Billboard Top 40 of 1980

The following songs entered the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 1980;^[1] they are listed in alphabetical order.

• "9 to 5" – Dolly Parton (#1)
• "99" – Toto (#26)
• "Against the Wind" – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#5)
• "All Night Long" – Joe Walsh (#19)
• "All Out of Love" – Air Supply (#2)
• "All Over the World" – Electric Light Orchestra (#13)
• "An American Dream" – The Dirt Band (#13)
• "And the Beat Goes On" – The Whispers (#19)
• "Angel Say No" – Tommy Tutone (#38)
• "Answering Machine" – Rupert Holmes (#32)
• "Any Way You Want It" – Journey (#23)
• "Ashes by Now" – Rodney Crowell (#37)
• "Atomic" – Blondie (#39)
• "Baby Talks Dirty" – The Knack (#38)
• "Back on My Feet Again" – The Babys (#33)
• "Better Love Next Time" – Dr. Hook (#12)
• "Biggest Part of Me" – Ambrosia (#3)
• "Boulevard" – Jackson Browne (#19)
• "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)" – The Pretenders (#14)
• "Breakdown Dead Ahead" – Boz Scaggs (#15)
• "Call Me" – Blondie (#1)
• "Carrie" – Cliff Richard (#34)
• "Cars" – Gary Numan (#9)
• "Celebration" – Kool & The Gang (#1)
• "Chiquitita" – Abba (#29)
• "Clones (We're All)" – Alice Cooper (#40)
• "Cold Love" – Donna Summer (#33)
• "Come Back" – J. Geils Band (#32)
• "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" – Paul McCartney (#1)
• "Could I Have This Dance" – Anne Murray (#33)
• "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" – Queen (#1)
• "Cupid" / "I've Loved You for a Long Time" – Spinners (#4)
• "Daydream Believer" – Anne Murray (#12)
• "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – The Police (#10)
• "Deep Inside My Heart" – Randy Meisner (#22)
• "Desire" – Andy Gibb (#4)
• "Do Right" – Paul Davis (#23)
• "Don't Ask Me Why" – Billy Joel (#19)
• "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" – Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes (#4)
• "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2)" – The Isley Brothers (#39)
• "Dreamer" – Supertramp (#15)
• "Dreaming" – Cliff Richard (#10)
• "Drivin' My Life Awa" – Eddie Rabbitt (#5)
• "Emotional Rescue" – The Rolling Stones (#3)
• "The Empire Strikes Back" – Meco (#18)
• "Even It Up" – Heart (#33)
• "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" – The Korgis (#18)
• "Fame" – Irene Cara (#4)
• "Fire in the Morning" – Melissa Manchester (#32)
• "Fire Lake" – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#6)
• "Fool in the Rain" – Led Zeppelin (#21)
• "First Time Love" – Livingston Taylor (#38)
• "Funkytown" – Lipps, Inc. (#1)
• "Gee Whiz" – Bernadette Peters (#31)
• "Gimme Some Lovin'" – Blues Brothers (#18)
• "Girls Can Get It" – Dr. Hook (#34)
• "Give It All You Got" – Chuck Mangione (#18)
• "Give Me the Night" – George Benson (#4)
• "Giving It Up for Your Love" – Delbert McClinton (#8)
• "Guilty" – Andy Gibb and Barbra Streisand
• "He Can't Love You" – Michael Stanley Band (#33)
• "He Stopped Loving Her Today" – George Jones (#1)
• "He's So Shy" – Pointer Sisters (#3)
• "Headed For a Fall" – Firefall (#35)
• "Heart Hotels" – Dan Fogelberg (#21)
• "Heartbreaker" – Pat Benatar (#23)
• "Hey Nineteen" – Steely Dan (#10)
• "Hey There Lonely Girl" – Robert John (#31)
• "Him" – Rupert Holmes (#6)
• "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" – Pat Benatar (#9)
• "Hold On" – Kansas (#40)
• "Hold on to My Love" – Jimmy Ruffin (#10)
• "Hot Rod Hearts" – Robbie Dupree (#15)
• "How Do I Make You" – Linda Ronstadt (#10)
• "How Do I Survive" – Amy Holland (#22)
• "How Does It Feel To Be Back" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (#30)
• "Hungry Heart" – Bruce Springsteen (#5)
• "Hurt So Bad" – Linda Ronstadt (#8)
• "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" – Stevie Wonder (#11)
• "I Believe in You" – Don Williams (#24)
• "I Can't Help It" – Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John (#12)
• "I Can't Help Myself" – Bonnie Pointer (#40)
• "I Can't Let Go" – Linda Ronstadt (#31)
• "I Can't Tell You Why" – Eagles (#8)
• "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" – Barry Manilow (#36)
• "I Love A Rainy Night" – Eddie Rabbitt (#1)
• "I Made It Through the Rain" – Barry Manilow (#10)
• "I Need Your Lovin'" – Teena Marie (#37)
• "I Pledge My Love" – Peaches & Herb (#19)
• "I Thank You" – ZZ Top (#34)
• "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" – Rita Coolidge (#38)
• "I'm Alive" – Electric Light Orchestra (#16)
• "I'm Almost Ready" – Pure Prairie League (#34)
• "I'm Alright" – Kenny Loggins (#7)
• "I'm Coming Out" – Diana Ross (#5)
• "I'm Happy That Love Has Found You" – Jimmy Hall (#27)
• "If You Should Sail" – Nielsen/Pearson (#38)
• "In America" – Charlie Daniels Band (#11)
• "Into the Night" – Benny Mardones (#11)
• "It's My Turn" – Diana Ross (#9)
• "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" – Billy Joel (#1)
• "Jesse" – Carly Simon (#11)
• JoJo – Boz Scaggs (#17)
• "(Just Like) Starting Over" – John Lennon (#1)
• "Keep on Loving You" – REO Speedwagon (#1)
• "Keep the Fire" – Kenny Loggins (#36)
• "Killin' Time" – Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (#28)
• "King of the Hill" – Rick Pinette & Oak (#36)
• "Kiss Me in the Rain" – Barbra Streisand (#37)
• "Lady" – Kenny Rogers (#1)
• "Lady" – The Whispers (#28)
• "Last Train to London" – Electric Light Orchestra (#39)
• "Late in the Evening" – Paul Simon (#6)
• "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" – Charlie Daniels Band (#31)
• "Let Me Be the Clock" – Smokey Robinson (#31)
• "Let Me Be Your Angel" – Stacy Lattisaw (#21)
• "Let Me Go, Love" – Nicolette Larson (with Michael McDonald) (#35)
• "Let Me Love You Tonight" – Pure Prairie League (#10)
• Let My Love Open the Door" – Pete Townshend (#9)
• "Let's Get Serious" – Jermaine Jackson (#9)
• "Little Jeannie" – Elton John (#3)
• "Longer" – Dan Fogelberg (#2)
• "Look What You've Done to Me" – Boz Scaggs (#14)
• "Lookin' for Love" – Johnny Lee (#5)
• "Lost in Love" – Air Supply (#3)
• "Love on the Rocks" – Neil Diamond (#2)
• "Love Stinks" – J. Geils Band (#38)
• "Love the World Away" – Kenny Rogers (#14)
• "Lovely One" – The Jacksons (#12)
• "A Lover's Holiday" – Change (#40)
• "Magic" – Olivia Newton-John (#1)
• "Make a Little Magic" – The Dirt Band (#25)
• "Master Blaster (Jammin')" – Stevie Wonder (#5)
• "Midnight Rocks" – Al Stewart (#24)
• "Miss Sun" – Boz Scaggs (#14)
• "Misunderstanding" – Genesis (#14)
• "More Love" – Kim Carnes (#10)
• "More Than I Can Say" – Leo Sayer (#2)
• "My Mother's Eyes" – Bette Midler (#39)
• "Never Be the Same" – Christopher Cross (#15)
• "Never Knew Love Like This Before" – Stephanie Mills (#6)
• "New Romance (It's a Mystery)" – Spider (#39)
• "No Night So Long" – Dionne Warwick (#23)
• "Off the Wall" – Michael Jackson (#10)
• "Old-Fashion Love" – Commodores (#20)
• "On the Radio" – Donna Summer (#5)
• "On the Road Again" – Willie Nelson (#20)
• "One Fine Day" – Carole King (#12)
• "One in a Million You" – Larry Graham
• "One Step Closer" – The Doobie Brothers (#24)
• "One-Trick Pony" – Paul Simon (#40)
• "Only a Lonely Heart Sees" – Felix Cavaliere (#36)
• "Out Here on My Own" – Irene Cara (#19)
• "Passion" – Rod Stewart (#5)
• "Pilot of the Airwaves" – Charlie Dore (#13)
• "Rapper's Delight" – Sugarhill Gang (#36)
• "Real Love" – The Doobie Brothers (#5)
• "Refugee" – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (#15)
• "Ride Like the Wind" – Christopher Cross (#2)
• "Romeo's Tune" – Steve Forbert (#11)
• "The Rose" – Bette Midler (#3)
• "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (#1)
• "Same Old Lang Syne" – Dan Fogelberg (#9)
• "(Sartorial Eloquence) Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?" – Elton John (#39)
• "Savannah Nights" – Tom Johnston (#34)
• "The Second Time Around" – Shalamar (#8)
• "The Seduction (Love Theme from "American Gigolo")" – James Last Band (#28)
• "September Morn'" – Neil Diamond (#17)
• "Sequel" – Harry Chapin (#23)
• "Set Me Free" – Utopia (#27)
• "Sexy Eyes" – Dr. Hook (#5)
• "She's Out of My Life" – Michael Jackson (#10)
• "She's So Cold" – The Rolling Stones (#26)
• "Shine On" – LTD (#40)
• "Shining Star" – The Manhattans (#5)
• "Should've Never Let You Go" – Neil & Dara Sedaka (#19)
• "Smoky Mountain Rain" – Ronnie Milsap (#24)
• "Someone That I Used To Love" – Natalie Cole (#21)
• "Sometimes a Fantasy" – Billy Joel (#36)
• "Special Lady" – Ray, Goodman & Brown (#5)
• "Stand By Me" – Mickey Gilley (#22)
• "Starting Over Again" – Dolly Parton (#36)
• "Steal Away" – Robbie Dupree (#6)
• "Stomp!" – The Brothers Johnson (#7)
• "Suddenly" – Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard (#20)
• "Take A Little Rhythm" – Ali Thomson (#15)
• "Take Your Time (Do It Right) (Part 1)" – The S.O.S. Band (#3)
• "Tell It Like It Is" -Heart (#8)
• "That Girl Could Sing" – Jackson Browne (#22)
• "(Theme From) New York City" – Frank Sinatra (#32)
• "Theme from "The Dukes of Hazzard" (Good Ol' Boys)" – Waylon Jennings (#21)
• "Think About Me" – Fleetwood Mac (#20)
• "This Time" – John Cougar Mellencamp (#27)
• "Three Times in Love" – Tommy James (#19)
• "The Tide Is High" – Blondie (#1)
• "Tired of Toein' the Line" – Rocky Burnette (#8)
• "Together" – Tierra (#18)
• "Too Hot" – Kool & The Gang (#5)
• "Touch and Go" – The Cars (#37)
• "Train in Vain (Stand By Me)" – The Clash (#23)
• "Tulsa Time" – Eric Clapton & His Band (#30)
• "Turning Japanese" – The Vapors (#36)
• "Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone" – The Manhattan Transfer (#30)
• "Two Places at the Same Time" – Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (#30)
• "Upside Down" – Diana Ross (#1)
• "Voices" – Cheap Trick (#32)
• "Wait for Me" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (#18)
• "Walk Away" – Donna Summer (#36)
• "Walks Like A Lady" – Journey (#32)
• "The Wanderer" – Donna Summer (#3)
• "We Live For Love" – Pat Benatar (#27)
• "We Were Meant to Be Lovers" – Photoglo (#31)
• "When A Man Loves A Woman" – Bette Midler (#35)
• "Whip It" – Devo (#14)
• "Who'll Be the Fool Tonight" – Larsen-Feiten Band (#29)
• "Who's Making Love" – Blues Brothers (#39)
• "Why Me" – Styx (#26)
• "Why Not Me" – Fred Knoblock (#18)
• "The Winner Takes It All" – Abba (#8)
• "With You I'm Born Again" – Billy Preston & Syreeta (#4)
• "Without Your Love" – Roger Daltrey (#20)
• "Woman in Love" – Barbra Streisand (#1)
• "Wondering Where the Lions Are" – Bruce Cockburn (#21)
• "Wonderland" – The Commodores (#25)
• "Xanadu" – Olivia Newton-John & ELO (#8)
• "Years" – Wayne Newton (#35)
• "Yes, I'm Ready" – Teri DeSario with KC (#2)
• "You Know That I Love You" – Santana (#35)
• "You May Be Right" – Billy Joel (#7)
• "You Shook Me All Night Long" – AC/DC (#35)
• "You'll Accomp'ny Me" – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#14)
• "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me" – Jermaine Jackson (#34)
• "You're the Only Woman (You & I)" – Ambrosia (#13)
• "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (#12)

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