Number One Singles Of 1980

After having dozens of number 1 singles with the Beatles, this was McCartney's 6th and final number one song with Wings. The others were "My Love," "Band On The Run," "Listen To What The Man Said, "Silly Love Songs" and "With A Little Luck."

7/19/80 "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me" - Billy Joel (2 weeks)
This was Billy Joel's first number one single. The piano man would go on to have a string of hits in the '80s and early '90s.

8/2/80 "Magic" - Olivia Newton-John (4 weeks)
From 1974 to 1984 Olivia Newton-John was one of the biggest stars in pop music. She was also an actress, starring in the movie Grease in 1978. "Magic" was her fourth number one song.

8/30/80 "Sailing" - Christopher Cross (1 week)
Cross had a short but very successful pop career. He won the Best New Artist Grammy in 1980 and "Sailing" was his first number one single.

9/6/80 "Upside Down" - Diana Ross (4 weeks)
After having a string of hits with The Supremes in the '60s and 3 solo number one's in the '70s, Ross continued her success into the '80s.

10/4/80 "Another One Bites The Dust" - Queen (3 weeks)
Queen was the only group to have 2 number one singles in 1980. This song also spent more time on the charts, 31 weeks, than any other number one song of 1980.

10/25/80 "Woman In Love" - Barbra Streisand (3 weeks)
Also an Academy Award winning actress, Streisand had five number one singles, and this was her final one.

11/15/80 "Lady" - Kenny Rogers (6 weeks)
This was the number one song of 1980 and Kenny Rogers most successful pop song ever. His previous singles "Lucille," "She Believes In Me," "You Decorated My Life," "Coward Of The County" and "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" all were Top 10 hits.

12/27/80 "(Just Like) Starting Over" - John Lennon (5 weeks)
Tragically murdered on 12/8/80, this song hit number one just a few weeks later. It was his final number one single, although the follow-up songs "Woman" and "Nobody Told Me" made it into the top five.

Here are the rest of the number one singles of the '80s:
Number One Singles

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