What Was On Top?

The dance hit "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc spent a second consecutive week at #1. The song was written and produced by Steven Greenberg and sung by Cynthia Johnson

"Coming Up" by Paul McCartney inched a spot closer to the top moving from #3 to #2. Right behind it was the band Ambrosia who moved from #6 to #3 with "Biggest Part Of Me."

"Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" by Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes spent a third week at #4, while the former #1 hit "Call Me" by Blondie dropped from #2 to #5.

What Were The Big Movers?

"The Rose" by Bette Midler made a nice jump into the top ten from #11 to #6. "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me" by Billy Joel climbed ten notches from #21 to #11. That was the biggest leap within the top 40.

The biggest mover on the chart was "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John. The song from Xanadu climbed 14 notches from #64 to #50 in its third week. Moving 13 notches was another Xanadu song. "I'm Alive" by Electric Light Orchestra moved from #62 to #49.

Other songs that moved up more than ten spots were the remake of "Gimme Some Lovin', "In America," and "Take Your Time (Do It Right)."

"Fool For A Pretty Face" by Humble Pie made the biggest drop for the week. It fell 32 spots from #52 to #84.

What Was New?

There were six new songs on the chart, but oddly enough none of them would ever reach the top 40. The highest debut was "The Very Last Time" by the Todd Rundgren group Utopia.

The band Player came in a t #82 with "It's For You" with Crystal Gayle right behind at #83 with "The Blue Side."

The other three new songs were "Back Of My Hand" by The Jags (#86), "Sisters Of The Moon" by Fleetwood Mac (#88), and "I Can Survive" by Triumph (#91).

View the singles chart from June 7, 1980