Do you remember who sang the biggest hits of 1980?
Are you "Magic" or will "Another One Bite the Dust"?
There may be 52 weeks in a year, but only fifteen songs made it to No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1980. The list included monsters of classic rock, iconic divas, disco holdovers, and some one-or-two-hit wonders.
Below, we've gathered every song that topped the pop charts in 1980. They are listed in chronological order, too, from January to December.
You've heard them countless times — on television, in elevators, shopping in grocery stores. So, who sang them?
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This disco band had the first No. 1 hit of 1980 with "Please Don't Go."
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"Rock with You" would hardly be his last No. hit of the Eighties.
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This duo sang "Do That to Me One More Time."
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This rock giant performed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love."
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This stadium filler topped the charts with "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)."
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This New York act made "Call Me" the biggest song of the year.
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This body-part band was a one-hit wonder with "Funkytown."
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This former Beatle scored with "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)"
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"Magic" was a No. 1 from the soundtrack to Xanadu. It was bigger than the movie.
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This act cruised to Grammy victory with "Sailing."
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This soul legend sang "Upside Down."
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This band landed another No. 1 hit with "Another One Bites the Dust."
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Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees wrote "Woman in Love," but this woman took it to No. 1.
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This "knight in shining armor" sang "Lady."
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His song "(Just Like) Starting Over" posthumously went to No. 1 in December.
