (Jammin’) |
Stevie Wonder |
| November 8 |
Master Blaster (Jammin’) |
Stevie Wonder |
| November 15 |
Master Blaster (Jammin’) |
Stevie Wonder |
| November 22 |
Master Blaster (Jammin’) |
Stevie Wonder |
| November 29 |
Master Blaster (Jammin’) |
Stevie Wonder |
| December 6 |
Master Blaster (Jammin’) |
Stevie Wonder |
| December 13 |
Master Blaster (Jammin’) |
Stevie Wonder |
| December 20 |
Celebration |
Kool & The Gang |
| December 27 |
Celebration |
Kool & The Gang |
Chart comparisons
- Three songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Two of the songs, "Rock With You and "Upside Down" peaked on the chart within 1980, while "Celebration" went to number one the year after.
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