Weekly Pop Top 30 for August 23, 1980 |
The number one song this week is Sailing by Christopher Cross. Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones is at number two on the chart. Take Your Time (Do It Right) by The S.O.S. Band comes in at number three. |
| 1 | 1 | Sailing | 20 | ▲ |
| Christopher Cross |
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| 2 | 2 | Emotional Rescue | 1 | 1 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 3 | 3 | Take Your Time (Do It Right) | 1 |
| The S.O.S. Band |
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| 4 | 4 | Let My Love Open The Door | 1 | ▲ |
| Pete Townshend |
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| 7 | 5 | Into The Night | 12 | ▲ |
| Benny Mardones |
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| 11 | 6 | All Out Of Love | 1 |
| Air Supply |
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| 5 | 7 | Magic | 1 |
| Olivia Newton-John |
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| 12 | 8 | Boulevard | 2 | ▲ |
| Jackson Browne |
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| 17 | 9 | Give Me The Night | 3 |
| George Benson |
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| 14 | 10 | You're The Only Woman (You And I) | 7 |
| Ambrosia |
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| 18 | 11 | Upside Down | 1 |
| Diana Ross |
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| 22 | 12 | Fame | 4 |
| Irene Cara |
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| 10 | 13 | Take A Little Rhythm | 8 |
| Ali Thomson |
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| 23 | 14 | Lookin' For Love | 6 |
| Johnny Lee |
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| 8 | 15 | More Love | 2 |
| Kim Carnes |
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| 6 | 16 | Misunderstanding | 1 | 3 |
| Genesis |
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| 28 | 17 | Late In The Evening | 7 | 2 |
| Paul Simon |
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| 26 | 18 | Hot Rod Hearts | 4 |
| Robbie Dupree |
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| 21 | 19 | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Joel |
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| 9 | 20 | JoJo | 9 |
| Boz Scaggs |
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| 20 | 21 | Why Not Me | 20 |
| Fred Knoblock |
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| - | 22 | All Over The World | 11 | 4 |
| Electric Light Orchestra |
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| 16 | 23 | Make A Little Magic | 16 |
| The Dirt Band |
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| 13 | 24 | Shining Star | 2 |
| The Manhattans |
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| - | 25 | Drivin' My Life Away | 6 |
| Eddie Rabbitt |
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| - | 26 | You'll Accomp'ny Me | 3 | 11 |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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| 25 | 27 | Old-Fashion Love | 22 |
| Commodores |
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| - | 28 | One In A Million You | 15 |
| Larry Graham |
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| 19 | 29 | Stand By Me | 16 |
| Mickey Gilley |
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| - | 30 | Don't Ask Me Why | 2 | 7 |
| Billy Joel |
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