Billboard Hot 100 — May 17, 1980
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 17, 1980. "Call Me" by Blondie held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time" by The Spinners at #67, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc., up 15 places from #19 to #4.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Call Me" by Blondie — 5 weeks at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting February 16, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc. (up from #19 to #4); "Biggest Part Of Me" by Ambrosia (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "White Hot" by Red Rider, down 48 places from #48 to #96.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "With You I'm Born Again" by Billy Preston & Syreeta, 24 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg after 22 weeks (peak #2); "Him" by Rupert Holmes after 17 weeks (peak #6); "The Second Time Around" by Shalamar after 23 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 14 | Call Me Blondie |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Ride Like The Wind Christopher Cross |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Lost In Love Air Supply |
| 4 | 19 | 4 | 8 | Funkytown Lipps, Inc. |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Sexy Eyes Dr. Hook |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | You May Be Right Billy Joel |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer Kenny Rogers With Kim Carnes |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 18 | Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Biggest Part Of Me Ambrosia |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | Hurt So Bad Linda Ronstadt |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | Cars Gary Numan |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | I Can't Help It Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John |
| 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Pilot Of The Airwaves Charlie Dore |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | Breakdown Dead Ahead Boz Scaggs |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | Stomp! The Brothers Johnson |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 14 | Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) Pretenders |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 3 | Against The Wind Bob Seger |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 4 | Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 9 | The Rose Bette Midler |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 6 | Steal Away Robbie Dupree |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 9 | Heart Hotels Dan Fogelberg |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 11 | Do Right Paul Davis |
| 24 | 6 | 6 | 13 | Fire Lake Bob Seger |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 9 | Train In Vain (Stand By Me) The Clash |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 5 | She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson |
| 27 | 38 | 27 | 3 | Little Jeannie Elton John |
| 28 | 16 | 8 | 13 | I Can't Tell You Why Eagles |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 8 | Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 8 | The Seduction (Love Theme) James Last Band |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 10 | Let Me Be The Clock Smokey Robinson |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 9 | Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 8 | Should've Never Let You Go Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 8 | Gee Whiz Bernadette Peters |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 6 | Headed For A Fall Firefall |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Starting Over Again Dolly Parton |
| 37 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Hold On To My Love Jimmy Ruffin |
| 38 | 21 | 5 | 17 | Special Lady Ray, Goodman & Brown |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 6 | I Don't Want To Walk Without You Barry Manilow |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 7 | We Live For Love Pat Benatar |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 8 | We Were Meant To Be Lovers Photoglo |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Lucky Me Anne Murray |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 5 | Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2) The Isley Brothers |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 6 | Love Stinks The J. Geils Band |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 7 | When The Feeling Comes Around Jennifer Warnes |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 5 | Lady The Whispers |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 5 | New Romance (It's A Mystery) Spider |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 5 | Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone The Manhattan Transfer |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 3 | Theme From New York, New York Frank Sinatra |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 5 | Two Places At The Same Time Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| 51 | 29 | 2 | 23 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl The Spinners |
| 52 | 66 | 52 | 4 | Shining Star The Manhattans |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 7 | Don't Push It Don't Force It Leon Haywood |
| 54 | 37 | 20 | 11 | Think About Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 55 | 41 | 23 | 12 | Any Way You Want It Journey |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 5 | Coming Down From Love Bobby Caldwell |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | Fool For A Pretty Face (Hurt By Love) Humble Pie |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 5 | Rock Lobster The B-52s |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 3 | Answering Machine Rupert Holmes |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 2 | Tired Of Toein' The Line Rocky Burnette |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 4 | Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 62 | 55 | 5 | 18 | Too Hot Kool & The Gang |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 2 | Power The Temptations |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | It's Not A Wonder Little River Band |
| 65 | 80 | 65 | 2 | Run Like Hell Pink Floyd |
| 66 | 57 | 19 | 18 | I Pledge My Love Peaches & Herb |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time The Spinners |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 2 | Let Me Love You Tonight Pure Prairie League |
| 69 | 69 | 43 | 9 | It's Hard To Be Humble Mac Davis |
| 70 | 59 | 10 | 14 | Off The Wall Michael Jackson |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Atomic Blondie |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 3 | Midnight Rendezvous The Babys |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | One Fine Day Carole King |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | All Night Long Joe Walsh |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Happy Together (A Fantasy) Captain & Tennille |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Back Together Again Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Clones (We're All) Alice Cooper |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | King Of The Hill Rick Pinette & Oak |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | All Night Thing The Invisible Man's Band |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 2 | Inside Of You Ray, Goodman & Brown |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | Ashes By Now Rodney Crowell |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Just For The Moment Ray Kennedy |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Dancin' Like Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Is This Love Pat Travers Band |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Stand By Me Mickey Gilley |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 3 | Gone Too Far Eddie Rabbitt |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I Only Want To Be With You The Tourists |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like Glen Campbell & Rita Coolidge |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Love And Loneliness The Motors |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | A Lover's Holiday Change |
| 91 | 62 | 19 | 15 | And The Beat Goes On The Whispers |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 4 | What's Your Hurry Darlin' Ironhorse |
| 93 | 67 | 1 | 22 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen |
| 94 | 68 | 68 | 5 | Catching The Sun Spyro Gyra |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 3 | Real Love The Cretones |
| 96 | 48 | 48 | 7 | White Hot Red Rider |
| 97 | 97 | 36 | 13 | Keep The Fire Kenny Loggins |
| 98 | 64 | 32 | 13 | Fire In The Morning Melissa Manchester |
| 99 | 75 | 10 | 16 | How Do I Make You Linda Ronstadt |
| 100 | 52 | 52 | 7 | Solitaire Peter McIan |
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