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Welcome to the Top 40 countdown from this week in 1980!

At #40 this week: Atomic by Blondie. It is one spot away from its peak of #39 on the Hot 100 but it hit #1 in the U.K. and #3 in Ireland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_WLw_0DFQQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980 the #39 song was Ashes by Now by Rodney Crowell.

This song is two slots away from its peak of #37 on the Hot 100. Leeann Womack recorded a cover in 2000 that hit #4 on the Country chart and peaked at #45 on the Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDiYhFcnt5w">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #38 this week in 1980: Angel Say No by Tommy Tutone.

This was the song’s peak on the Hot 100. As you know Tommy Tutone’s next song 867-5309/Jenny was a much bigger hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZBNF7ubuO0">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #37 song was Stand By Me by Mickey Gilley.

This song from the Urban Cowboy soundtrack is on its way to a peak of #22 on the Hot 100. It would reach # 1 on the Country chart. It hit #3 on the Canadian Country chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ4MKeTv-7Q">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #36 this week in 1980: Take Your Time (Do It Right) by The S.O.S. Band.

This song was very successful reaching #1 on both the dance and R&B charts and reaching #3 on the Hot 100 chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4o8LhysL2Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #35 song was Misunderstanding by Genesis.

It’s on its way to a peak of #14 on the Hot 100. It hit #1 in Canada. It peaked at #32 on the U.S. Adult contemporary chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_L-S-0Gc4I">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #34 this week in 1980: Love The World Away by Kenny Rogers.

It is on its way to a peak of #14 on the Hot 100. It would reach #4 on the U.S Country chart while making it to #1 on the Canadian Country chart. It’s also from the Urban Cowboy soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3utRFEMb-0">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #33 song was The Theme from New York, New York by Frank Sinatra.

This was Sinatra’s final Top 40 hit and it’s down one spot from its peak of #32 on the Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le1QF3uoQNg">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #32 this week in 1980: Answering Machine by Rupert Holmes.

This would be its peak on the Hot 100. It would reach #12 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YZNPOc_nEA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #31 song was All Night Long by Joe Walsh.

This is the third song from the Urban Cowboy soundtrack in the Top 40 and this would be one of Walsh’s biggest hits and it peaked at #19 on the Hot 100. It reached #13 in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnx9Z1r0SDs">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #30 this week in 1980: Two Places At The Same Time by Raydio and Ray Parker Jr.

This would be the song’s peak on the Hot 100. It would reach #6 on the U.S. R&B chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkw0uNxCcS0">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #29 song was Gimme Some Lovin’ by The Blues Brothers.

A cover of the Spencer Davis Group hit, this song made it to #18 on the Hot 100 and #22 on the Canadian Singles chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqZmPInK3o">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #28 this week in 1980: Lost In Love by Air Supply.

This song is on its way back down the chart after hitting a peak of #3. It hit #1 on both the U.S. and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts and reached #4 on the Canadian Singles chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bG_zk6FwU0">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #27 song was Wondering Where The Lions Are by Bruce Cockburn.

This was Cockburn’s only U.S. Top 40 hit and it is working its way down the chart after reaching a peak of #21 on the Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Lpx6JIMmk">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #26 this week in 1980: Hurt So Bad by Linda Ronstadt.

A cover of the 1965 Little Anthony and the Imperials classic, this song actually did better than the original reaching #8 on the Hot 100. It’s on its way down the chart at this point in 1980. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lXj4QBew-I">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #25 song was In America by the Charlie Daniels Band.

This song is on its way to a peak of #11 on the Hot 100 chart. It would reach #13 on the Country chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxSc3ylAkg">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #24 this week in 1980: Stomp! By The Brothers Johnson.

It’s working its way back down the chart after reaching a peak of #7 on the Hot 100. It would hit #1 on the U.S. R&B and Dance charts and hit #1 in New Zealand where it stayed for six weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPBDMihPRJA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #23 song was More Love by Kim Carnes.

This was a cover of a Smokey Robison and the Miracles song originally released in 1967. Carnes’ version would reach a peak of #10 on the Hot 100 and #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qytgqrmmzSk">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #22 this week in 1980: Brass In Pocket (I’m Special) by The Pretenders.

It is working its way down the chart after hitting a peak of #14. It hit #1 on the U.K. singles chart for two weeks and it peaked at #2 in Australia for three weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Hy7uAb_eU">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #21 song was I’m Alive by Electric Light Orchestra.

The first of two songs from the Xanadu soundtrack in the Top 40. It would peak at #16 on the Hot 100 chart. It made the Top 10 in Canada, France, Norway, and South Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlPARsKX_Jc">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #20 this week in 1980: Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer by Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes.

The second entry for both artists in the Top 40, this song is working its way back down the chart after reaching a peak of #4 on the Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d6F9jDVhKQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #19 song was Should’ve Never Let You Go by Neil and Dara Sedaka.

This would be the song’s peak on the Hot 100 but it hit #4 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart. This would be Sedaka’s final appearance on the Hot 100. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzd1Kn5P2Ek">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #18 this week in 1980: Tired Of Toein’ The Line by Rocky Burnette.

It is on its way to a peak of #8 on the Hot 100. It hit #1 in Australia, #3 in New Zealand and South Africa, and #4 in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA60raoEx18">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #17 song was One Fine Day by Carole King.

King is one of the original songwriters of this classic tune and her version will make it to #12 on the Hot 100. The original hit #5 in 1963. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJFTVKOQKQA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #16 this week in 1980: Magic by Olivia Newton-John.

This the second entry from the Xanadu soundtrack in the Top 40. It is on its way to a peak of #1 on the Hot 100 chart where it will stay for four weeks from August 2 - August 30, 1980. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl5bqHP0-KA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #15 song was Call Me by Blondie.

This song was #1 for six weeks. It was Blondie’s second #1. It also hit #1 in the UK and in Canada. It will also be the #1 single on the 1980 Year-End chart. https://youtu.be/StKVS0eI85I ">https://youtu.be/StKVS0eI8...

At #14 this week in 1980: Cars by Gary Numan.

This song reached a peak of #9 on the Hot 100 and is working its way back down the chart. It reached #1 in Canada and in the U.K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im3JzxlatUs">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #13 song was Shining Star by The Manhattans.

This song is working its way up to a peak of #5 on the Hot 100. It would hit #2 in New Zealand and #6 in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4vlthJImVw">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #12 this week in 1980: Let Me Love You Tonight by the Pure Prairie League.

This song is two slots away from its peak of #10 on the Hot 100. It stayed in the Top 40 for 11 weeks. It spent three weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7jq1nINxjI">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #11 song was Let’s Get Serious by Jermaine Jackson.

It is two slots away from its peak of #9 on the Hot 100. It reached #1 on the Hot Black Singles chart and #2 on the Dance chart. Stevie Wonder co-wrote the song & appears on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMLKb4or8yg">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #10 this week in 1980: She’s Out Of My Life by Michael Jackson.

It would be the song’s peak but it was a big deal at the time. It was the first time a solo artist had four Top 10 singles off one album. (Little did they know what was to come from MJ.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQJPL9Yuq0">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #9 song was Cupid/I’ve Loved You For A Long Time by The Spinners.

This song is on its way to a peak of #4 on the Hot 100. It would hit #4 on the UK Singles chart as well. It was #5 on the U.S. R&B chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8UkBIEu7G4">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #8 this week 1980: Biggest Part of Me by Ambrosia.

One week off its peak of #3 on the Hot 100, this song also did well the Adult Contemporary chart where it also peaked at #3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOm0Dq_kKNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This week in 1980, the #7 song was Steal Away by Robbie Dupree.

A week away from its peak of #6 on the Hot 100, this song also fared well on the U.S. and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts peaking at #5 and #2 respectively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi_WayqBVYg">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

At #6 this week in 1980: Little Jeannie by Elton John.

This was John’s biggest hit in the U.S. since Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart. It would peak at #3 on the Hot 100. It became his 5th #1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It hit #1 in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlz6mTyiMZc">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

This song will always remind me of my dad. We sang it together once in our backyard and I& #39;ll never forget it.

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