| Date | Artist - Title | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|
1980 Number One Songs | ||
| – | Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall | 5 |
| – | Pretenders - Brass In Pocket | 2 |
| – | Specials - The Special AKA Live! EP | 2 |
| – | Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County | 2 |
| – | Blondie - Atomic | 2 |
| – | Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful | 1 |
| – | Jam - Going Underground / Dreams Of Children | 3 |
| – | Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You - Forgive Me Girl | 2 |
| – | Blondie - Call Me | 1 |
| – | Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno | 2 |
| – | Johnny Logan - What's Another Year | 2 |
| – | Mash - Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) | 3 |
| – | Don McLean - Crying | 3 |
| – | Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu | 2 |
| – | Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out | 2 |
| – | ABBA - The Winner Takes It All | 2 |
| – | David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes | 2 |
| – | Jam - Start | 1 |
| – | Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love | 2 |
| – | Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me | 4 |
| – | Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love | 3 |
| – | Blondie - The Tide Is High | 2 |
| – | ABBA - Super Trouper | 3 |
| – | John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over | 1 |
| – | St Winifred's School Choir - There's No One Quite Like Grandma | 2 |
25 different songs hit number one in the UK during 1980.
