List of UK top-ten singles in 1980

Ten singles from 1979 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Antmusic" by Adam and the Ants, "Imagine" by John Lennon and "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Center Choir were all released in 1980 but did not reach their peak until 1981.

"Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)" by Fiddler's Dram, "Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney and "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders were the singles from 1979 to reach their peak in 1980.

Adam and the Ants, Dexys Midnight Runners, Sheena Easton, Spandau Ballet and UB40 were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1980.

Seven artists recorded three singles which reached the top 10 this year: ABBA, The Beat, Blondie, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Specials and UB40.

Adam and the Ants, Cliff Richard, The Jam, Michael Jackson and Roxy Music were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1980.

Of these, six went on to record another hit single that year: Adam and the Ants, Dexys Midnight Runners, George Benson, Liquid Gold, The Nolans and Sheena Easton.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

Sting and his band The Police achieved the best-selling single of 1980 with " Don't Stand So Close to Me ", which spent four weeks at number-one. The group had a total of four top 10 entries this year.
Barbra Streisand secured her only UK number-one single in October this year with " Woman in Love ", which became the year's second best selling single.
ABBA earned three top 10 singles in 1980, including the number-one hits " The Winner Takes it All " and " Super Trouper ", with the latter becoming the fourth best selling single of the year.
Following his death on 8 December this year , John Lennon hit the number-one spot in the UK with " (Just Like) Starting Over ", which became the first of his three posthumous chart-toppers. His songs " Imagine " and " Happy Xmas (War Is Over) " also re-entered the top 10, reaching numbers one and two respectively in January 1981.
" Suicide Is Painless ", the theme song from the film and television series M*A*S*H , spent three weeks at number-one in the UK charts in 1980, 10 years after the film's release.
Johnny Logan won the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest , representing Ireland with " What's Another Year ", which spent two weeks at number-one in the UK charts.