March 1, 1980

---Dropouts ---
The Long Run - Eagles ----- 8 (2) / 12
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes ----- 1 (3) / 16  
Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes ----- 18 (2) / 12
Deja Vu - Dionna Warwick ----- 15 (2) / 11
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince ----- 11 (2) / 12
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Bonnie Pointer ----- 40 (2) / 2


 40 --- Fire Lake - Bob Seger (65)
 39 --- I Thank You - ZZ Top (42)
 38 --- When A Man Loves A Woman - Bette Midler (41)
39 37 --- Kiss Me In The Rain - Barbra Streisand
 36 --- With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston & Syreeta (44)
35 35 --- Let Me Go, Love - Nicolette Larson & Michael McDonald
38 34 --- Three Times In Love - Tommy James
37 33 --- Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
 32 --- I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles (60)
 31 --- Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross (46)

26 30 --- Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
21 29 --- Fool In The Rain - Led Zeppelin
29 28 --- Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
30 27 --- 99 - Toto
32 26 --- Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
25 25 --- Wonderland - Commodores
31 24 --- Give It All You Got - Chuck Mangione
16 23 --- This Is It - Kenny Loggins
10 22 --- Sara - Fleetwood Mac
09 21 --- Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers

22 20 --- When I Wanted You - Barry Manilow
23 19 --- Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
20 18 --- How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt
18 17 --- September Morn' - Neil Diamond
24 16 --- Him - Rupert Holmes
19 15 --- Too Hot - Kool & The Gang
17 14 --- The Second Time Around - Shalamar
14 13 --- An American Dream - The Dirt Band
12 12 --- Daydream Believer - Anne Murray
11 11 --- Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert

15 10 --- Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd
13 09 --- Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me, Girl - The Spinners
05 08 --- Rock With You - Michael Jackson  
04 07 --- Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
07 06 --- On The Radio - Donna Summer
08 05 --- Desire - Andy Gibb
06 04 --- Longer - Dan Fogelberg
02 03 --- Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille  
03 02 --- Yes, I'm Ready - Teri DeSario w/ K.C.
01 01 --- Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen    


This marks the first Top 40 it for Christopher Cross.

UK SINGLES CHART - 1-7 March 1980

01 03 ATOMIC Blondie *
02 01 COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers **
03 02 AND THE BEAT GOES ON The Whispers
04 06 CARRIE Cliff Richard
05 09 I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN Elvis Costello
06 14 TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE Marti Webb
07 12 ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson
08 10 SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN The Tourists
09 23 TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL Fern Kinney
10 05 CAPTAIN BEAKY / WILFRED THE WEASEL Keith Michell

11 08 BABY I LOVE YOU The Ramones
12 16 RIDERS IN THE SKY The Shadows
13 04 TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG The Special AKA **
14 07 SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT YOU The Boomtown Rats
15 11 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING The Nolans
16 18 THE PLASTIC AGE Buggles
17 25 GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS Peter Gabriel
18 13 I HEAR YOU NOW Jon + Vangelis
19 38 SO LONELY The Police
20 -- HANDS OFF, SHE'S MINE The Beat

21 27 JANE Jefferson Starship
22 30 ALL NIGHT LONG Rainbow
23 -- ALABAMA SONG David Bowie
24 20 SAVE ME Queen
25 28 AT THE EDGE Stiff Little Fingers
26 22 LIVING BY NUMBERS New Musik
27 21 THREE MINUTE HERO Selecter
28 31 SINGING THE BLUES Dave Edmunds
29 34 TOUCH TOO MUCH AC/DC
30 39 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME Captain and Tennille

31 24 TOO HOT Kool and the Gang
32 26 BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT Matchbox
33 15 7 TEEN The Regents
34 -- TURNING JAPANESE The Vapors
35 32 ON THE RADIO Donna Summer
36 37 I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU Sammy Hagar
37 17 BABE Styx
38 -- RUNNING FREE Iron Maiden
39 33 UNDERPASS John Foxx
40 -- CUBA / BETTER DO IT SALSA Gibson Brothers

-- 19 IT'S DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS Joe Jackson
-- 29 MY GIRL Madness
-- 35 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) Rupert Holmes
-- 36 GREEN ONIONS Booker T and the MGs
-- 40 HOT DOG Shakin' Stevens