Billboard Hot 100 — March 15, 1980
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 15, 1980. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You May Be Right" by Billy Joel at #53, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "Sexy Eyes" by Dr. Hook, up 17 places from #48 to #31.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen — 4 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting December 22, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "Too Hot" by Kool & The Gang (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Cruisin'" by Smokey Robinson, down 53 places from #15 to #68.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Cruisin'" by Smokey Robinson, 24 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes after 21 weeks (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 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | Longer Dan Fogelberg |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Desire Andy Gibb |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | On The Radio Donna Summer |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl The Spinners |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | Yes, I'm Ready Teri DeSario With K.C. |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Him Rupert Holmes |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | The Second Time Around Shalamar |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Too Hot Kool & The Gang |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 7 | How Do I Make You Linda Ronstadt |
| 12 | 28 | 12 | 5 | Call Me Blondie |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | 22 | Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 8 | Special Lady Ray, Goodman & Brown |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | Refugee Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Daydream Believer Anne Murray |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 5 | Ride Like The Wind Christopher Cross |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 4 | I Can't Tell You Why Eagles |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | Give It All You Got Chuck Mangione |
| 20 | 29 | 20 | 5 | Off The Wall Michael Jackson |
| 21 | 13 | 13 | 15 | An American Dream The Dirt Band |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 8 | Three Times In Love Tommy James |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 13 | Heartbreaker Pat Benatar |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 4 | Fire Lake Bob Seger |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 15 | With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 99 Toto |
| 27 | 14 | 1 | 20 | Rock With You Michael Jackson |
| 28 | 18 | 17 | 13 | September Morn' Neil Diamond |
| 29 | 22 | 11 | 16 | Romeo's Tune Steve Forbert |
| 30 | 20 | 20 | 14 | When I Wanted You Barry Manilow |
| 31 | 48 | 31 | 5 | Sexy Eyes Dr. Hook |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 6 | Lost In Love Air Supply |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 9 | Back On My Feet Again The Babys |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 9 | I Thank You ZZ Top |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 9 | When A Man Loves A Woman Bette Midler |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 7 | Come Back The J. Geils Band |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 9 | I Pledge My Love Peaches & Herb |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 6 | Baby Talks Dirty The Knack |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | And The Beat Goes On The Whispers |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 6 | Even It Up Heart |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 7 | Years Wayne Newton |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Haven't You Heard Patrice Rushen |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 7 | Rockin' Into The Night 38 Special |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 7 | Us And Love (We Go Together) Kenny Nolan |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 5 | Women Foreigner |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 6 | Where Does The Lovin' Go David Gates |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 3 | Hold On To My Love Jimmy Ruffin |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 6 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Willie Nelson |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 5 | What I Like About You The Romantics |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 4 | Pilot Of The Airwaves Charlie Dore |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 5 | Cars Gary Numan |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 4 | Set Me Free Utopia |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | You May Be Right Billy Joel |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 4 | Keep The Fire Kenny Loggins |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 4 | The Spirit Of Radio Rush |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 4 | Girl With The Hungry Eyes Jefferson Starship |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | Outside My Window Stevie Wonder |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 3 | Any Way You Want It Journey |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 4 | Carrie Cliff Richard |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 7 | Computer Game "Theme From The Circus" Yellow Magic Orchestra |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 4 | Fire In The Morning Melissa Manchester |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 4 | Autograph John Denver |
| 63 | 72 | 63 | 4 | It's Like We Never Said Goodbye Crystal Gayle |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 5 | Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) Pretenders |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 5 | You Are My Heaven Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 2 | Think About Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 3 | Only A Lonely Heart Sees Felix Cavaliere |
| 68 | 15 | 4 | 24 | Cruisin' Smokey Robinson |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 2 | Do Right Paul Davis |
| 70 | 37 | 37 | 10 | Kiss Me In The Rain Barbra Streisand |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Love On A Shoestring Captain & Tennille |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 4 | Loving You With My Eyes Starland Vocal Band |
| 73 | 59 | 25 | 14 | Wonderland Commodores |
| 74 | 60 | 35 | 10 | Let Me Go, Love Nicolette Larson & Michael McDonald |
| 75 | 26 | 3 | 18 | Coward Of The County Kenny Rogers |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 3 | Baby Don't Go Karla Bonoff |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 2 | In It For Love England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 78 | 33 | 11 | 22 | This Is It Kenny Loggins |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | A Certain Girl Warren Zevon |
| 80 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Desire Rockets |
| 81 | 80 | 10 | 18 | Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 2 | A Lesson In Leavin' Dottie West |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | Don't Cry For Me Argentina Festival |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Love's Only Love Engelbert |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 4 | Somewhere In America Survivor |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Stomp! The Brothers Johnson |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 2 | Survive Jimmy Buffett |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Let Me Be The Clock Smokey Robinson |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Love On The Phone Suzanne Fellini |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | High On Your Love Debbie Jacobs |
| 91 | 49 | 49 | 9 | I Wish I Was Eighteen Again George Burns |
| 92 | 57 | 7 | 14 | Sara Fleetwood Mac |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | I Don't Need You Anymore Together? (Soundtrack) Featuring Jackie DeShannon |
| 94 | 94 | 18 | 21 | Don't Let Go Isaac Hayes |
| 95 | 69 | 21 | 13 | Fool In The Rain Led Zeppelin |
| 96 | 96 | 8 | 24 | Ladies Night Kool & The Gang |
| 97 | 83 | 40 | 13 | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Bonnie Pointer |
| 98 | 98 | 15 | 19 | Deja Vu Dionne Warwick |
| 99 | 84 | 8 | 15 | The Long Run Eagles |
| 100 | 88 | 66 | 6 | I Shoulda Loved Ya Narada Michael Walden |
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