Billboard Hot 100 — January 5, 1980
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 5, 1980. "Please Don't Go" by KC And The Sunshine Band climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes, which had held it for 2 weeks. 5 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'm Alive" by Gamma at #81, which would go on to peak at #60. The biggest climber was "Fool In The Rain" by Led Zeppelin, up 22 places from #64 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Please Don't Go" by KC And The Sunshine Band — 1 week at the top so far, 20 weeks on the chart since debuting August 25, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson (up from #11 to #3); "Coward Of The County" by Kenny Rogers (up from #22 to #8); "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I Still Have Dreams" by Richie Furay, down 48 places from #39 to #87.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Rise" by Herb Alpert, 24 weeks and counting (peak #1).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | Please Don't Go KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes |
| 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | Rock With You Michael Jackson |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | Babe Styx |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Still Commodores |
| 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | Coward Of The County Kenny Rogers |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Ladies Night Kool & The Gang |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | Cool Change Little River Band |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | Cruisin' Smokey Robinson |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | The Long Run Eagles |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Head Games Foreigner |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | Better Love Next Time Dr. Hook |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | Jane Jefferson Starship |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 7 | I Wanna Be Your Lover Prince |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 12 | This Is It Kenny Loggins |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | I Want You Tonight Pablo Cruise |
| 20 | 7 | 7 | 18 | You're Only Lonely J.D. Souther |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 8 | Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 11 | Wait For Me Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 11 | Don't Let Go Isaac Hayes |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 4 | Sara Fleetwood Mac |
| 26 | 10 | 10 | 13 | Take The Long Way Home Supertramp |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | Damned If I Do The Alan Parsons Project |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 8 | Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool) Foghat |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 9 | Deja Vu Dionne Warwick |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 9 | Chiquitita ABBA |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 8 | Yes, I'm Ready Teri DeSario With K.C. |
| 32 | 32 | 1 | 22 | Pop Muzik M |
| 33 | 24 | 15 | 15 | Half The Way Crystal Gayle |
| 34 | 20 | 1 | 14 | Heartache Tonight Eagles |
| 35 | 48 | 35 | 6 | Romeo's Tune Steve Forbert |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 8 | Rotation Herb Alpert |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 9 | Rapper's Delight Sugarhill Gang |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 12 | Train, Train Blackfoot |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 8 | I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love Rita Coolidge |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 7 | Forever Mine The O'Jays |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 8 | Savannah Nights Tom Johnston |
| 42 | 64 | 42 | 3 | Fool In The Rain Led Zeppelin |
| 43 | 58 | 43 | 3 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen |
| 44 | 56 | 44 | 5 | Voices Cheap Trick |
| 45 | 65 | 45 | 4 | Why Me Styx |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 7 | You Know That I Love You Santana |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 7 | She's In Love With You Suzi Quatro |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 7 | Do You Love What You Feel Rufus And Chaka Khan |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 9 | Mistrusted Love Mistress |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 5 | Lonely Eyes Robert John |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 5 | Lost Her In The Sun John Stewart |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 7 | Dig The Gold Joyce Cobb |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 5 | Last Train To London Electric Light Orchestra |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 3 | September Morn' Neil Diamond |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 6 | Money The Flying Lizards |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 3 | Daydream Believer Anne Murray |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 5 | Move Your Boogie Body Bar-Kays |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 4 | Wonderland Commodores |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 5 | An American Dream The Dirt Band |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 5 | Dirty Water The Inmates |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | Looks Like Love Again Dann Rogers |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 4 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl The Spinners |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 5 | Glide Pleasure |
| 64 | 29 | 9 | 13 | Ships Barry Manilow |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Heartbreaker Pat Benatar |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 4 | When I Wanted You Barry Manilow |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 4 | Longer Dan Fogelberg |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 4 | Stargazer Peter Brown |
| 69 | 33 | 28 | 13 | I Need A Lover John Cougar |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 4 | Memorize Your Number Leif Garrett |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 3 | Star Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 3 | Can We Still Be Friends Robert Palmer |
| 73 | 85 | 73 | 3 | 99 Toto |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 5 | The Second Time Around Shalamar |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 5 | You're Gonna Get What's Coming Bonnie Raitt |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 3 | I Don't Want To Talk About It Rod Stewart |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 3 | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Bonnie Pointer |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 3 | Shooting Star Dollar |
| 79 | 87 | 79 | 3 | Don't Make Me Over Jennifer Warnes |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 3 | Volcano Jimmy Buffett |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I'm Alive Gamma |
| 82 | 37 | 12 | 16 | Broken Hearted Me Anne Murray |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Flirtin' With Disaster Molly Hatchet |
| 84 | 46 | 40 | 9 | Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Make Believe It's Your First Time Bobby Vinton |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Goodnight My Love Mike Pinera |
| 87 | 39 | 39 | 11 | I Still Have Dreams Richie Furay |
| 88 | 41 | 34 | 13 | Love Pains Yvonne Elliman |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 10 | I Call Your Name Switch |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 3 | Let Me Sleep Alone Cugini |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 5 | With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 3 | Holdin' On For Dear Love Lobo |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Bad Times Tavares |
| 94 | 57 | 57 | 8 | Since You Been Gone Rainbow |
| 95 | 47 | 25 | 17 | Rainbow Connection Kermit (Jim Henson) |
| 96 | 96 | 1 | 24 | Rise Herb Alpert |
| 97 | 94 | 7 | 18 | You Decorated My Life Kenny Rogers |
| 98 | 50 | 2 | 20 | Dim All The Lights Donna Summer |
| 99 | 52 | 8 | 14 | TUSK Fleetwood Mac |
| 100 | 74 | 74 | 7 | Message In A Bottle The Police |
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