List of number-one singles of 1980 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1980.

Week ending Song Artist
5 January "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" Pink Floyd
12 January
19 January "Totus Tuus (Totally Yours)" Dana
26 January "Brass in Pocket" The Pretenders
2 February
No charts exist for 34 weeks due to a strike/lockout. Official British singles chart utilised throughout.
4 October "Don't Stand So Close to Me" The Police
11 October
18 October
25 October
1 November "Woman in Love" Barbra Streisand
8 November
15 November
22 November
29 November "Super Trouper" ABBA
6 December
13 December
20 December "There's No-one Quite Like Grandma" St Winifred's School Choir
27 December

Hot Press magazine published fortnightly charts during the strike period. This information is now used by http://www.irishcharts.ie/. The number ones from this period (one every two weeks) were as follows...

Fortnight ending Song Artist
12 February "Brass in Pocket" The Pretenders
26 February "Coward of the County" Kenny Rogers
13 March
27 March "Take That Look Off Your Face" Marti Webb
10 April
24 April
8 May "Working My Way Back to You" Detroit Spinners
22 May "What's Another Year" Johnny Logan
5 June
19 June
2 July "Theme from MASH" The MASH
16 July "Crying" Don McLean
30 July "Xanadu" Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra
13 August
27 August
10 September "The Winner Takes It All" ABBA
25 September "Start!" The Jam
2 October "Feels Like I'm in Love" Kelly Marie
  • NOTE: Although the official Irish charts recommenced on 5 October (week ending 4 October), the Irish charts website still lists the Hot Press chart for the 26 September - 9 October fortnight. This give the No.1 to be "Feels Like I'm in Love" by Kelly Marie, taking away the first two weeks of The Police's "Don't Stand So Close to Me". In reality, viewed from the variation on publication dates, this effectively gives Kelly Marie a two-day No.1 (26-27 September).
  • 16 Number Ones
  • Most weeks at No.1 (song): "Take That Look Off Your Face" - Marti Webb, "What's Another Year" - Johnny Logan, "Xanadu" - Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra (6 weeks)
  • Most weeks at No.1 (artist): Marti Webb, Johnny Logan, Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra (6)
  • Most No.1s: Abba (2)

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