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