List of number-one singles of 1980 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1980.

Week ending	Song	Artist
5 January	Another Brick in the Wall	Pink Floyd
12 January	Another Brick in the Wall	Pink Floyd
19 January	Totus Tuus	Dana
26 January	Brass in Pocket	The Pretenders
2 February	Brass in Pocket	The Pretenders
No charts exist for 34 weeks due to a strike.[1]
4 October	Don't Stand So Close to Me	The Police
11 October	Don't Stand So Close to Me	The Police
18 October	Don't Stand So Close to Me	The Police
25 October	Don't Stand So Close to Me	The Police
1 November	Woman in Love	Barbra Streisand
8 November	Woman in Love	Barbra Streisand
15 November	Woman in Love	Barbra Streisand
22 November	Woman in Love	Barbra Streisand
29 November	Super Trouper	ABBA
6 December	Super Trouper	ABBA
13 December	Super Trouper	ABBA
20 December	There's No-one Quite Like Grandma	St Winifred's School Choir
27 December	There's No-one Quite Like Grandma	St Winfred's School Choir

Hot Press magazine published fortnightly charts during the strike period. This information is now used by http://www.irishcharts.ie/ .The number ones from this period (one every two weeks) were as follows...

Fortnight ending	Song	Artist
12 February	Brass in Pocket	The Pretenders[2]
26 February	Coward of the County	Kenny Rogers[3]
13 March	Coward of the County	Kenny Rogers[4]
27 March	Take That Look Off Your Face	Marti Webb[5]
10 April	Take That Look Off Your Face	Marti Webb[6]
24 April	Take That Look Off Your Face	Marti Webb[7]
8 May	Working My Way Back to You	Detroit Spinners[8]
22 May	What's Another Year	Johnny Logan[9]
5 June	What's Another Year	Johnny Logan[10]
19 June	What's Another Year	Johnny Logan[11]
2 July	Theme from MASH	The MASH[12]
16 July	Crying	Don McLean[13]
30 July	Xanadu	Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra[14]
13 August	Xanadu	Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra[15]
27 August	Xanadu	Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra[16]
10 September	The Winner Takes It All	ABBA[17]
25 September	Start!	The Jam[18]

• NOTE: Although the official Irish charts recommenced on 5 October (week ending 4 October), the Irish charts website still lists the Hot Press chart for the 26 September - 9 October fortnight. This give the No.1 to be "Feels Like I'm in Love" by Kelly Marie, taking away the first two weeks of The Police's "Don't Stand So Close to Me". In reality, viewed from the variation on publication dates, this effectively gives Kelly Marie a two-day No.1 (26-27 September).^[19][20]

• 16 Number Ones
• Most weeks at No.1 (song): "Take That Look Off Your Face" - Marti Webb, "What's Another Year" - Johnny Logan, "Xanadu" - Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra (6 weeks)
• Most weeks at No.1 (artist): Marti Webb, Johnny Logan, Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra (6)
• Most No.1s: Abba (2)

References

1. The Irish Press Feb, 14 1980. "Unfair Advantage claim caused charts row" by Brian Bell
2. Hot Press 1 - 13 February
3. Hot Press 13 - 29 February
4. Hot Press 1 - 13 March
5. Hot Press 14 - 29 March
6. Hot Press 29 March - 11 April
7. Hot Press 11 - 25 April
8. Hot Press 25 April - 9 May
9. Hot Press 9 - 23 May
10. Hot Press 23 May - 6 June
11. Hot Press 6 - 20 June
12. Hot Press 20 June - 3 July
13. Hot Press 3 - 17 July
14. Hot Press 17 - 31 July
15. Hot Press 1 - 14 August
16. Hot Press 14 - 28 August
17. Hot Press 28 Aug - 11th Sept
18. Hot Press 11 - 25 September
19. Irish charts - Number Ones
20. Hot Press 26 September - 10 October

See also

• 1980 in music
• Irish Singles Chart
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland