| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 13, 1980 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross (Motown 1494) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2 | SAILING Christopher Cross (Warner Bros. 49507) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | EMOTIONAL RESCUE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 20001) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | ALL OUT OF LOVE Air Supply (Arista 0520) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | |
| 5 | FAME Irene Cara (RSO 1034) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 6 | TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) (pt. 1) S.O.S. Band (Tabu 5522) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 7 | LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47004) | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | |
| 8 | GIVE ME THE NIGHT George Benson (Warner Bros. 49505) | 9 | 10 | 17 | 11 | |
| 9 | MAGIC Olivia Newton-John (MCA 41247) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| 10 | INTO THE NIGHT Benny Mardones (Polydor 2091) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | |
| 11 | LATE IN THE EVENING Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 49511) | 14 | 16 | 21 | 6 | |
| 12 | ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen (Elektra 47031) | 20 | 25 | 52 | 5 | |
| 13 | DRIVIN’ MY LIFE AWAY Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656) | 15 | 21 | 28 | 13 | |
| 14 | IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME Billy Joel (Columbia 11276) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| 15 | ONE IN A MILLION YOU Larry Graham (Warner Bros. 49221) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 12 | |
| 16 | BOULEVARD Jackson Browne (Asylum 47003) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
| 17 | YOU’RE THE ONLY WOMAN (You And I) Ambrosia (Warner Bros. 49508) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 10 | |
| 18 | HOT ROD HEARTS Robbie Dupree (Elektra 47005) | 21 | 24 | 27 | 9 | |
| 19 | XANADU Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra (MCA 41285) | 24 | 31 | 44 | 6 | |
| 20 | I’M ALRIGHT Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11317) | 22 | 23 | 30 | 10 | |
| 21 | ALL OVER THE WORLD Electric Light Orchestra (MCA 41289) | 26 | 28 | 34 | 7 | |
| 22 | YOU’LL ACCOMP’NY ME Bob Seger (Capitol 4904) | 27 | 29 | 33 | 8 | |
| 23 | DON’T ASK ME WHY Billy Joel (Columbia 11331) | 25 | 27 | 31 | 7 | |
| 24 | REAL LOVE Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49503) | 31 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | HE’S SO SHY Pointer Sisters (Planet 47916) | 29 | 34 | 42 | 8 | |
| 26 | MORE LOVE Kim Carnes (EMI America 8045) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
| 27 | JESSE Carly Simon (Warner Bros. 49518) | 30 | 33 | 37 | 7 | |
| 28 | WOMAN IN LOVE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11364) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | OLD-FASHION LOVE Commodores (Motown 1489) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 13 | |
| 30 | SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE Natalie Cole (Capitol 4869) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 12 | |
| 31 | HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Robert John (EMI America 8049) | 32 | 35 | 41 | 9 | |
| 32 | LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO ME Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11349) | 38 | 49 | 64 | 4 | |
| 33 | NO NIGHT SO LONG Dionne Warwick (Arista 0527) | 37 | 43 | 51 | 8 | |
| 34 | LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR Pete Townshend (Atco 7217) | 19 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| 35 | TAKE A LITTLE RHYTHM Ali Thomson (A&M 2243) | 28 | 19 | 15 | 14 | |
| 36 | TIRED OF TOEIN’ THE LINE Rocky Burnette (EMI America 8043) | 23 | 12 | 8 | 19 | |
| 37 | HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 12048) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 9 | |
| 38 | WHO’LL BE THE FOOL TONIGHT Larsen-Feiten Band (Warner Bros. 49282) | 48 | 59 | 75 | 6 | |
| 39 | NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Stephanie Mills (20th Century Fox 2460) | 47 | 57 | 65 | 6 | |
| 40 | SHINING STAR Manhattans (Columbia 11222) | 35 | 22 | 11 | 21 | |
| 41 | MISUNDERSTANDING Genesis (Atlantic 3662) | 36 | 26 | 18 | 17 | |
| 42 | HOW DO I SURVIVE Amy Holland (Capitol 4884) | 46 | 52 | 63 | 6 | |
| 43 | STAND BY ME Mickey Gilley (Full Moon/Asylum 46640) | 40 | 30 | 22 | 18 | |
| 44 | WHY NOT ME Fred Knoblock (Scotti Bros. 600) | 41 | 32 | 32 | 11 | |
| 45 | MIDNIGHT ROCKS Al Stewart (Arista 0552) | 56 | 66 | 76 | 4 | |
| 46 | YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR LOVE FOR ME Jermaine Jackson (Motown 1490) | 50 | 55 | 60 | 9 | |
| 47 | THE LEGEND OF WOOLEY SWAMP Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50921) | 57 | 63 | 73 | 4 | |
| 48 | YOU BETTER RUN Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 2450) | 44 | 46 | 49 | 8 | |
| 49 | FIRST TIME LOVE Livingston Taylor (Epic 50894) | 49 | 53 | 61 | 7 | |
| 50 | JOJO Boz Scaggs (Columbia 11281) | 43 | 38 | 26 | 14 | |
| 51 | LOVE THE WORLD AWAY Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1359) | 45 | 39 | 24 | 14 | |
| 52 | LITTLE JEANNIE Elton John (MCA 41236) | 42 | 37 | 7 | 20 | |
| 53 | I’M ALMOST READY Pure Prairie League (Casablanca 2294) | 61 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| 54 | RED LIGHT Linda Clifford (RSO 1041) | 59 | 64 | 71 | 6 | |
| 55 | MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC Dirt Band (United Artists 1356) | 51 | 40 | 35 | 14 | |
| 56 | OUT HERE ON MY OWN Irene Cara (RSO 1048) | 66 | 72 | 82 | 5 | |
| 57 | LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 46001) | 69 | 77 | 83 | 5 | |
| 58 | ON THE ROAD AGAIN Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 59 | WHIP IT Devo (Warner Bros. 49550) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | I GOT YOU Split Enz (A&M 2252) | 75 | 81 | 87 | 4 | |
| 61 | CAN’T WE TRY Teddy Pendergrass (Philadelphia Int’l 3107) | 73 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS Peter Gabriel (Mercury 76063) | 65 | 67 | 70 | 7 | |
| 63 | I HEAR YOU NOW Jon & Vangelis (Polydor 2098) | 63 | 68 | 74 | 7 | |
| 64 | TURN IT ON AGAIN Genesis (Atlantic 3751) | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | MY PRAYER Ray, Goodman & Brown (Polydor 2116) | 72 | 78 | 86 | 4 | |
| 66 | DREAMING Cliff Richard (EMI America 8057) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 67 | (Sartorial Eloquence) DON’T YA WANNA PLAY THIS GAME NO MORE? Elton John (MCA 41293) | 68 | 73 | 79 | 5 | |
| 68 | GOOD MORNING GIRL/STAY AWHILE Journey (Columbia 11339) | 70 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| 69 | I’M COMING OUT Diana Ross (Motown 1491) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | SWITCHIN’ TO GLIDE Kings (Elektra 47006) | 74 | 83 | 89 | 4 | |
| 71 | WALK AWAY Donna Summer (Casablanca 2300) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | THUNDER AND LIGHTNING Chicago (Columbia 11345) | 81 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | MY GUY/MY GIRL Amii Stewart & Johnny Bristol (Handshake 5300) | 79 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | LATE AT NIGHT England Dan Seals (Atlantic 3674) | 76 | 79 | 81 | 6 | |
| 75 | GIRL, DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN O’Jays (TSOP 4790) | 78 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| 76 | DON’T MISUNDERSTAND ME Rossington Collins Band (MCA 41284) | 58 | 58 | 62 | 8 | |
| 77 | REBELS ARE WE Chic (Atlantic 3665) | 77 | 84 | 93 | 5 | |
| 78 | COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE Anne Murray (Capitol 4920) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | TOUCH AND GO Cars (Elektra 47039) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | FOOL FOR YOUR LOVING Whitesnake (Mirage 3672) | 62 | 65 | 67 | 7 | |
| 81 | LEAVING L.A. Deliverance (Columbia 11320) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | LIVE EVERY MINUTE Ali Thomson (A&M 2260) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | UNDER THE GUN Poco (MCA 41269) | 52 | 45 | 45 | 10 | |
| 84 | FIRST...BE A WOMAN Lenore O’Malley (Polydor 2055) | 67 | 56 | 58 | 9 | |
| 85 | STEAL AWAY Robbie Dupree (Elektra 46621) | 64 | 54 | 48 | 23 | |
| 86 | I CAN’T LET GO Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 46654) | 54 | 44 | 36 | 12 | |
| 87 | YOU CAN CALL ME BLUE Michael Johnson (EMI America 8054) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | TRUE LOVE WAYS Mickey Gilley (Epic 50876) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | IN AMERICA Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50888) | 60 | 48 | 39 | 16 | |
| 90 | YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC (Atlantic 3761) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | THE ROSE Bette Midler (Atlantic 3656) | 53 | 41 | 29 | 26 | |
| 92 | CUPID/I’VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME Spinners (Atlantic 3664) | 55 | 47 | 38 | 18 | |
| 93 | THE BREAKS (pt. 1) Kurtis Blow (Mercury 76075) | 94 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 94 | ROCK IT Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca 2281) | 84 | 69 | 69 | 7 | |
| 95 | THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD (Good Ol’ Boys) Waylon (RCA 12067) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | I’VE JUST BEGUN TO LOVE YOU Dynasty (Solar 12021) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | TURNING JAPANESE Vapors (United Artists 1364) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Medley) Meco (RSO 1038) | 86 | 51 | 47 | 14 | |
| 99 | TULSA TIME Eric Clapton & Band (RSO 1039) | 83 | 50 | 43 | 14 | |
| 100 | FREE ME Roger Daltrey (Polydor 2105) | 93 | 61 | 53 | 11 | |
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