What Was On Top?
Lipps Inc spent a fourth and final week at number one with their classic hit "Funkytown." The song was written and produced by Steven Greenberg and sung by Cynthia Johnson
The songs at #2 and #3 remained the same for the third straight week. "Coming Up" by Paul McCartney was at #2 again and Ambrosia was at #3 again with "Biggest Part Of Me."
In fact all top five songs were the same as the previous week. "The Rose" by Bette Midler spent a second week at #4 while Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band remained at #5 with "Against The Wind."
What Were The Big Movers?
Two songs from the movie "Xanadu" made the biggest jumps within the top 40 (12 notches). "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John moved from #36 to #24, while "I'm Alive" by Electric Light Orchestra climbed from #40 to #28.
A remake of "Gimme Some Lovin'" by the Blues Brothers also climbed 12 notches from #47 to #35 to reach the top 40.
Songs below the top 40 making jumps of over ten notches included "In America" by the Charlie Daniels Band (#58 to #45), "Jojo" by Boz Scaggs (#74 to #63), "Sailing" by Christopher Cross (#77 to #65), and "Sweet Sensation" by Stephanie Mills (#83 to #70).
While "Jojo" by Boz Scaggs was climbing, "Breakdown Dead Ahead" made the biggest drop on the chart for the week falling 35 notches from #25 to #60.
What Was New?
The week's eleven debut songs were led by Kenny Rogers and "Love The World Away" entering at #44 - another hit song from the Urban Cowboy Soundtrack.
Future top 40 hits joining the chart were "Make A Little Magic" by The Dirt Band (#71), "Tulsa Time/Cocaine" by Eric Clapton and His Band (#74), "Someone That I Used To Love" by Natalie Cole (#87), "Old-Fashion Love" by The Commodores (#89), and "Drivin' My Life Away" by Eddie Rabbitt (#90).
The rest of the new songs were "Let's Go 'Round Again" by Average White Band, "Stop Your Sobbing" by The Pretenders, "Alabama Getaway" by the Grateful Dead, "Shandi" by Kiss, and "Dancing With The Mountains" by John Denver.
View the singles chart from June 21, 1980