Top 100 songs for January 12, 1980
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1980 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes. Meanwhile, “An American Dream” by The Dirt Band rises from No. 59 to No. 33. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- An American Dream — The Dirt Bandup 26 places, No. 59 → No. 33
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love — Queenup 13 places, No. 43 → No. 30
- Longer — Dan Fogelbergup 12 places, No. 67 → No. 55
New to this week’s Top 40
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love — QueenNo. 30
- An American Dream — The Dirt BandNo. 33
- Savannah Nights — Tom JohnstonNo. 34
- Fool In The Rain — Led ZeppelinNo. 40
First-week entries
- Too Late — JourneyNo. 81
- Let Me Go, Love — Nicolette Larson & Michael McDonaldNo. 82
- Remember (Walking In The Sand) — AerosmithNo. 84
- On The Radio — Donna SummerNo. 86
- Kiss Me In The Rain — Barbra StreisandNo. 90
- Trust Me — Cindy BullensNo. 93
- Takin' It Back — BreathlessNo. 96
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.