Billboard Hot 100 — May 31, 1980
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 31, 1980. "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc. climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Call Me" by Blondie, which had held it for 6 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "More Love" by Kim Carnes at #75, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Angel Say No" by Tommy Tutone, up 21 places from #77 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Funkytown" by Lipps, Inc. — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting March 29, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)" by Paul McCartney And Wings (up from #14 to #3); "Against The Wind" by Bob Seger (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Do Right" by Paul Davis, down 38 places from #46 to #84.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "With You I'm Born Again" by Billy Preston & Syreeta, 26 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Special Lady" by Ray, Goodman & Brown after 18 weeks (peak #5).
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 | Funkytown Lipps, Inc. |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Call Me Blondie |
| 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer Kenny Rogers With Kim Carnes |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Sexy Eyes Dr. Hook |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Biggest Part Of Me Ambrosia |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Stomp! The Brothers Johnson |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Hurt So Bad Linda Ronstadt |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | Against The Wind Bob Seger |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | Cars Gary Numan |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | The Rose Bette Midler |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | I Can't Help It Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 5 | Little Jeannie Elton John |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) Pretenders |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | Breakdown Dead Ahead Boz Scaggs |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | Steal Away Robbie Dupree |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 17 | Lost In Love Air Supply |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 3 | Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time The Spinners |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 10 | Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson |
| 21 | 38 | 21 | 2 | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me Billy Joel |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | 16 | Ride Like The Wind Christopher Cross |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | Train In Vain (Stand By Me) The Clash |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 4 | Let Me Love You Tonight Pure Prairie League |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 11 | Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn |
| 26 | 17 | 1 | 20 | Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 10 | Should've Never Let You Go Neil Sedaka & Dara Sedaka |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 10 | The Seduction (Love Theme) James Last Band |
| 29 | 26 | 4 | 26 | With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 7 | Lady The Whispers |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 10 | Gee Whiz Bernadette Peters |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 9 | We Live For Love Pat Benatar |
| 33 | 22 | 7 | 12 | You May Be Right Billy Joel |
| 34 | 47 | 34 | 6 | Shining Star The Manhattans |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 7 | Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone The Manhattan Transfer |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 8 | I Don't Want To Walk Without You Barry Manilow |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 10 | We Were Meant To Be Lovers Photoglo |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 8 | Love Stinks The J. Geils Band |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2) The Isley Brothers |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 5 | Theme From New York, New York Frank Sinatra |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 7 | New Romance (It's A Mystery) Spider |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 7 | Two Places At The Same Time Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 4 | Tired Of Toein' The Line Rocky Burnette |
| 44 | 21 | 21 | 11 | Heart Hotels Dan Fogelberg |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 5 | Answering Machine Rupert Holmes |
| 46 | 63 | 46 | 3 | All Night Long Joe Walsh |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 7 | Coming Down From Love Bobby Caldwell |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 4 | Power The Temptations |
| 49 | 50 | 49 | 9 | Don't Push It Don't Force It Leon Haywood |
| 50 | 24 | 13 | 15 | Pilot Of The Airwaves Charlie Dore |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 5 | It's Not A Wonder Little River Band |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Fool For A Pretty Face (Hurt By Love) Humble Pie |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 4 | Run Like Hell Pink Floyd |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 3 | Atomic Blondie |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 3 | One Fine Day Carole King |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 2 | Angel Say No Tommy Tutone |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | Happy Together (A Fantasy) Captain & Tennille |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 3 | Back Together Again Roberta Flack With Donny Hathaway |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | All Night Thing The Invisible Man's Band |
| 60 | 67 | 60 | 3 | Clones (We're All) Alice Cooper |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 4 | King Of The Hill Rick Pinette & Oak |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 2 | I'm Alive Electric Light Orchestra |
| 63 | 70 | 63 | 4 | Ashes By Now Rodney Crowell |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 2 | Magic Olivia Newton-John |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 3 | Stand By Me Mickey Gilley |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 3 | Is This Love Pat Travers Band |
| 67 | 31 | 31 | 12 | Let Me Be The Clock Smokey Robinson |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like Glen Campbell & Rita Coolidge |
| 69 | 35 | 35 | 8 | Headed For A Fall Firefall |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | A Lover's Holiday Change |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Misunderstanding Genesis |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 3 | Dancin' Like Lovers Mary Macgregor |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Walks Like A Lady Journey |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | And The Cradle Will Rock... Van Halen |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | More Love Kim Carnes |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Take You Tonight Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Gimme Some Lovin' Blues Brothers |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Everything Works If You Let It Cheap Trick |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 3 | Love And Loneliness The Motors |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Slipstream Allan Clarke |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 5 | Real Love The Cretones |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | In America The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 3 | I Only Want To Be With You The Tourists |
| 84 | 46 | 23 | 13 | Do Right Paul Davis |
| 85 | 57 | 6 | 15 | Fire Lake Bob Seger |
| 86 | 58 | 8 | 15 | I Can't Tell You Why Eagles |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Shotgun Rider Joe Sun |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Take Your Time (Do It Right) Part 1 The S.O.S. Band |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 6 | What's Your Hurry Darlin' Ironhorse |
| 90 | NEW | 56 | 8 | Time For Me To Fly REO Speedwagon |
| 91 | 59 | 59 | 6 | Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 92 | 56 | 56 | 7 | Rock Lobster The B-52s |
| 93 | 62 | 36 | 10 | Starting Over Again Dolly Parton |
| 94 | 64 | 10 | 14 | Hold On To My Love Jimmy Ruffin |
| 95 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Inside Of You Ray, Goodman & Brown |
| 96 | 98 | 43 | 11 | It's Hard To Be Humble Mac Davis |
| 97 | 96 | 20 | 13 | Think About Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 98 | 100 | 10 | 16 | Off The Wall Michael Jackson |
| 99 | 95 | 23 | 14 | Any Way You Want It Journey |
| 100 | 93 | 2 | 25 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl The Spinners |
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