Billboard Hot 100 — November 29, 1980
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 29, 1980. "Lady" by Kenny Rogers held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Hey Nineteen" by Steely Dan at #65, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "The Tide Is High" by Blondie, up 20 places from #58 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Lady" by Kenny Rogers — 3 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting October 4, 1980.
- New in the top 10: "Love On The Rocks" by Neil Diamond (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Could I Have This Dance" by Anne Murray, down 29 places from #55 to #84.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "All Out Of Love" by Air Supply, 25 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Late In The Evening" by Paul Simon after 16 weeks (peak #6).
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 | 9 | Lady Kenny Rogers |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Woman In Love Barbra Streisand |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | The Wanderer Donna Summer |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Another One Bites The Dust Queen |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | I'm Coming Out Diana Ross |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | More Than I Can Say Leo Sayer |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Master Blaster (Jammin') Stevie Wonder |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Dreaming Cliff Richard |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 4 | Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Whip It Devo |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | Never Be The Same Christopher Cross |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 5 | Guilty Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb |
| 17 | 17 | 3 | 19 | He's So Shy The Pointer Sisters |
| 18 | 6 | 6 | 17 | Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 6 | Every Woman In The World Air Supply |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 12 | Without Your Love Roger Daltrey |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | Let Me Be Your Angel Stacy Lattisaw |
| 22 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Lovely One The Jacksons |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 8 | Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime The Korgis |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 6 | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da The Police |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 7 | Deep Inside My Heart Randy Meisner |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 12 | Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) Waylon |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 6 | It's My Turn Diana Ross |
| 28 | 25 | 1 | 21 | Upside Down Diana Ross |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 5 | Sequel Harry Chapin |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 10 | This Time John Cougar |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 10 | I Believe In You Don Williams |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 6 | Celebration Kool & The Gang |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 2 | Tell It Like It Is Heart |
| 34 | 34 | 20 | 13 | On The Road Again Willie Nelson |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 6 | Suddenly Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard |
| 36 | 37 | 36 | 10 | Turning Japanese The Vapors |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 2 | Passion Rod Stewart |
| 38 | 58 | 38 | 3 | The Tide Is High Blondie |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 5 | Girls Can Get It Dr. Hook |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 6 | One-Trick Pony Paul Simon |
| 41 | 19 | 19 | 16 | Out Here On My Own Irene Cara |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 2 | One Step Closer The Doobie Brothers |
| 43 | 43 | 35 | 13 | You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC |
| 44 | 27 | 27 | 10 | I'm Happy That Love Has Found You Jimmy Hall |
| 45 | 23 | 15 | 11 | Dreamer Supertramp |
| 46 | 38 | 38 | 12 | If You Should Sail Nielsen/Pearson |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 2 | I Made It Through The Rain Barry Manilow |
| 48 | 42 | 26 | 10 | She's So Cold The Rolling Stones |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | Together Tierra |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 15 | Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On The Kings |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 7 | Texas In My Rear View Mirror Mac Davis |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 2 | Time Is Time Andy Gibb |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 4 | Stop This Game Cheap Trick |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 4 | Could I Be Dreaming The Pointer Sisters |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 4 | The Horizontal Bop Bob Seger |
| 57 | 44 | 5 | 13 | Real Love The Doobie Brothers |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 3 | Turn And Walk Away The Babys |
| 59 | 45 | 11 | 18 | Jesse Carly Simon |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 4 | Help Me! Marcy Levy & Robin Gibb |
| 61 | 46 | 14 | 15 | Look What You've Done To Me Boz Scaggs |
| 62 | 49 | 2 | 25 | All Out Of Love Air Supply |
| 63 | 48 | 22 | 11 | That Girl Could Sing Jackson Browne |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | Gotta Have More Love Climax Blues Band |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Hey Nineteen Steely Dan |
| 66 | 53 | 7 | 21 | I'm Alright Kenny Loggins |
| 67 | 52 | 36 | 8 | Sometimes A Fantasy Billy Joel |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 2 | You Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Shine On L.T.D. |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 4 | Morning Man Rupert Holmes |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | The Winner Takes It All ABBA |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 2 | He Can't Love You Michael Stanley Band |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | 9 To 5 Dolly Parton |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Teacher Teacher Rockpile |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | My Mother's Eyes Bette Midler |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Need Your Loving Tonight Queen |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Killin' Time Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Easy Love Dionne Warwick |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 3 | Real People/Chip Off The Old Block Chic |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | I Need Your Lovin' Teena Marie |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Cold Love Donna Summer |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Trickle Trickle The Manhattan Transfer |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap |
| 84 | 55 | 33 | 13 | Could I Have This Dance Anne Murray |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Love T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass |
| 86 | 57 | 5 | 24 | Drivin' My Life Away Eddie Rabbitt |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Miss Sun Boz Scaggs |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Keep On Loving You REO Speedwagon |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 3 | Rough Boys Pete Townshend |
| 90 | 66 | 66 | 7 | Brite Eyes Robbin Thompson Band |
| 91 | 68 | 68 | 5 | Don't Say No Billy Burnette |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 3 | Remote Control The Reddings |
| 93 | 70 | 40 | 11 | Hold On Kansas |
| 94 | 73 | 8 | 17 | Xanadu Olivia Newton-John And The Electric Light Orchestra |
| 95 | 74 | 4 | 22 | Give Me The Night George Benson |
| 96 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Blues Power Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 97 | 78 | 5 | 21 | Lookin' For Love Johnny Lee |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Gypsy Spirit Pendulum |
| 99 | 99 | 52 | 8 | I Could Be Good For You 707 |
| 100 | 100 | 4 | 25 | Fame Irene Cara |
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