What Was On Top?

"Call Me" by Blondie spent a second week at the top. The song from the movie "American Gigolo" was co-written and produced by Giorgio Moroder.

"Ride Like The Wind" by Christopher Cross and the former #1 song "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd switched places from the previous week. The first hit by Cross moved up to #2 while Pink Floyd slipped to #3.

"With You I'm Born Again" by Billy Preston & Syreeta and "Special Lady" by Ray, Goodman & Brown remained in the #4 and #5 spots for a second week. In fact, all the songs from #4 to #8 stayed in the same position as the previous week.

What Were The Big Movers?

One song made a double-digit jump within the top 40 and that song was "I Can't Help It" - the duet between Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John.

Two songs jumped ten notches to reach the top 40 - "Train In Vain" by The Clash and "The Rose" by Bette Midler.

The overall biggest jump of the week belonged to newcomer Robbie Dupree. "Steal Away" climbed 16 notches from #75 to #59. Moving up 15 spots was the band Spider and their song "New Romance."

Three different songs fell 44 spots to tie for the biggest drop within the chart. They were "Desire" by Andy Gibb, "On The Radio" by Donna Summer, and "Give It All You Got" by Chuck Mangione.

What Was New?

The week's seven debut songs was highlighted by the future number one by Paul McCartney. "Coming Up" entered the chart at #73. One other debut song would go on to become a top ten hit - "Shining Star" by The Manhattans - which came in at #90.

The other five new songs were "Here Comes My Girl" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Fool For A Pretty Face" by Humble Pie, "You're My Blessing" by Lou Rawls, "It Takes Time" by the Marshall Tucker Band, and "What's Your Hurry Darlin'" by Ironhorse.

View the singles chart from April 26, 1980