Combined 1980 Music Chart

 Hello again everyone. Last week when I wrote in this blog, I said that I would have a combined points chart for 1980, and this is what the subject of this entry is about. Around the turn if last year, I made two separate blog posts about the top 100 songs of 1980 based of the point system I came up with in ranking these songs; one based off the Radio & Records Charts (link above) and the other from the Billboard Hot 100. This list here is just the combined point totals of the two charts, and as you might be able to tell, there is some discrepancies between the two. For starters, the number 1 song of 1980 based on the data I got from Billboard was "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen. From the data I got from R & R was "Call Me" by Blondie. Plus, there were songs on the Billboard rankings that did not appear on the R & R charts for various reasons. Back in 1980, Radio & Records Magazine only listed the top 30 songs for the week (and did so until May of 1983). Also, back in those days, Billboard was heavily sales-based, while R & R was based off airplay from radio stations. So, who winds up on top of this combined chart? Let us find out.

Here is my list of the top 100 songs of calendar year 1980, with total points and ranking for each survey listed after each song.

100. Whip It by Devo--460 pts (#78 BB, #118 R/R)
  99. You'll Accomp'ny Me by Bob Seger--466 pts (#106 BB, #86 R/R)
  98. Lovely One by The Jacksons--466 pts (#105 BB, #85 R/R)
  97. 99 by Toto--467 pts (#159 BB, #64 R/R)
  96. Jojo by Boz Scaggs--469 pts (#121 BB, #75 R/R)
  95. Daydream Believer by Anne Murray--478 pts (#80 BB, #107 R/R)
  94. September Morn by Neil Diamond--490 pts (#110 BB, #77 R/R)
  93. Pilot Of The Airwaves by Charlie Dore--503 pts (#95 BB, #81 R/R)
  92. The Second Time Around by Shalamar--505 pts (#62 BB, #131 R/R)
  91. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson--526 pts (#84 BB, #86 R/R)

  90. All Over The World by Electric Light Orchestra--528 pts (#98 BB #76 R/R)
  89. An American Dream by Dirt Band--529 pts (#89 BB, #80 R/R)
  88. Every Woman In The World by Air Supply--537 pts (#97 BB, #73 R/R)
  87. Don't Do Me Like That by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers--541 pts (#90 BB, #78 R/R)
  86. Boulevard by Jackson Browne--551 pts (#114 BB, #63 R/R)
  85. She's Out Of My Life by Michael Jackson--555 pts (#76 BB, #87 R/R) 
  84. Look What You've Done To Me by Boz Scaggs--567 pts (#101 BB, #69 R/R)
  83. Stomp by Brothers Johnson--581 pts (#66 BB, #95 R/R)
  82. Into The Night by Benny Mardones--599 pts (#83 BB, #72 R/R)
  81. Brass In Pocket by The Pretenders--600 pts (#82 BB, #74 R/R)
        peaked at #10 on R/R

  80. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes--600 pts (#44 BB, #164 R/R)
        peaked at number 1 on BB
  79. Breakdown Dead Ahead by Boz Scaggs--624 pts (#104 BB, #54 R/R)
  78. You're The Only Woman (You & I) by Ambrosia--627 pts (#94 BB, #60 R/R)
  77. Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder--634 pts (#34 BB, not ranked on R/R)
  76. Guilty by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--643 pts (#91 BB, #61 R/R)
  75. Romeo's Tune by Steve Forbert--666 pts (#85 BB, #59 R/R)
  74. Jesse by Carly Simon--684 pts (#79 BB, #62 R/R)
  73. Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar--685 pts (#71 BB, #67 R/R)
  72. Special Lady by Ray, Goodman, & Brown--735 pts (#50 BB, #89 R/R)
  71. Fame by Irene Cara--750 pts (#40 BB, #101 R/R)

  70. Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt--752 pts (#41 BB, #100 R/R)
  69. Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson--758 pts (#31 BB, #140 R/R)
  68. How Do I Make You by Linda Ronstadt--760 pts (#67 BB, #55 R/R)
  67. Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen--764 pts (#69 BB, #52 R/R)
  66. Misunderstanding by Genesis--767 pts (#102 BB, #39 R/R)
  65. Never Be The Same by Christopher Cross--778 pts (#107 BB, #35 R/R)
  64. I'm Alright by Kenny Loggins--781 pts (#57 BB, #65 R/R)
  63. Let My Love Open The Door by Pete Townshend--784 pts (#75 BB, #49 R/R)
  62. On The Radio by Donna Summer--798 pts (#49 BB, #79 R/R)
  61. I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross--806 pts (#43 BB, #84 R/R)

  60. With You I'm Born Again by Billy Preston w/Syreeta--808 pts (#32 BB, #112 R/R)
  59. Hot Rod Hearts by Robbie Dupree--816 pts (#92 BB, #38 R/R)
  58. The Long Run by The Eagles--825 pts (#77 BB, #42 R/R)
  57. Cars by Gary Numan--833 pts (#51 BB, #70 R/R)
  56. Xanadu by Olivia Newton John & ELO--839 pts (#72 BB, #43 R/R)
  55. Tired Of Toein' The Line by Rocky Burnette--850 pts (#68 BB, #45 R/R)
  54. Lookin' For Love by Johnny Lee--863 pts (#52 BB, #56 R/R)
  53. Never Knew Love Like This Before by Stephanie Mills--886 pts (#48 BB, #66 R/R)
  52. Take Your Time (Do It Right) by S.O.S Band--893 pts (#29 BB, #94 R/R)
  51. Hurt So Bad by Linda Ronstadt--894 pts (#60 BB, #46 R/R)

  50. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling by Hall & Oates--896 pts (#73 BB, #36 R/R)
  49. Coward Of The County by Kenny Rogers--910 pts (#27 BB, #90 R/R)
  48. More Love by Karen Carnes--911 pts (#59 BB, #58 R/R)
  47. Sexy Eyes by Dr. Hook--956 pts (#38 BB, #68 R/R)
  46. Sara by Fleetwood Mac--978 pts (#65 BB, #31 R/R)
  45. I Can't Tell Why by The Eagles--982 pts (#58 BB, #37 R/R)
  44. Let Me Love You Tonight by Pure Prairie League--992 pts (#74 BB, #27 R/R)
  43. Desire by Andy Gibb--998 pts (#30 BB, #71 R/R)
  42. Love On The Rocks by Neil Diamond--1022pts (#53 BB, #34 R/R)
  41. (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon--1025 pts (#45 BB, #47 R/R)

  40. Dreaming by Cliff Richard--1033 pts (#64 BB, #28 R/R)
  39. Too Hot by Kool & The Gang--1045 pts (#47 BB, #44 R/R)
  38. Give Me The Night by George Benson--1058 pts (#36 BB, #50 R/R)
  37. Him by Rupert Holmes--1068 pts (#55 BB, #30 R/R)
  36. You May Be Right by Billy Joel--1096 pts (#61 BB, #25 R/R)

  35. Cupid/I've Loved You A Long Time by The Spinners--1125 pts (#23 BB, #53 R/R)
  34. Shining Star by The Manhattans--1140 pts (#39 BB, #40 R/R)
  33. Yes, I'm Ready by Teri DeSario w/KC--1163 pts (#25 BB, #48 R/R)
  32. He's So Shy by Pointer Sisters--1206 pts (#26 BB, #41 R/R)
  31. Fire Lake by Bob Seger--1208 pts (#56 BB, #21 R/R)

  30. The Wanderer by Donna Summer--1225 pts (#33 BB, #33 R/R)

  29. Steal Away by Robbie Dupree--1226 pts (#37 BB, #32 R/R)
  28. Against The Wind by Bob Seger--1231 pts (#46 BB, #26 R/R)
  27. Do That To Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille--1330 pts (#10 BB, #93 R/R)
  26. Real Love by Dobbie Brothers--1368 pts (#54 BB, #11 R/R)

  25. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer by K. Rogers & K. Carnes--1381 pts (#35 BB, #23 R/R)

  24. Late In The Evening by Paul Simon--1410 pts (#42 BB, #13 R/R)

  23. Rock With You by Michael Jackson--1415 pts (#13 BB, #57 R/R)
  22. Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones--1454 pts (#21 BB, #24 R/R)

  21. Working My Way Back To You by The Spinners--1466 pts (#18 BB, #29 R/R)

  20. More Than Words Can Say by Leo Sayer--1495 pts (#28 BB, #18 R/R)
  19. Funkytown by Lipps, Inc. 1525 pts (#12 BB, #51 R/R)
  18. Lost In Love by Air Supply--1616 pts (#19 BB, #15 R/R)
  17. The Rose by Bette Midler--1618 pts (#17 BB, #20 R/R)

  16. Longer by Dan Fogelberg--1654 pts (#24 BB, #10 R/R)

  15. Biggest Part Of Me by Ambrosia--1696 pts (#22 BB, #9 R/R)

  14. Little Jeannie by Elton John--1793 pts (#15 BB, #17 R/R)
  13. Sailing by Christopher Cross--1835 pts (#20 BB, #4 R/R)

  12. All Out Of Love by Air Supply--1842 pts (#14 BB, #14 R/R)

  11. Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross--1872 pts (#16 BB, #12 R/R)

  10. Magic by Olivia Newton-John--2056 pts (#11 BB, #8 R/R)

    9. Coming Up by Paul McCartney--2150 pts (#4 BB, #19 R/R)

    8. Upside Down by Diana Ross--2255 pts (#3 BB, #16 R/R)

    7. It's Still Rock & Roll To Me by Billy Joel--2278 pts (#8 BB, #5 R/R)

    6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen--2288 pts (#6 BB, #7 R/R)

    5. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd--2311 pts (#5 BB, #6 R/R)

    4. Lady by Kenny Rogers--2337 pts (#9 BB, #2 R/R)

    3. Another One Bites The Dust by Queen--2358 pts (#1 BB, #22 R/R)

    2. Woman In Love by Barbara Streisand--2409 pts (#7 BB, #3 R/R)

...and my Number One song of 1980 is...

    1. Call Me by Blondie--2725 pts (#2 BB, #1 R/R)

A couple of things I noticed; one song that made the year end top 100 of each individual chart did not make this list ("In America" by Charlie Daniels Band). Also, there were several songs that didn't chart on R/R because of what I had mentioned earlier (only had 30 spots), but only one, "Master Blaster" by Stevie Wonder, make this chart.

So, that wraps up 1980. Next week, I should have 1981 and maybe 1982. Untiil then, later.

BonyScribe.