What Was On Top?
The first number one hit by Billy Joel, "It's Still Rock N Roll To Me," was on top for a second consecutive week. He would go on to have two more chart toppers - "Tell Her About It" and "We Didn't Start The Fire."
Olivia Newton-John made a strong move from #7 to #2 with her song from Xanadu, "Magic," and looked primed to challenge Billy Joel for the top spot.
Numbers 3 through 5 remained the same as the previous week. Elton John and "Little Jeannie" was #3. The Spinners and "Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time" stayed at #4. The Manhattans and "Shining Star" held at #5.
What Were The Big Movers?
No songs made a double-digit climb within the top 40, but two songs made big jumps to reach the top 40. The theme song from the movie "Fame" by Irene Cara climbed from #42 to #31, while "Boulevard" by Jackson Browne jumped 15 notches from #48 to #33.
That climb of 15 spots by Jackson Browne was the biggest overall jump on the chart for the week. "Hot Rod Hearts" by Robbie Dupree climbed 14 notches from #74 to #60 in its second week.
Three songs moved up twelve spots. They were "Give Me The Night" by George Benson (#56 to #44), "Upside Down" by Diana Ross (#71 to #59), and "Hey There Lonely Girl" by Robert John (#85 to #73).
The band Player had the biggest drop on the chart for the week. Their song "It's For You" fell 45 notches from #46 to #91.
What Was New?
The highest debuting song of the week belonged to Pat Benatar. Her third chart hit "You Better Run" entered at #72.
There were eleven new songs on the chart for the week, and four were future top 40 hits. "You'll Accompn'y Me" by Bob Seger entered at #82, "He's So Shy" by the Pointer Sisters debuted at #83, "First Time Love" by Livingston Taylor was #84, and "No Night So Long" by Dionne Warwick came in at #86.
The rest of the new songs were "Don't Misunderstand Me" by Rossington Collins Band, "Wango Tango" by Ted Nugent, "(Call Me) When The Spirit Moves You" by Touch, "First...Be A Woman" by Leonore O'Malley, "Mirage" by Eric Troyer, and "Shiver And Shake" by The Silencers.
View the singles chart from July 26, 1980