Weekly Rock Top 20 for December 27, 1980 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | Keep On Loving You | ▲ | 2 |
| REO Speedwagon |
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| 1 | 2 | (Just Like) Starting Over | 1 | 1 |
| John Lennon |
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| 5 | 3 | Once In A Lifetime | 2 |
| Talking Heads |
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| 3 | 4 | Seven Bridges Road | 3 | 16 |
| Eagles |
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| 8 | 5 | The Tide Is High | ▲ | 1 |
| Blondie |
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| 9 | 6 | Watching The Wheels | ▲ | 2 |
| John Lennon |
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| 4 | 7 | Hey Nineteen | 1 | 3 |
| Steely Dan |
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| 7 | 8 | When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around | 3 |
| The Police |
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| - | 9 | Skateaway | 4 |
| Dire Straits |
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| - | 10 | Woman | 1 | 1 |
| John Lennon |
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| 12 | 11 | Hungry Heart | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
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| 16 | 12 | The River | 9 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
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| 17 | 13 | Giving It Up For Your Love | 6 | 6 |
| Delbert McClinton |
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| 10 | 14 | Teacher, Teacher | 10 |
| Rockpile |
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| 11 | 15 | Hell Is For Children | 7 |
| Pat Benatar |
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| 13 | 16 | Games People Play | 2 | 11 |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
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| - | 17 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky | 2 |
| Outlaws |
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| - | 18 | Treat Me Right | 2 | 8 |
| Pat Benatar |
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| - | 19 | Canary In A Coalmine | ▲ |
| The Police |
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| - | 20 | Gaucho | 14 |
| Steely Dan |
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