One of your most "stable" charts of the year I think - not much volatility, just shuffling of places, and some great new entries. Jona Lewie is one of those rare xmas classics I always have time for. The Korgis track I have grown to love much more than I liked it a lot at the time, just gorgeous. Flash is great fun, and The Vapors is running late to the party! :)

 

There's a few European tracks I don't know, but other than that it could be my chart in a slightly different order. That's a good thing! :lol: I need to crack on with 1980 I'm still stuck in Sept or Oct I think!

I mean Air Supply, Sheena Easton and Shakin' Stevens are new artists from 1980.

But yeah, the next year will be a breakout year for many artists!

Thank you for your comment!

 

Yeh 81 was when the 80s started in terms of a new style etc with the New Romantics - Shaky and the like are fairly standard acts that follow on in the line with 70s acts similar to them

One of your most "stable" charts of the year I think - not much volatility, just shuffling of places, and some great new entries. Jona Lewie is one of those rare xmas classics I always have time for. The Korgis track I have grown to love much more than I liked it a lot at the time, just gorgeous. Flash is great fun, and The Vapors is running late to the party! :)

 

There's a few European tracks I don't know, but other than that it could be my chart in a slightly different order. That's a good thing! :lol: I need to crack on with 1980 I'm still stuck in Sept or Oct I think!

Glad that you like this chart.

Nice that you like the debuts for "Stop The Cavalry", "Flash" and "Turning Japanese"!

Thank you for your comment!

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 5th December 1980:

3 1 Barbra Streisand – “Woman in Love”

1 2 Kenny Rogers – “Lady”

2 3 Roland Kaiser – “Santa Maria”

5 4 ABBA – “Super Trouper”

6 5 Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust”

19 6 Jona Lewie – “Stop The Cavalry”

4 7 Blondie – “The Tide Is High”

7 8 Stevie Wonder – “Master Blaster (Jammin')”

8 9 Status Quo – “What You're Proposing”

14 10 Leo Sayer – “More Than I Can Say”

13 11 Bruce Springsteen – “Hungry Heart”

12 12 John Lennon – “(Just Like) Starting Over”

34 13 Stray Cats – “Runaway Boys”

NE 14 The Police – “De Do Do Do De Da Da Da”

9 15 Diana Ross – “Upside Down”

10 16 Kool & The Gang – “Celebration”

20 17 Pat Benatar – “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

11 18 Robert Palmer – “Johnny and Mary”

15 19 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling”

28 20 Kate Bush – “Babooshka”

24 21 Cliff Richard – “Dreamin'”

21 22 Devo – “Whip It”

33 23 Queen – “Flash”

30 24 Peter Maffay – “Weil Es Dich Gibt”

29 25 The Korgis – “Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime”

25 26 Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra – “Xanadu”

26 27 David Bowie – “Ashes To Ashes”

NE 28 Frank Duval & Orchestra – “Angel of Mine”

17 29 Secret Service – “Ten O'Clock Postman”

16 30 David Bowie – “Fashion”

38 31 Rod Stewart – “Passion”

27 32 Motörhead – “Ace Of Spades”

23 33 The Pointer Sisters – “He's So Shy”

18 34 Garland Jeffreys – “Matador”

35 35 The Police – “Don't Stand So Close To Me”

NE 36 Eddie Rabbitt – “I Love a Rainy Night”

22 37 Boney M. – “Children Of Paradise”

31 38 Maywood – “Late At Night”

40 39 Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Could You Be Loved”

NE 40 AC/DC – “Hells Bells”

Edited December 13, 20204 yr by Sergej

Stop the Calvary in the top 10 🙌

Stop the Calvary in the top 10 🙌

Glad that you like it!

It’s one of my favourite Christmas songs

Highlights:

- After his tragic passing on the 8th December, John Lennon finally gets his first solo #1 with "(Just Like) Starting Over".

- The Police get another top 10 with "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da".

- Frank Duval & Orchestra go to the top 10 as well with "Angel Of Mine".

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 12th December 1980:

12 1 John Lennon – “(Just Like) Starting Over”

1 2 Barbra Streisand – “Woman in Love”

2 3 Kenny Rogers – “Lady”

3 4 Roland Kaiser – “Santa Maria”

4 5 ABBA – “Super Trouper”

5 6 Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust”

6 7 Jona Lewie – “Stop The Cavalry”

14 8 The Police – “De Do Do Do De Da Da Da”

28 9 Frank Duval & Orchestra – “Angel of Mine”

8 10 Stevie Wonder – “Master Blaster (Jammin')”

7 11 Blondie – “The Tide Is High”

9 12 Status Quo – “What You're Proposing”

11 13 Bruce Springsteen – “Hungry Heart”

13 14 Stray Cats – “Runaway Boys”

17 15 Pat Benatar – “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

19 16 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling”

23 17 Queen – “Flash”

10 18 Leo Sayer – “More Than I Can Say”

18 19 Robert Palmer – “Johnny and Mary”

16 20 Kool & The Gang – “Celebration”

22 21 Devo – “Whip It”

15 22 Diana Ross – “Upside Down”

25 23 The Korgis – “Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime”

NE 24 Neil Diamond – “Love on the Rocks”

26 25 Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra – “Xanadu”

20 26 Kate Bush – “Babooshka”

29 27 Secret Service – “Ten O'Clock Postman”

31 28 Rod Stewart – “Passion”

24 29 Peter Maffay – “Weil Es Dich Gibt”

37 30 Boney M. – “Children Of Paradise”

27 31 David Bowie – “Ashes To Ashes”

34 32 Garland Jeffreys – “Matador”

36 33 Eddie Rabbitt – “I Love a Rainy Night”

21 34 Cliff Richard – “Dreamin'”

35 35 The Police – “Don't Stand So Close To Me”

38 36 Maywood – “Late At Night”

32 37 Motörhead – “Ace Of Spades”

33 38 The Pointer Sisters – “He's So Shy”

NE 39 ABBA – “The Winner Takes It All”

40 40 AC/DC – “Hells Bells”

Starting Over ❤️

aww lovely to see John Lennon on top - my chart did exactly the same that week. I'm running 2 months behind you in my 1980 charts, but most of my faves feature highly in yours and vice versa :)

 

I liked Love On The Racks, as Neil Diamond sings it, some years after I'd gone right off him after being an early fan. I guess it was the inspiration for bondage movies :lol:

 

Babs peaked at 2 in my chart about the same time, so not much difference there either. I bought The Police album and much preferred the album track Canary In A Coalmine to De Do Do Do, my least fave Police single to date and still a candidate for my least-fave Police single overall, from Roxanne onwards. Sadly I didn't allow album tracks in those days or it would have been top 5, along with some Madness tracks a bit lower down as I also bought their album.

Starting Over ❤️

Glad that you like John Lennon at the top.

Thank you for your comment!

aww lovely to see John Lennon on top - my chart did exactly the same that week. I'm running 2 months behind you in my 1980 charts, but most of my faves feature highly in yours and vice versa :)

 

I liked Love On The Racks, as Neil Diamond sings it, some years after I'd gone right off him after being an early fan. I guess it was the inspiration for bondage movies :lol:

 

Babs peaked at 2 in my chart about the same time, so not much difference there either. I bought The Police album and much preferred the album track Canary In A Coalmine to De Do Do Do, my least fave Police single to date and still a candidate for my least-fave Police single overall, from Roxanne onwards. Sadly I didn't allow album tracks in those days or it would have been top 5, along with some Madness tracks a bit lower down as I also bought their album.

Hey there!

Glad that you like John Lennon at the top, it was just the right week to do, so sad that he died.

Great that you like "Love On The Rocks" as well.

Thank you for your comment!

Highlights:

- John Lennon stays at the top for a second week in a row with "(Just Like) Starting Over".

- ABBA go to the top 3 with "Super Trouper" at #3.

- Frank Duval & Orchestra peak new at #6 with "Angel Of Mine".

- Stevie Wonder gets a new peak for "Master Blaster (Jammin')" at #8.

- Status Quo enters the top 10 with "What You're Proposing" at #9.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 19th December 1980:

1 1 John Lennon – “(Just Like) Starting Over”

3 2 Kenny Rogers – “Lady”

5 3 ABBA – “Super Trouper”

2 4 Barbra Streisand – “Woman in Love”

4 5 Roland Kaiser – “Santa Maria”

9 6 Frank Duval & Orchestra – “Angel of Mine”

7 7 Jona Lewie – “Stop The Cavalry”

10 8 Stevie Wonder – “Master Blaster (Jammin')”

12 9 Status Quo – “What You're Proposing”

8 10 The Police – “De Do Do Do De Da Da Da”

13 11 Bruce Springsteen – “Hungry Heart”

6 12 Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust”

15 13 Pat Benatar – “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

18 14 Leo Sayer – “More Than I Can Say”

NE 15 John Lennon – “Imagine”

14 16 Stray Cats – “Runaway Boys”

11 17 Blondie – “The Tide Is High”

19 18 Robert Palmer – “Johnny and Mary”

16 19 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling”

17 20 Queen – “Flash”

28 21 Rod Stewart – “Passion”

22 22 Diana Ross – “Upside Down”

23 23 The Korgis – “Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime”

24 24 Neil Diamond – “Love on the Rocks”

21 25 Devo – “Whip It”

NE 26 Barclay James Harvest – “Life Is For Living”

20 27 Kool & The Gang – “Celebration”

27 28 Secret Service – “Ten O'Clock Postman”

NE 29 The Boomtown Rats – “Banana Republic”

26 30 Kate Bush – “Babooshka”

33 31 Eddie Rabbitt – “I Love a Rainy Night”

30 32 Boney M. – “Children Of Paradise”

29 33 Peter Maffay – “Weil Es Dich Gibt”

32 34 Garland Jeffreys – “Matador”

31 35 David Bowie – “Ashes To Ashes”

NE 36 Diana Ross – “I'm Coming Out”

RE 37 David Bowie – “Fashion”

25 38 Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra – “Xanadu”

40 39 AC/DC – “Hells Bells”

34 40 Cliff Richard – “Dreamin'”

Did you not like ‘Happy Xmas(War Is Over)’? I just notice ‘Imagine’ in there now too.

 

Also interesting to see Boney M still having hits in your chart in late 1980, they seemed to disappear very quickly in the uk after two massive years!

Did you not like ‘Happy Xmas(War Is Over)’? I just notice ‘Imagine’ in there now too.

 

Also interesting to see Boney M still having hits in your chart in late 1980, they seemed to disappear very quickly in the uk after two massive years!

I do kinda like "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".

Thank you for your comment!

And that's the first year of the 80's decade!

Hope you all enjoy my charts of the year 1980.

It's the first step of my archive charts from the 80s.

Now to do 1981, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88 and '89.

 

Highlights:

- John Lennon once again stays at the top with "(Just Like) Starting Over".

- "Woman In Love" regains a few spots to #2.

- "Stop The Cavalry" by Jona Lewie goes to the top 5 at #5.

- Bruce Springsteen and Leo Sayer go to the top 10 respectively with "Hungry Heart" and "More Than I Can Say" at #8 and #10.

 

 

Sergej's Personal Chart from the 26th December 1980:

1 1 John Lennon – “(Just Like) Starting Over”

4 2 Barbra Streisand – “Woman in Love”

3 3 ABBA – “Super Trouper”

5 4 Roland Kaiser – “Santa Maria”

7 5 Jona Lewie – “Stop The Cavalry”

6 6 Frank Duval & Orchestra – “Angel of Mine”

2 7 Kenny Rogers – “Lady”

11 8 Bruce Springsteen – “Hungry Heart”

10 9 The Police – “De Do Do Do De Da Da Da”

14 10 Leo Sayer – “More Than I Can Say”

13 11 Pat Benatar – “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

9 12 Status Quo – “What You're Proposing”

15 13 John Lennon – “Imagine”

16 14 Stray Cats – “Runaway Boys”

17 15 Blondie – “The Tide Is High”

21 16 Rod Stewart – “Passion”

18 17 Robert Palmer – “Johnny and Mary”

8 18 Stevie Wonder – “Master Blaster (Jammin')”

12 19 Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust”

20 20 Queen – “Flash”

27 21 Kool & The Gang – “Celebration”

23 22 The Korgis – “Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime”

26 23 Barclay James Harvest – “Life Is For Living”

24 24 Neil Diamond – “Love on the Rocks”

29 25 The Boomtown Rats – “Banana Republic”

22 26 Diana Ross – “Upside Down”

31 27 Eddie Rabbitt – “I Love a Rainy Night”

28 28 Secret Service – “Ten O'Clock Postman”

19 29 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling”

32 30 Boney M. – “Children Of Paradise”

25 31 Devo – “Whip It”

34 32 Garland Jeffreys – “Matador”

30 33 Kate Bush – “Babooshka”

RE 34 Maywood – “Late At Night”

33 35 Peter Maffay – “Weil Es Dich Gibt”

NE 36 Dolly Parton – “9 to 5”

35 37 David Bowie – “Ashes To Ashes”

40 38 Cliff Richard – “Dreamin'”

37 39 David Bowie – “Fashion”

NE 40 REO Speedwagon – “Keep On Loving You”

It's nice to see Maywood (my winner of Eurovision 1990) here.

 

 

Great to see the John Lennon love, and Imagine entering - my charts were dominated by my hero in december and the new year, eclipsing even Abba.

 

Good to see you liking that Boomtown Rats forgotten reggae oddity, and the big-for-me-in-1981 REO Speedwagon pomprock ballad. You rated Hungry Heart even more than I did at the time by about 15 chart places, though Jona Lewie I loved right off.

 

Devo were huge in the USA but Whip It never really broke in the UK. Good record though.

 

Look forward to the next year you do ! :)

loved to check your charts from 1980 - I remember every single song... :)

Can't wait to see the rest of the 80's...

It's nice to see Maywood (my winner of Eurovision 1990) here.

"Late At Night" has been played a lot by my german oldies radio station, that's why I know this song.

Thank you for your comment.