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