December 27, 1980

Please note that the next chart (week ending January 3, 1981) was "Frozen" . Basically, all of the songs from the countdown maintain their same position the following week.
Rather than having a Top 40 countdown, we go into the Hot 100 Song of 1980.
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---Dropouts ---
This Time - John Cougar ----- 27 (2) / 7
Dreaming - Cliff Richard ----- 10 (3) / 13
Deep Inside My Heart - Randy Meisner ----- 22 (2) / 7
The Wanderer - Donna Summer ----- 3 (3) / 13
He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters ----- 3 (3) / 17


40 --- Killin' Time - Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton (46)
39 --- Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon (53)
23 38 --- Sequel - Harry Chapin
37 --- Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg (59)
36 --- The Winner Takes It All - Abba (44)
34 35 --- Girls Can Get It - Dr. Hook
30 34 --- I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
39 33 --- 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
21 32 --- Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) - Waylon Jennings
31 31 --- Never Be The Same - Christopher Cross

30 --- Miss Sun - Boz Scaggs (45)
33 29 --- Together - Tierra
38 28 --- Giving It Up For Your Love - Delbert McClinton
18 27 --- Whip It - Devo
28 26 --- One Step Closer - The Doobie Brothers
15 25 --- You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Daryl Hall & John Oates
24 24 --- I Believe In You - Don Williams
25 23 --- Suddenly - Olivia Newton John & Cliff Richard
13 22 --- Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand  
29 21 --- Time Is Time - Andy Gibb

27 20 --- Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan
26 19 --- I Love A Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt
19 18 --- Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - The Korgis
20 17 --- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
22 16 --- I Made It Through The Rain - Barry Manilow
17 15 --- It's My Turn - Diana Ross
07 14 --- Another One Bites The Dust - Queen  
05 13 --- Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
14 12 --- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police
16 11 --- Passion - Rod Stewart

12 10 --- Tell It Like It Is - Heart
09 09 --- Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
11 08 --- The Tide Is High - Blondie
08 07 --- Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
10 06 --- Every Woman In The World - Air Supply
06 05 --- Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
01 04 --- Lady - Kenny Rogers  
04 03 --- Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
02 02 --- More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
03 01 --- (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon  


New this week are the highly successful band REO Speedwagon.