List of number-one singles of 1980 (Canada)
This is a list of the weekly Canadian RPM magazine[n 1] number one Top Singles chart of 1980.[n 2][n 3]
| Volume:Issue | Issue Date(s) | Weeks on Top | Song | Artist |
| 32:15 | 5 January | 1 | "Babe" | Styx |
| 32:16-17 | 12 January - 19 January | 2 | "Escape" | Rupert Holmes |
| 32:18-19 | 26 January - 2 February | 2 | "Rapper's Delight" | Sugarhill Gang |
| 32:20 | 9 February | 1 | "Coward of the County" | Kenny Rogers |
| 32:21 | 16 February | 1 | "Please Don't Go" | KC and the Sunshine Band |
| 32:22-23 | 23 February - 1 March | 2 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Queen |
| 32:24-25 | 8 March - 15 March | 2 | "Coward of the County" | Kenny Rogers |
| 32:26-33:5 | 22 March - 26 April | 6 | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" | Pink Floyd |
| 33:6-8 | 3 May - 17 May | 3 | "Call Me" | Blondie |
| 33:9 | 24 May | 1 | "Rock Lobster" | The B-52's |
| 33:10-12 | 31 May - 14 June | 3 | "Call Me" | Blondie |
| 33:13-14 | 21 June - 28 June | 2 | "Cars" | Gary Numan |
| 33:15 | 5 July | 1 | "Coming Up" | Paul McCartney |
| 33:16 | 12 July | 1 | "Funkytown" | Lipps Inc |
| 33:17 | 19 July | 1 | "Little Jeannie" | Elton John |
| 33:18-20 | 26 July - 9 August | 3 | "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | Billy Joel |
| 33:21 | 16 August | 1 | "Misunderstanding" | Genesis |
| 33:22-25 | 23 August - 20 September | 5 | "Emotional Rescue" | The Rolling Stones |
| 33:26 | 27 September - 4 October | 2 | "Magic" | Olivia Newton-John |
| 34:1 | 11 October - 18 October | 2 | "Sailing" | Christopher Cross |
| 34:2-3 | 25 October - 15 November | 4 | "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen |
| 34:4 | 22 November - 29 November | 2 | "Woman in Love" | Barbra Streisand |
| 34:5 | 6 December - 13 December | 2 | "Dreamer" | Supertramp |
| 34:6 | 20 December - 27 December | 2 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon |
Notes
During the August–September time frame, RPM apparently adopted a fortnightly publishing schedule, based on issue numbers. Therefore, each chart in the latter portion of 1980 covered two weeks.
See also
References
Notes
- ↑
The magazine's weekly record charts were digitized by the AV Trust. The collection is archived by Library and Archives Canada here.
The PDF text search does not work unless you have additional software installed. You must view each entry on the chart for a match. - ↑ A collection of all the .pdf files cited is available here.
- ↑ On 21 March 1966, the chart became the RPM 100, as expanded to the top 100 singles.
External links
- Read about RPM Magazine at the AV Trust
- Search RPM charts here at Library and Archives Canada
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