Billboard Hot 100 — April 19, 1980
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 19, 1980. "Call Me" by Blondie climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)" by Pink Floyd, which had held it for 4 weeks, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "She's Out Of My Life" by Michael Jackson at #57, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc., up 24 places from #61 to #37.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Call Me" by Blondie — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting February 16, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "Lost In Love" by Air Supply (up from #12 to #6); "Fire Lake" by Bob Seger (up from #11 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar, down 59 places from #40 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Do That To Me One More Time" by Captain & Tennille, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson after 24 weeks (peak #1).
- Stories that mention this week: Punk Meets Munich: How Blondie's 'Call Me' Owned Spring 1980.
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 | Call Me Blondie |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Ride Like The Wind Christopher Cross |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | Special Lady Ray, Goodman & Brown |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | Lost In Love Air Supply |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | Fire Lake Bob Seger |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | I Can't Tell You Why Eagles |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl The Spinners |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Off The Wall Michael Jackson |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Too Hot Kool & The Gang |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | You May Be Right Billy Joel |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | Sexy Eyes Dr. Hook |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 8 | Hold On To My Love Jimmy Ruffin |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | 18 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 4 | Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer Kenny Rogers With Kim Carnes |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 9 | Pilot Of The Airwaves Charlie Dore |
| 18 | 17 | 10 | 12 | How Do I Make You Linda Ronstadt |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | And The Beat Goes On The Whispers |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 14 | I Pledge My Love Peaches & Herb |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | 14 | Him Rupert Holmes |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 7 | Think About Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 23 | 46 | 23 | 2 | Hurt So Bad Linda Ronstadt |
| 24 | 44 | 24 | 3 | Biggest Part Of Me Ambrosia |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 10 | Cars Gary Numan |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 8 | Any Way You Want It Journey |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 9 | Set Me Free Utopia |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 6 | Stomp! The Brothers Johnson |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 10 | Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) Pretenders |
| 30 | 41 | 30 | 4 | Breakdown Dead Ahead Boz Scaggs |
| 31 | 16 | 8 | 20 | The Second Time Around Shalamar |
| 32 | 43 | 32 | 4 | I Can't Help It Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 9 | Fire In The Morning Melissa Manchester |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 9 | Carrie Cliff Richard |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 7 | Do Right Paul Davis |
| 36 | 37 | 36 | 8 | Only A Lonely Heart Sees Felix Cavaliere |
| 37 | 61 | 37 | 4 | Funkytown Lipps, Inc. |
| 38 | 21 | 19 | 13 | Three Times In Love Tommy James |
| 39 | 20 | 4 | 13 | Desire Andy Gibb |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 5 | Heart Hotels Dan Fogelberg |
| 41 | 25 | 2 | 19 | Longer Dan Fogelberg |
| 42 | 31 | 5 | 15 | On The Radio Donna Summer |
| 43 | 27 | 18 | 14 | Give It All You Got Chuck Mangione |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 5 | Let Me Be Korona |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 4 | The Seduction (Love Theme) James Last Band |
| 46 | 62 | 46 | 5 | Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 6 | Let Me Be The Clock Smokey Robinson |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 5 | Train In Vain (Stand By Me) The Clash |
| 49 | 58 | 49 | 5 | The Rose Bette Midler |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 5 | It's Hard To Be Humble Mac Davis |
| 51 | 36 | 36 | 9 | Keep The Fire Kenny Loggins |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 5 | Stay In Time Off Broadway USA |
| 54 | 39 | 15 | 13 | Refugee Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 55 | 42 | 33 | 11 | Even It Up Heart |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 4 | Starting Over Again Dolly Parton |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 4 | Gee Whiz Bernadette Peters |
| 59 | 70 | 59 | 4 | Should've Never Let You Go Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka |
| 60 | 52 | 52 | 9 | Autograph John Denver |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Lucky Me Anne Murray |
| 62 | 82 | 62 | 2 | Headed For A Fall Firefall |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | When The Feeling Comes Around Jennifer Warnes |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 4 | Borrowed Time Styx |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 4 | After You Dionne Warwick |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 4 | We Were Meant To Be Lovers Photoglo |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 3 | White Hot Red Rider |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 3 | The Good Lord Loves You Neil Diamond |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 3 | We Live For Love Pat Benatar |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | I Don't Want To Walk Without You Barry Manilow |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 3 | Can't Put A Price On Love The Knack |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 3 | Solitaire Peter McIan |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Love Stinks The J. Geils Band |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 9 | Somewhere In America Survivor |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Steal Away Robbie Dupree |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2) The Isley Brothers |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Lady The Whispers |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | You've Got What I Need Shooting Star |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | It's A Night For Beautiful Girls The Fools |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 3 | Don't Push It Don't Force It Leon Haywood |
| 81 | 50 | 35 | 12 | Years Wayne Newton |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Catching The Sun Spyro Gyra |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 2 | Goin' On The Beach Boys |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone The Manhattan Transfer |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 2 | Say Goodbye To Little Jo Steve Forbert |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Two Places At The Same Time Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Rock Lobster The B-52s |
| 88 | 92 | 72 | 7 | Don't Cry For Me Argentina Festival |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Coming Down From Love Bobby Caldwell |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | New Romance (It's A Mystery) Spider |
| 91 | 47 | 47 | 10 | You Are My Heaven Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 92 | 45 | 2 | 23 | Yes, I'm Ready Teri DeSario With K.C. |
| 93 | 53 | 1 | 27 | Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | I Was Looking For Someone To Love Leif Garrett |
| 95 | 54 | 32 | 12 | Come Back The J. Geils Band |
| 96 | 57 | 57 | 7 | A Certain Girl Warren Zevon |
| 97 | 60 | 60 | 5 | Today Is The Day Bar-Kays |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Seasons Grace Slick |
| 99 | 40 | 23 | 18 | Heartbreaker Pat Benatar |
| 100 | 71 | 55 | 7 | Love On A Shoestring Captain & Tennille |
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