Top 100 songs for August 23, 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 “Magic” by Olivia Newton-John. Meanwhile, “Xanadu” by Olivia Newton-John And The Electric Light Orchestra rises from No. 63 to No. 43. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Xanadu — Olivia Newton-John And The Electric Light Orchestraup 20 places, No. 63 → No. 43
- Another One Bites The Dust — Queenup 17 places, No. 67 → No. 50
- Late In The Evening — Paul Simonup 16 places, No. 29 → No. 13
New to this week’s Top 10
- Fame — Irene CaraNo. 7
- All Out Of Love — Air SupplyNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- I'm Alright — Kenny LogginsNo. 36
- Hey There Lonely Girl — Robert JohnNo. 39
- Jesse — Carly SimonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Look What You've Done To Me — Boz ScaggsNo. 69
- I'm Almost Ready — Pure Prairie LeagueNo. 79
- My Prayer — Ray, Goodman & BrownNo. 83
- Girl, Don't Let It Get You Down — The O'JaysNo. 84
- Thunder And Lightning — ChicagoNo. 86
- Good Morning Girl/stay Awhile — JourneyNo. 87
- I Got You — Split EnzNo. 88
- You Can Call Me Blue — Michael JohnsonNo. 89
- Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On — The KingsNo. 90
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.