What Was On Top?
"Call Me" by Blondie spent its sixth and final week at #1. That would be the longest run at the top for the year, and the song would ultimately become the top overall song of the year.
"Funkytown" by Lipps Inc jumped from #4 to #2 and looked primed to take over the top spot. Meanwhile the first hit by Air Supply, "Lost In Love" spent its fourth and final week at #3.
"Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" by Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes made a nice jump from #8 to #4, and Dr. Hook cracked the top five for the first time since 1972 and "Sylvia's Mother" with "Sexy Eyes."
What Were The Big Movers?
The song "Stomp!" by The Brothers Johnson made the biggest move within the top 40 and into the top ten. It climbed nine notches from #16 to #7.
Two songs made big jumps into the top 40. "Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time" by The Spinners jumped from #67 to #29 in its second week, and "Let Me Love You Tonight" by Pure Prairie League climbed from #68 to #33 in its third week.
Several songs below the top 40 made double-digit jumps including "Tired Of Toein' The Line," "Atomic," "One Fine Day," and "All Night Long."
Taking the biggest fall for the week was a former top five song by Ray, Goodman & Brown. "Special Lady" tumbled 51 notches from #38 to #89.
What Was New?
The highest debuting song of the week was the second hit from the Billy Joel album Glass Houses. "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me" entered the chart in the top 40 all the way up at #38.
The next two highest debuts were from the soundtrack to the movie Xanadu. "I'm Alive" by Electric Light Orchestra came in at #71 while "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John started at #74.
Other future top 40 hits debuting were "Angel Say No" by Tommy Tutone (#77), "Misunderstanding" by Genesis (#81), "Walks Like A Lady" by Journey (#83). The remaining new songs were "And The Cradle Will Rock" by Van Halen, "Take You Tonight" by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, "Everything Works If You Let It" by Cheap Trick and "Slipstream" by Allan Clarke.
View the singles chart from May 24, 1980