| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
| 1. | 11/1980 | | 359
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US rock 9 | [Epic 50953] written by Kevin Cronin |
| 2. | 11/1980 | | 345
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 17 | [Geffen 49604] written by John Lennon |
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| 3. | 09/1980 | | 340
 | US 10 UK ✫1 US rock 11 | written by Sting |
| 4. | 05/1980 | | 313
 | US 5 UK ✫1 US AC 2 US country 6 | [Millennium 11799] written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson |
| 5. | 04/1980 | | 312
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 48 US dance 64 | [live] [Columbia 11263+] written by Paul McCartney |
| 6. | 07/1980 | | 307
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC ✫1 | written by Florrie Palmer |
| 7. | 07/1980 | | 292
 | US 2 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | [Warner 49565] written by Sonny Curtis & Jerry Allison |
| 8. | 06/1980 | | 269
 | US 8 UK ✫1 US AC 2 | [MCA 41285] written by Jeff Lynne |
| 9. | 05/1980 | | 236
 | US ✫1 UK 14 US AC 45 US dance 82 | [Columbia 11276] written by Billy Joel |
| 10. | 06/1980 | | 233
 | US 2 UK 11 US AC 5 | [Arista 0520] written by Graham Russell & Russell Hitchcock |
| 11. | 05/1980 | | 232
 | US ✫1 UK 32 US AC ✫1 | [MCA 41247] written by John Farrar |
| 12. | 11/1980 | | 231
 | US ✫1 UK 33 US AC 16 US rock 54 | written by Janna Allen & Daryl Hall |
| 13. | 07/1980 | | 220
 | US 3 UK 9 US dance 9 | charted as Emotional Rescue / Dance / She's So Cold is US dance charts [Rolling Stones 20001] written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
| 14. | 12/1980 | | 219
 | UK 2 US dance 19 US rock 14 | charted as Dog Eat Dog / Antmusic / Kings of the Wild Frontier in US dance charts written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni |
| 15. | 10/1980 | | 190
 | US 10 UK 5 | written by Sting |
| 16. | 05/1980 | | 190
 | US 3 UK 33 US AC ✫1 | [MCA 41236 A] written by Elton John & Gary Osborne |
| 17. | 06/1980 | | 189
 | US ✫1 UK 48 US AC 10 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1981]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1981] [Warner 49507] written by Christopher Cross |
| 18. | 11/1980 | | 183
 | US 5 UK 17 US dance 14 US R&B 65 | [Warner 49617] written by Rod Stewart, Phil Chen, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan & Gary Grainger |
| 19. | 10/1980 | | 175
 | UK 4 US dance 19 US rock 15 | charted as Dog Eat Dog / Antmusic / Kings of the Wild Frontier in US dance charts written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni |
| 20. | 06/1980 | | 172
 | UK 47 US rock 4 | [R] written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young & Bon Scott |
| 21. | 02/1980 | | 170
 | US 2 UK 69 US AC 24 | featuring Michael McDonald [Warner 49184] written by Christopher Cross |
| 22. | 02/1980 | | 168
 | US 3 US AC ✫1 | [Arista 0479 A] written by Graham Russell |
| 23. | 02/1980 | | 167
 | US 39 UK ✫1 | [Chrysalis 2410] written by Jimmy Destri & Debbie Harry |
| 24. | 09/1980 | | 163
 | US 3 UK 48 US R&B 13 | [Geffen 49563] written by Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer |
| 25. | 01/1980 | | 160
 | US 6 UK 31 US AC 4 | [Infinity 50051 (u)] written by Rupert Holmes |
| 26. | 08/1980 | | 154
 | US 101 UK ✫1 US dance 21 | charted as Ashes to Ashes/Fashion in US dance charts [RCA 12078] written by David Bowie |
| 27. | 10/1980 | | 152
 | US 5 US AC 2 | [Arista 0564] written by Dominic Bugatti & Frank Musker |
| 28. | 01/1980 | | 147
 | US 4 US AC 9 US R&B 49 | [RSO 1019] written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb |
| 29. | 03/1980 | | 147
 | UK ✫1 | written by Kevin "Al" Archer & Kevin Rowland |
| 30. | 08/1980 | | 142
 | UK ✫1 US dance 75 | written by Paul Weller |
| 31. | 08/1980 | | 142
 | US 6 UK 58 US AC 7 US dance 63 | [Warner 49511] written by Paul Simon |
| 32. | 11/1980 | | 141
 | US 5 UK 44 | [Columbia 11391] written by Bruce Springsteen |
| 33. | 05/1980 | | 139
 | US 5 US AC 8 | [Capitol 4863] written by Bob Seger |
| 34. | 09/1980 | | 136
 | US 5 US AC 10 US dance 70 US R&B 40 | [Warner 49503] written by Michael McDonald & Patrick Henderson |
| 35. | 02/1980 | | 136
 | US 36 UK 3 US dance 34 | [United Artists 1364] written by David Fenton |
| 36. | 09/1980 | | 136
 | US 106 UK 49 US rock 9 | as Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz [Jet 02079] written by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads & Bob Daisley |
| 37. | 02/1980 | | 127
 | US 6 UK 98 US AC 31 | as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band [Capitol 4836] written by Bob Seger |
| 38. | 04/1980 | | 125
 | US 18 UK 8 US AC 13 | written by Dominic Bugatti & Frank Musker |
| 39. | 02/1980 | | 122
 | US 8 US AC 3 | [Asylum 46608] written by Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey & Don Henley |
| 40. | 08/1980 | | 120
 | US 13 UK 11 US AC 46 | [MCA 41289] written by Jeff Lynne |
| 41. | 05/1980 | | 117
 | US 10 US AC ✫1 | [Casablanca 2266] written by George Greer, Jeff Wilson & Steve Woodard |
| 42. | 07/1980 | | 117
 | US 7 | [from the movie Caddyshack] [Columbia 11317] written by Kenny Loggins |
| 43. | 12/1980 | | 114
 | US 9 US AC 8 | written by Dan Fogelberg |
| 44. | 06/1980 | | 114
 | US 9 UK 46 | [Atco 7217] written by Pete Townshend |
| 45. | 02/1980 | | 114
 | US 48 UK 4 | [Mercury 76063] written by Peter Gabriel |
| 46. | 04/1980 | | 110
 | US 8 US AC 25 | [Elektra 46624 (Asylum)] written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein & Bobby Hart |
| 47. | 11/1980 | | 110
 | UK 3 | written by Bob Geldof & Pete Briquette |
| 48. | 10/1980 | | 107
 | US 20 UK 15 US AC 4 | written by John Farrar |
| 49. | 11/1980 | | 105
 | US 70 UK 5 US dance 21 | charted as Ashes to Ashes/Fashion in US dance charts [RCA 12134] written by David Bowie |
| 50. | 01/1980 | | 101
 | UK 4 | [Columbia 11248] written by Bob Geldof |
| 51. | 05/1980 | | 99
 | US 80 UK 5 US dance 45 | charted as Flesh + Blood / Over You / 8 Miles High in US dance charts [Atco 7301] written by Bryan Ferry & Phil Manzanera |
| 52. | 02/1980 | | 98
 | US 10 | [Elektra 46602 (Asylum)] written by Billy Steinberg |
| 53. | 03/1980 | | 96
 | US 7 US AC 48 | [Columbia 11231] written by Billy Joel |
| 54. | 11/1980 | | 94
 | UK 5 US dance 28 | [Chrysalis 2473] written by Gary Kemp |
| 55. | 12/1980 | | 93
 | US 31 US rock 15 | #1 hit for Vaughn Monroe in 1949 written by Stan Jones |
| 56. | 08/1980 | | 93
 | US 102 UK 5 | [Atco 7310] written by Bryan Ferry |
| 57. | 02/1980 | | 93
 | US 110 UK 5 | [Polydor 2060] written by Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover |
| 58. | 12/1980 | | 92
 | US 29 US rock 19 | written by Mark Avsec & Donnie Iris (as Dominic Ierace) |
| 59. | 05/1980 | | 91
 | UK 5 | written by Gary Numan |
| 60. | 07/1980 | | 91
 | UK 5 | written by Kate Bush |
| 61. | 05/1980 | | 90
 | US 16 UK 20 US AC 48 | [MCA 41246] written by Jeff Lynne |
| 62. | 10/1980 | | 89
 | US 9 | [Chrysalis 2464] written by Eddie Schwartz |
| 63. | 11/1980 | | 87
 | US 8 US AC 43 | [live] [Epic 19-50950] written by George Davis & Lee Diamond |
| 64. | 08/1980 | | 86
 | US 102 UK 6 | [Atco 7308] written by Gary Numan |
| 65. | 11/1980 | | 86
 | US 10 US AC 11 US R&B 68 | [MCA 51036] written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker |
| 66. | 02/1980 | | 84
 | UK 6 | written by Sting |
| 67. | 10/1980 | | 81
 | US 15 US AC ✫1 | [Warner 49580] written by Christopher Cross |
| 68. | 08/1980 | | 79
 | US 14 US dance 8 | charted as Whip It / Gates of Steel / Freedom of Choice in US dance charts [Warner 49550] written by Mark Mothersbaugh & Gerald Casale |
| 69. | 08/1980 | | 78
 | US 11 US AC 8 | [Warner 49518] written by Carly Simon & Mike Mainieri |
| 70. | 03/1980 | | 77
 | US 58 UK 8 | [Atlantic 3751] written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
| 71. | 07/1980 | | 76
 | UK 7 | written by Kevin Rowland & Kevin 'Al' Archer |
| 72. | 05/1980 | | 75
 | US 14 UK 42 US AC 32 | [Atlantic 3662] written by Phil Collins |
| 73. | 12/1980 | | 72
 | US 42 UK 10 | written by Brian May |
| 74. | 03/1980 | | 72
 | US 12 US AC 8 | written by Barry Gibb |
| 75. | 05/1980 | | 71
 | US 11 US country 13 | written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel DiGregorio (as Joel "Taz" DiGregorio), Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall |
| 76. | 09/1980 | | 70
 | US 20 UK 55 US AC 4 | [Polydor 2121] written by Billy Nicholls |
| 77. | 10/1980 | | 69
 | UK 8 US dance 34 | written by Andy McCluskey |
| 78. | 08/1980 | | 68
 | US 19 US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 11331] written by Billy Joel |
| 79. | 06/1980 | | 68
 | US 106 UK 9 | [Columbia 11335] written by Paul McCartney |
| 80. | 11/1980 | | 66
 | UK 9 US dance 79 | charted as Rock This Town/Runaway Boys in US dance charts written by Brian Setzer & Slim Jim Phantom |
| 81. | 04/1980 | | 66
 | UK 8 | written by Chrissie Hynde |
| 82. | 12/1980 | | 66
 | UK 8 | written by Billy Currie, Christopher Payne & Midge Ure |
| 83. | 01/1980 | | 66
 | UK 8 | written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich |
| 84. | 08/1980 | | 66
 | US 53 UK 12 US dance 82 | [A&M 2252] written by Neil Finn |
| 85. | 04/1980 | | 66
 | UK 9 | written by Damian O'Neill & Michael Bradley |
| 86. | 07/1980 | | 65
 | US 14 US AC 17 | [Capitol 4904] written by Bob Seger |
| 87. | 09/1980 | | 64
 | US 26 UK 33 US dance 9 | charted as Emotional Rescue / Dance / She's So Cold is US dance charts [Rolling Stones 21001] written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
| 88. | 02/1980 | | 62
 | US 51 UK 13 | [Mercury 76044] written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart |
| 89. | 04/1980 | | 61
 | US 53 UK 13 | [Mirage 3672] written by David Coverdale, Micky Moody & Bernie Marsden |
| 90. | 03/1980 | | 60
 | UK 10 US dance 37 | charted as Echo Beach / Paint by Number Heart in US dance charts written by Mark Gane |
| 91. | 09/1980 | | 60
 | US 104 UK 32 US rock 28 | charted as Generals and Majors / Don't Lose Your Temper in UK charts [RSO/Virgin 300] written by Colin Moulding |
| 92. | 07/1980 | | 58
 | UK 11 | written by John O'Neill |
| 93. | 09/1980 | | 58
 | UK 10 | [Warner 49643] written by Phil Lynott |
| 94. | 12/1980 | | 58
 | US 16 | [Arista 0573] written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson |
| 95. | 09/1980 | | 57
 | US 15 | [live] [A&M 2269] written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson |
| 96. | 01/1980 | | 57
 | US 15 | written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell |
| 97. | 12/1980 | | 55
 | US 58 UK 37 US rock 31 | written by Mark Knopfler |
| 98. | 03/1980 | | 53
 | UK 12 | [Columbia 11308] written by Rob Halford, K. K. Downing & Glenn Tipton |
| 99. | 11/1980 | | 52
 | UK 12 | written by Bryan Ferry |
| 100. | 06/1980 | | 52
 | UK 12 | written by Rob Halford, K. K. Downing & Glenn Tipton |