| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 9, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1327) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | CRUISIN’ Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
| 3 | CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen (Elektra 46579) | 5 | 14 | 22 | 8 | |
| 4 | DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME Captain & Tennille (Casablanca 2215) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 5 | ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (Epic 50797) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 6 | SARA Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49150) | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 41138) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 8 | THIS IS IT Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11109) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | |
| 9 | YES, I’M READY Teri DeSario with K.C. (Casablanca 2227) | 11 | 16 | 19 | 13 | |
| 10 | LONGER Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic 50824) | 18 | 25 | 32 | 9 | |
| 11 | DEJA VU Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
| 12 | I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER Prince (Warner Bros. 49050) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
| 13 | ESCAPE (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes (Infinity 50035) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| 14 | ROMEO’S TUNE Steve Forbert (Nemperor 7525) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 11 | |
| 15 | THE LONG RUN Eagles (Asylum 46569) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 16 | AN AMERICAN DREAM Dirt Band (United Artists 1330) | 25 | 30 | 37 | 11 | |
| 17 | LADIES NIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801) | 15 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
| 18 | ON THE RADIO Donna Summer (Casablanca 2236) | 32 | 43 | 60 | 4 | |
| 19 | WHY ME Styx (A&M 2206) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 9 | |
| 20 | WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU/FORGIVE ME, GIRL Spinners (Atlantic 3637) | 28 | 34 | 42 | 9 | |
| 21 | DON’T LET GO Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |
| 22 | WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard (EMI America 8025) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |
| 23 | SEPTEMBER MORN’ Neil Diamond (Columbia 11175) | 33 | 41 | 49 | 8 | |
| 24 | DESIRE Andy Gibb (RSO 1019) | 36 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | DAYDREAM BELIEVER Anne Murray (Capitol 4813) | 31 | 37 | 45 | 8 | |
| 26 | PLEASE DON’T GO KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | 19 | 12 | 8 | 25 | |
| 27 | DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL Rufus & Chaka (MCA 41131) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 13 | |
| 28 | THIRD TIME LUCKY (First Time I Was A Fool) Foghat (Bearsville 49125) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 14 | |
| 29 | THE SECOND TIME AROUND Shalamar (Solar 11709) | 39 | 45 | 53 | 9 | |
| 30 | HIM Rupert Holmes (MCA 41173) | 40 | 51 | 68 | 4 | |
| 31 | WAIT FOR ME Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 11747) | 24 | 24 | 26 | 16 | |
| 32 | FOOL IN THE RAIN Led Zeppelin (Swan Song 71003) | 35 | 40 | 46 | 8 | |
| 33 | WHEN I WANTED YOU Barry Manilow (Arista 0481) | 38 | 42 | 48 | 9 | |
| 34 | 99 Toto (Columbia 11173) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 8 | |
| 35 | FOREVER MINE O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3727) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 11 | |
| 36 | JANE Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11750) | 23 | 18 | 9 | 15 | |
| 37 | HEARTBREAKER Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2395) | 45 | 53 | 59 | 8 | |
| 38 | ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (pt. 2) Pink Floyd (Columbia 11187) | 48 | 71 | 82 | 4 | |
| 39 | HOW DO I MAKE YOU Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 46602) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | LOST HER IN THE SUN John Stewart (RSO 1016) | 42 | 46 | 50 | 10 | |
| 41 | REFUGEE Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 41169) | 51 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | MONEY Flying Lizards (Virgin 67003) | 34 | 35 | 41 | 10 | |
| 43 | VOICES Cheap Trick (Epic 50814) | 30 | 31 | 33 | 11 | |
| 44 | TOO HOT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 802) | 56 | 69 | 81 | 4 | |
| 45 | LONELY EYES Robert John (EMI America 8030) | 37 | 38 | 43 | 11 | |
| 46 | BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME Dr. Hook (Capitol 4785) | 29 | 26 | 21 | 18 | |
| 47 | I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 49138) | 50 | 57 | 63 | 8 | |
| 48 | LET ME GO, LOVE Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros. 49130) | 54 | 60 | 67 | 7 | |
| 49 | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303) | 27 | 21 | 11 | 15 | |
| 50 | CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS Robert Palmer (Island 49137) | 52 | 56 | 58 | 9 | |
| 51 | LOOKS LIKE LOVE AGAIN Dann Rogers (IA 500) | 53 | 55 | 61 | 9 | |
| 52 | I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1478) | 57 | 63 | 69 | 8 | |
| 53 | BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN Babys (Chrysalis 2398) | 61 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| 54 | YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU Santana (Columbia 11144) | 44 | 33 | 35 | 12 | |
| 55 | FLIRTIN’ WITH DISASTER Molly Hatchet (Epic 50822) | 60 | 66 | 73 | 7 | |
| 56 | THREE TIMES IN LOVE Tommy James (Millennium 11785) | 65 | 74 | 85 | 4 | |
| 57 | GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT Chuck Mangione (A&M 2211) | 67 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | WONDERLAND Commodores (Motown 1479) | 59 | 64 | 71 | 7 | |
| 59 | LAST TRAIN TO LONDON Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5067) | 47 | 36 | 38 | 11 | |
| 60 | WITH YOU I’M BORN AGAIN Billy Preston & Syreeta (Motown 1477) | 69 | 84 | 96 | 7 | |
| 61 | RAVEL’S BOLERO Henry Mancini & Orchestra (Warner Bros. 49139) | 64 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| 62 | I THANK YOU ZZ Top (Warner Bros. 49163) | 72 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | BABY TALKS DIRTY Knack (Capitol 4822) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN Bette Midler (Atlantic 3643) | 70 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| 65 | BABE Styx (A&M 2188) | 46 | 32 | 29 | 19 | |
| 66 | COOL CHANGE Little River Band (Capitol 4789) | 43 | 28 | 16 | 17 | |
| 67 | SPECIAL LADY Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2033) | 79 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | KISS ME IN THE RAIN Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11179) | 76 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | COME BACK J. Geils Band (EMI America 8032) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | PEANUT BUTTER Twennynine Featuring Lenny White (Elektra 46552) | 73 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | GOODNIGHT MY LOVE Mike Pinera (Spector 00003) | 74 | 75 | 79 | 5 | |
| 72 | BAD TIMES Tavares (Capitol 4811) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | I’M ALIVE Gamma (Elektra 46555) | 58 | 59 | 65 | 8 | |
| 74 | THE HARDEST PART Blondie (Chrysalis 2408) | 77 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 75 | AND THE BEAT GOES ON Whispers (Solar 11894) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | HAVEN’T YOU HEARD Patrice Rushen (Elektra 46551) | 87 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | HEAD GAMES Foreigner (Atlantic 3633) | 49 | 29 | 23 | 14 | |
| 78 | I’D RATHER LEAVE WHILE I’M IN LOVE Rita Coolidge (A&M 2199) | 62 | 39 | 39 | 13 | |
| 79 | US AND LOVE (We Go Together) Kenny Nolan (Casablanca 2234) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | YEARS Wayne Newton (Aries II 108) | 90 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | ROTATION Herb Alpert (A&M 2202) | 66 | 58 | 47 | 10 | |
| 82 | I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN George Burns (Mercury 57011) | 94 | 98 | 99 | 4 | |
| 83 | YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY Turley Richards (Atlantic 3645) | 93 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 84 | RIDE LIKE THE WIND Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49184) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | ROCKIN’ INTO THE NIGHT 38 Special (A&M 2205) | 95 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | I PLEDGE MY LOVE Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP 2053) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | GOT TO LOVE SOMEBODY Sister Sledge (Cotillion 45007) | 88 | 92 | 94 | 4 | |
| 88 | EVEN IT UP Heart (Epic 50847) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS Boomtown Rats (Columbia 11117) | 91 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | LOST IN LOVE Air Supply (Arista 0479) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | DIRTY WATER Inmates (Polydor 2032) | 63 | 52 | 54 | 10 | |
| 92 | DIG THE GOLD Joyce Cobb (Cream 7939) | 75 | 76 | 78 | 10 | |
| 93 | MAKE BELIEVE IT’S YOUR FIRST TIME Bobby Vinton (Tapestry 002) | 78 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| 94 | I LIKE TO ROCK April Wine (Capitol 4828) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 95 | SMALL PARADISE John Cougar (Riva 203) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (Columbia 11125) | 68 | 44 | 28 | 17 | |
| 97 | COMPUTER GAME (“Theme From The Circus”) Yellow Magic Orchestra (Horizon 127) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | CHIQUITITA Abba (Atlantic 3629) | 71 | 50 | 36 | 14 | |
| 99 | I CALL YOUR NAME Switch (Gordy 7175) | 86 | 87 | 88 | 10 | |
| 100 | RAPPER’S DELIGHT Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542) | 85 | 62 | 44 | 15 | |
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