List of number-one singles of 1980 (Ireland)
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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 (Part 2)" | Pink Floyd |
| 12 January | ||
| 19 January | "Totus Tuus (Totally Yours)" | Dana |
| 26 January | "Brass in Pocket" | The Pretenders |
| 2 February | ||
| No charts exist for 34 weeks due to a strike.[1] | ||
| 4 October | "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | The Police |
| 11 October | ||
| 18 October | ||
| 25 October | ||
| 1 November | "Woman in Love" | Barbra Streisand |
| 8 November | ||
| 15 November | ||
| 22 November | ||
| 29 November | "Super Trouper" | ABBA |
| 6 December | ||
| 13 December | ||
| 20 December | "There's No-one Quite Like Grandma" | St Winifred's School Choir |
| 27 December | ||
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[4] | ||
| 27 March | "Take That Look Off Your Face" | Marti Webb[5] |
| 10 April[6] | ||
| 24 April[7] | ||
| 8 May | "Working My Way Back to You" | Detroit Spinners[8] |
| 22 May | "What's Another Year" | Johnny Logan[9] |
| 5 June[10] | ||
| 19 June[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[15] | ||
| 27 August[16] | ||
| 10 September | "The Winner Takes It All" | ABBA[17] |
| 25 September | "Start!" | The Jam[18] |
| 2 October | "Feels Like I'm in Love" | Kelly Marie |
- 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
[edit]- ^ The Irish Press Feb, 14 1980. "Unfair Advantage claim caused charts row" by Brian Bell
- ^ Hot Press 1–13 February
- ^ Hot Press 13–29 February
- ^ Hot Press 1–13 March
- ^ Hot Press 14–29 March
- ^ Hot Press 29 March - 11 April
- ^ Hot Press 11–25 April
- ^ Hot Press 25 April - 9 May
- ^ Hot Press 9–23 May
- ^ Hot Press 23 May - 6 June
- ^ Hot Press 6–20 June
- ^ Hot Press 20 June - 3 July
- ^ Hot Press 3–17 July
- ^ Hot Press 17–31 July
- ^ Hot Press 1–14 August
- ^ Hot Press 14–28 August
- ^ Hot Press 28 Aug - 11th Sept
- ^ Hot Press 11–25 September
- ^ Irish charts - Number Ones
- ^ Hot Press 26 September - 10 October