| Top 40 Hits of August 1980 |
| 1 |
Abba |
The Winner Takes It All |
| 2 |
David Bowie |
Ashes To Ashes |
| 3 |
Jam |
Start |
| 4 |
Diana Ross |
Upside Down |
| 5 |
Sheena Easton |
9 To 5 |
| 6 |
Gap Band |
Oops Upside Your Head |
| 7 |
Kelly Marie |
Feels Like I'm In Love |
| 8 |
Roxy Music |
Oh Yeah (On The Radio) |
| 9 |
Piranhas |
Tom Hark |
| 10 |
George Benson |
Give Me The Night |
| 11 |
Leo Sayer |
More Than I Can Say |
| 12 |
Odyssey |
Use It Up And Wear It Out |
| 13 |
Tom Browne |
Funkin' For Jamaica (NY) |
| 14 |
Mike Berry |
The Sunshine Of Your Smile |
| 15 |
Electric Light Orchestra |
All Over The World |
| 16 |
Gibson Brothers |
Mariana |
| 17 |
Kate Bush |
Babooshka |
| 18 |
Hazel O'Connor |
Eighth Day |
| 19 |
Gary Numan |
I Die: You Die |
| 20 |
Bob Marley & The Wailers |
Could You Be Loved |
| 21 |
Bad Manners |
Lip Up Fatty |
| 22 |
Village People |
Can't Stop The Music |
| 23 |
Cliff Richard |
Dreamin' |
| 24 |
Dexy's Midnight Runners |
There There My Dear |
| 25 |
Clash |
Bankrobber |
| 26 |
Grace Jones |
Private Life |
| 27 |
Sheena Easton |
Modern Girl |
| 28 |
Hot Chocolate |
Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy |
| 29 |
Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra |
Xanadu |
| 30 |
Billy Joel |
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me |
| 31 |
Undertones |
Wednesday Week |
| 32 |
Sue Wilkinson |
You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On |
| 33 |
Ultravox |
Sleepwalk |
| 34 |
Nick Straker Band |
A Walk In The Park |
| 35 |
Shakin' Stevens |
Marie Marie |
| 36 |
Darts |
Let's Hang On |
| 37 |
Black Sabbath |
Paranoid |
| 38 |
Stacy Lattisaw |
Jump To The Beat |
| 39 |
Beat |
Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret |
| 40 |
Elvis Presley |
It's Only Love / Beyond The Reef |