Billboard Hot 100 — February 23, 1980
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 23, 1980. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Do That To Me One More Time" by Captain & Tennille, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Can't Tell You Why" by Eagles at #60, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "Off The Wall" by Michael Jackson, up 16 places from #53 to #37.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting December 22, 1979.
- Biggest fall: "Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool)" by Foghat, down 49 places from #43 to #92.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Cruisin'" by Smokey Robinson, 21 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Please Don't Go" by KC And The Sunshine Band after 26 weeks (peak #1); "Cool Change" by Little River Band after 18 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 10 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | Yes, I'm Ready Teri DeSario With K.C. |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | Cruisin' Smokey Robinson |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | Rock With You Michael Jackson |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | Longer Dan Fogelberg |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | On The Radio Donna Summer |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | Desire Andy Gibb |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Coward Of The County Kenny Rogers |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Sara Fleetwood Mac |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | Romeo's Tune Steve Forbert |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Daydream Believer Anne Murray |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl The Spinners |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | An American Dream The Dirt Band |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 6 | Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | 19 | This Is It Kenny Loggins |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 12 | The Second Time Around Shalamar |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | September Morn' Neil Diamond |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 6 | Too Hot Kool & The Gang |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 4 | How Do I Make You Linda Ronstadt |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | Fool In The Rain Led Zeppelin |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 11 | When I Wanted You Barry Manilow |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 5 | Refugee Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 6 | Him Rupert Holmes |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 11 | Wonderland Commodores |
| 26 | 12 | 10 | 15 | Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 27 | 15 | 8 | 12 | The Long Run Eagles |
| 28 | 24 | 1 | 19 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 10 | Heartbreaker Pat Benatar |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 99 Toto |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 6 | Give It All You Got Chuck Mangione |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 5 | Special Lady Ray, Goodman & Brown |
| 33 | 30 | 18 | 18 | Don't Let Go Isaac Hayes |
| 34 | 29 | 15 | 16 | Deja Vu Dionne Warwick |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Let Me Go, Love Nicolette Larson & Michael McDonald |
| 36 | 31 | 11 | 14 | I Wanna Be Your Lover Prince |
| 37 | 53 | 37 | 2 | Off The Wall Michael Jackson |
| 38 | 54 | 38 | 5 | Three Times In Love Tommy James |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 7 | Kiss Me In The Rain Barbra Streisand |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Bonnie Pointer |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | When A Man Loves A Woman Bette Midler |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 6 | I Thank You ZZ Top |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 8 | Flirtin' With Disaster Molly Hatchet |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 12 | With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 6 | Back On My Feet Again The Babys |
| 46 | 61 | 46 | 2 | Ride Like The Wind Christopher Cross |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Bad Times Tavares |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 6 | I Pledge My Love Peaches & Herb |
| 49 | 35 | 26 | 11 | Why Me Styx |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 4 | Come Back The J. Geils Band |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 5 | Haven't You Heard Patrice Rushen |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 3 | Baby Talks Dirty The Knack |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 6 | I Wish I Was Eighteen Again George Burns |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 5 | You Might Need Somebody Turley Richards |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 4 | Rockin' Into The Night 38 Special |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 3 | Lost In Love Air Supply |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 4 | Us And Love (We Go Together) Kenny Nolan |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 4 | Years Wayne Newton |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 3 | And The Beat Goes On The Whispers |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | I Can't Tell You Why Eagles |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 2 | Sexy Eyes Dr. Hook |
| 62 | 69 | 62 | 3 | Even It Up Heart |
| 63 | 51 | 8 | 21 | Ladies Night Kool & The Gang |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Where Does The Lovin' Go David Gates |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Fire Lake Bob Seger |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 3 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Willie Nelson |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 2 | Women Foreigner |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | I Shoulda Loved Ya Narada Michael Walden |
| 69 | 32 | 7 | 19 | We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Call Me Blondie |
| 71 | 73 | 71 | 2 | Voice Of Freedom Jim Kirk And The Tm Singers |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 2 | Cars Gary Numan |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 4 | I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Pilot Of The Airwaves Charlie Dore |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | What I Like About You The Romantics |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Set Me Free Utopia |
| 77 | 36 | 34 | 12 | Lost Her In The Sun John Stewart |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 4 | Computer Game "Theme From The Circus" Yellow Magic Orchestra |
| 79 | 41 | 41 | 11 | Looks Like Love Again Dann Rogers |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 2 | Desire Rockets |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Fire In The Morning Melissa Manchester |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Keep The Fire Kenny Loggins |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Girl With The Hungry Eyes Jefferson Starship |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Carrie Cliff Richard |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 2 | You Are My Heaven Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | It's Like We Never Said Goodbye Crystal Gayle |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 2 | Small Paradise John Cougar |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | The Spirit Of Radio Rush |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Loving You With My Eyes Starland Vocal Band |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Autograph John Denver |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) Pretenders |
| 92 | 43 | 23 | 15 | Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool) Foghat |
| 93 | 62 | 4 | 17 | Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder |
| 94 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Peanut Butter Twennynine Featuring Lenny White |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Somewhere In America Survivor |
| 96 | 50 | 30 | 14 | Do You Love What You Feel Rufus And Chaka Khan |
| 97 | 86 | 86 | 3 | I Like To Rock April Wine |
| 98 | 70 | 70 | 8 | Goodnight My Love Mike Pinera |
| 99 | 65 | 18 | 18 | Wait For Me Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 100 | 68 | 46 | 10 | I Don't Want To Talk About It Rod Stewart |
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