December 27, 1980

Please note that the next chart (week ending January 3, 1981) was "Frozen" . Basically, all of the songs from the countdown maintain their same position the following week.
Rather than having a Top 40 countdown, we go into the Hot 100 Song of 1980.
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---Dropouts ---
This Time - John Cougar ----- 27 (2) / 7
Dreaming - Cliff Richard ----- 10 (3) / 13
Deep Inside My Heart - Randy Meisner ----- 22 (2) / 7
The Wanderer - Donna Summer ----- 3 (3) / 13
He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters ----- 3 (3) / 17


40 --- Killin' Time - Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (46)
39 --- Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (53)
23 38 --- Sequel - Harry Chapin
37 --- Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg (59)
36 --- The Winner Takes It All - ABBA (44)
34 35 --- Girls Can Get It - Dr. Hook
30 34 --- I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
39 33 --- 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
21 32 --- Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) - Waylon
31 31 --- Never Be The Same - Christopher Cross

30 --- Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs (45)
33 29 --- Together - Tierra
38 28 --- Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton
18 27 --- Whip It - Devo
28 26 --- One Step Closer - The Doobie Brothers
15 25 --- You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Daryl Hall & John Oates
24 24 --- I Believe In You - Don Williams
25 23 --- Suddenly - Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard
13 22 --- Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand  
29 21 --- Time Is Time - Andy Gibb

27 20 --- Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
26 19 --- I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
19 18 --- Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - The Korgis
20 17 --- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
22 16 --- I Made It Through The Rain - Barry Manilow
17 15 --- It's My Turn - Diana Ross
07 14 --- Another One Bites The Dust - Queen  
05 13 --- Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
14 12 --- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police
16 11 --- Passion - Rod Stewart

12 10 --- Tell It Like It Is - Heart
09 09 --- Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
11 08 --- The Tide Is High - Blondie
08 07 --- Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
10 06 --- Every Woman In The World - Air Supply
06 05 --- Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
01 04 --- Lady - Kenny Rogers  
04 03 --- Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
02 02 --- More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
03 01 --- (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon  


New this week are the highly successful band REO Speedwagon.

Please note that the next chart (week ending January 3, 1981) was "Frozen" . Basically, all of the songs from the countdown maintain their same position the following week.
Rather than having a Top 40 countdown, we go into the Hot 100 Song of 1980.

UK SINGLES CHART - 27 December 1980-2 January 1981

01 02 THERE'S NO ONE QUITE LIKE GRANDMA St Winfred's School Choir *
02 01 (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER John Lennon *
03 03 STOP THE CAVALRY Jona Lewie
04 RE HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) John Lennon
05 04 SUPER TROUPER ABBA ***
06 05 DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA The Police
07 10 ANTMUSIC Adam and the Ants
08 06 EMBARRASSMENT Madness
09 RE IMAGINE John Lennon
10 09 RUNAWAY BOYS The Stray Cats

11 07 BANANA REPUBLIC The Boomtown Rats
12 15 LIES / DON'T DRIVE MY CAR Status Quo
13 18 RABBIT Chas & Dave
14 13 LADY Kenny Rogers
15 12 FLASH Queen
16 08 TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT Spandau Ballet
17 27 NEVER MIND THE PRESENTS The Barron Knights
18 19 LOVE ON THE ROCKS Neil Diamond
19 24 OVER THE RAINBOW / YOU BELONG TO ME Matchbox
20 14 THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie **

21 11 DO YOU FEEL MY LOVE? Eddy Grant
22 25 LONELY TOGETHER Barry Manilow
23 31 TOO NICE TO TALK TO The Beat
24 34 DO NOTHING The Specials
25 16 CELEBRATION Kool and the Gang
26 23 DON'T WALK AWAY E.L.O.
27 17 ROCK N ROLL AIN'T NOISE POLLUTION AC/DC
28 35 THIS WRECKAGE Gary Numan
29 36 IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE Mac Davis
30 26 I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU Dennis Waterman

31 39 WHO'S GONNA ROCK YOU? The Nolans
32 30 DECEMBER WILL BE MAGIC AGAIN Kate Bush
33 33 LOOKING FOR CLUES Robert Palmer
34 32 BLUE MOON Showaddywaddy
35 21 I'M COMING OUT Diana Ross
36 38 LORRAINE Bad Manners
37 40 IF I COULD ONLY MAKE YOU CARE Mike Berry
38 22 THE EARTH DIES SCREAMING / DREAM A LIE UB40
39 20 NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Stephanie Mills
40 -- RUNAROUND SUE Racey

-- 28 I LIKE (WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME) Young & Co
-- 29 PASSION Rod Stewart
-- 37 ACE OF SPADES Motorhead

Adric wrote:Please note that the next chart (week ending January 3, 1981) was "Frozen" . Basically, all of the songs from the countdown maintain their same position the following week.

Yep, same goes for the UK.