What Was On Top?
Paul McCartney climbed into the number one position with his hit "Coming Up." It was his seventh #1 single after the Beatles.
Lipps Inc ended a four week run at number one and dipped to #2 with "Funkytown." Bette Midler inched up a spot to #3 (where it would peak) with "The Rose."
Billy Joel moved up from #6 to #4 with "It's Still Rock N Roll To Me." It jumped over Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band who remained at #5 for a third week with "Against The Wind."
What Were The Big Movers?
"Magic" by Olivia Newton-John continued to be a big mover, climbing from #24 to #16. It was the biggest mover within the top 40. "I'm Alive" by Electric Light Orchestra climbed from #28 to #21.
"In America" by the Charlie Daniels Band made a twenty-notch leap from #45 to #25 to debut high in the top 40. The S.O.S. Band also made a big jump into the top 40 from #55 to #36 with "Take Your Time (Do It Right)."
The song making the biggest jump on the chart for the week was "Take A Little Rhythm" by Ali Thomson. It jumped 21 notches from #82 to #61.
Other songs making big jumps below the top 40 included "Landlord" by Gladys Knight & The Pips (#77 to #60), "Shandi" by Kiss (#88 to #69), "Old-Fashion Love" by The Commodores (#89 to #75), and "Into The Night" by Benny Mardones (#68 to #52).
The biggest drop within the chart was by Photoglo. His song "We Were Meant To Be Lovers" fell 54 notches from #37 to #91.
What Was New?
The highest debut of the twelve new songs on the chart was by Queen. "Play The Game" came in at #67, but would ultimately get no higher than #42.
Linda Ronstadt entered the chart at #74 with "I Can't Let Go." DJ Gary Burbank debuted at #79 with the novelty song "Who Shot J.R.?"
The only debut song that would eventually become a top ten hit was "One In A Million You" by Larry Graham. The rest of the new songs were "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" by Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris, "Love That Got Away" by Firefall, "Dancin' In The Streets" by Teri DeSario with KC, "Beyond" by Herb Alpert, "Why Not Me" by Fred Knoblock, "I Get Off On It" by Tony Joe White, "My Mistake" by The Kingbees, and "Honey, Honey" by David Hudson.
View the singles chart from June 28, 1980