Weekly Pop Top 30 for August 16, 1980 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | Sailing | 20 | ▲ |
| Christopher Cross |
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| 4 | 2 | Emotional Rescue | 1 | 1 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 2 | 3 | Take Your Time (Do It Right) | 1 |
| The S.O.S. Band |
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| 6 | 4 | Let My Love Open The Door | 1 | ▲ |
| Pete Townshend |
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| 5 | 5 | Magic | 1 |
| Olivia Newton-John |
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| 3 | 6 | Misunderstanding | 1 | 3 |
| Genesis |
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| 10 | 7 | Into The Night | 12 | 5 |
| Benny Mardones |
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| 7 | 8 | More Love | 2 |
| Kim Carnes |
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| 14 | 9 | JoJo | ▲ |
| Boz Scaggs |
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| 8 | 10 | Take A Little Rhythm | 8 |
| Ali Thomson |
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| 13 | 11 | All Out Of Love | 1 |
| Air Supply |
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| 9 | 12 | Boulevard | 2 | 8 |
| Jackson Browne |
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| 11 | 13 | Shining Star | 2 |
| The Manhattans |
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| 18 | 14 | You're The Only Woman (You And I) | 7 |
| Ambrosia |
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| 12 | 15 | Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) | 1 | 1 |
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
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| 19 | 16 | Make A Little Magic | ▲ |
| The Dirt Band with Nicolette Larson |
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| 24 | 17 | Give Me The Night | 3 |
| George Benson |
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| - | 18 | Upside Down | 1 |
| Diana Ross |
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| 20 | 19 | Stand By Me | 16 |
| Mickey Gilley |
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| 25 | 20 | Why Not Me | ▲ |
| Fred Knoblock |
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| 17 | 21 | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Joel |
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| - | 22 | Fame | 4 |
| Irene Cara |
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| 29 | 23 | Lookin' For Love | 6 |
| Johnny Lee |
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| 26 | 24 | I Can't Let Go | 19 | ▲ |
| Linda Ronstadt |
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| 28 | 25 | Old-Fashion Love | 22 |
| Commodores |
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| - | 26 | Hot Rod Hearts | 4 |
| Robbie Dupree |
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| 16 | 27 | Tired Of Toein' The Line | 3 |
| Rocky Burnette |
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| - | 28 | Late In The Evening | 7 | 2 |
| Paul Simon |
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| 21 | 29 | Little Jeannie | 2 |
| Elton John |
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| 21 | 30 | In America | 3 | 7 |
| The Charlie Daniels Band |
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