The Popjustice Retrochart - January 1980 - w/e 05/01/80 - wk 1

05/01/80 Singles Charts - What is the hottest song of the week?

  • Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) - Pink Floyd

  • Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles

  • No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Donna Summer

  • I Have A Dream - ABBA

  • Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

  • My Girl - Madness

  • Babe - Styx

  • Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band

  • Rock With You - Michael Jackson

  • We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard


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THE POPJUSTICE RETROCHART
We are taking a trip down memory lane - vote in the weekly poll!

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Thanks to Eric Generic and Ray for posting their personal chart threads. I have always been keen on sharing my own personal chart but would also enjoy seeing others.

Following on from the Popjustice chart I thought it might be fun for the oldies (and any interested youth) to have a Popjustice Retrochart.

You don’t need to have had you own personal chart back in the day to contribute, you can make your own now!

- This is a retrochart which commenced week ending 5 January 1980.

- Post in the thread each week or start a new conversation with me with your top 10/20/100 songs.

- You can still vote in the weekly poll if you don't feel able to submit a chart!

- Each week I will post a list of new entries and releases that are eligible to chart and links to international charts (click on the flag / icon or title for the hyperlink).

- The list will not be exhaustive and you are free to add any more obscure songs on your personal list released up to that date or songs contemporaneously charting on international charts. If you do I would appreciate any links to evidence the release date or chart history to update the archive.

- You are free to use your own personal charts from the time (if you have them) or create an updated list for this chart.

- Please rank your songs from your favourite downwards. (eg #1 down to #100). Your #1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99 points etc

- The weekly Popjustice Retrochart is compiled from accumulated points each week.

- It would be fantastic if you could regularly contribute lists but understandably there may be weeks you can not. If someone fails to contribute towards a weekly chart their previous week’s choices will be frozen and contribute to the chart but the points will be halved. This is to prevent wild fluctuations in chart positions depending on contributions.

- There are no tied positions and in the event of a points tie the song gaining most points or losing fewer points will chart higher.



THIS WEEKTITLEARTIST
1Another Brick In The Wall Part IIPink Floyd
2I Have A DreamABBA
3Union City BlueBlondie
4London CallingThe Clash
5Brass In PocketThe Pretenders
6Walking On The MoonThe Police
7Rapper's DelightThe Sugarhill Gang
8No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
9Off The WallMichael Jackson
10Tears Of A ClownThe Beat
11Don't Stop Til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson
12I Only Want To Be With YouThe Tourists
13Wonderful ChristmastimePaul McCartney
14John I'm Only Dancing (Again)David Bowie
15Crazy Little Thing Called LoveQueen
16Rock With YouMichael Jackson
17The Eton RiflesThe Jam
18One Step BeyondMadness
19Boys Don't CryThe Cure
20SaraFleetwood Mac
21Gimme Gimme GimmeABBA
22ComplexGary Numan
23Living On An IslandStatus Quo
24Message In A BottleThe Police
25I Wanna Be Your LoverPrince
26Ladies NightKool & The Gang
27My Feet Keep DancingChic
28SpacerSheila & B. Devotion
29My GirlMadness
30I'm In The Mood For DancingThe Nolans
31Back To NatureFad Gadget
32Relight My FireDan Hartman
33On The RadioDonna Summer
34Empire State HumanHuman League
35MoneyFlying Lizards
36Aurora B.Chrisma
37I Was Made For Lovin' YouKISS
38Le Banana SplitLio
39TarVisage
40Damaged GoodsGang Of Four
41Map Ref 41 N 93 WWire
42Video Killed The Radio StarBuggles
43Please Don't GoKC & The Sunshine Band
44Bela Lugosi's DeadBauhaus
45Quiet LifeJapan
46Life During WartimeTalking Heads
47Confusion / Last Train To LondonE.L.O.
48We Don't Talk AnymoreCliff Richard
49ThrashCowboys International
50Genetic WarfareVice Versa
51Is It Love You're AfterRose Royce
52DreamingBlondie
53Rocking On The Red BookHenriette Coulouvrat
54Straight LinesNew Musik
55Nights In White SatinThe Moody Blues
56Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)Gibson Brothers
57Blue PeterMike Oldfield
58BomberMotorhead
59Love PainsYvonne Elliman
60No GDMGina X
61Dream PoliceCheap Trick
62Working My Way Back To YouThe Detroit Spinners
63Bad GirlsDonna Summer
64The Ballad Of Lucy JordanMarianne Faithfull
65Green OnionsBooker T & The MG's
66Soldier SoliderSpizzenergi
67I Wanna Hold Your HandDollar
68Silent CommandCabaret Voltaire
69Des Laids, Des LaidsSerge Gainsbourg
707 TeenRegents
71ChiquititaABBA
72Gotta Go HomeBoney M
73On Your KneesGrace Jones
74TransmissionJoy Division
756060-842B-52s
76RiseHerb Alpert
77Harmony In My HeadBuzzcocks
78Here Comes The SummerThe Undertones
79Knocked It OffB.A. Robertson
80Dim All The LightsDonna Summer
81It's My HouseDiana Ross
82It's Different For GirlsJoe Jackson
83On My RadioSelecter
84Diamond SmilesThe Boomtown Rats
85Working For The Yankee DollarSkids
86A Message To You RudyThe Specials
87When You're In Love With A Beautiful WomanDr. Hook
88Insect LoveMartha & The Muffins
 
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WEEK 1

Global Chart Top 10 w/e 05/01/80

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01 01 06 Video Killed The Radio Star Buggles THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

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02 01 09 No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
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03 02 16 We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard
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04 04 05 Please Don't Go KC & The Sunshine Band
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06 06 03 Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes
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07 06 03 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd
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Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) ABBA
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10 08 02 I Have A Dream ABBA
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--- 09 01 Iho-Jin Saki Kubota

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--- 09 02 Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder
 
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UK Official Singles Chart Top 75 w/e 05/01/80

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01 01 06 Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) Pink Floyd FOURTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
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02 02 04 I Have A Dream Abba
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04 03 04 Day Trip To Bangor (Didn't We Have A Lovely Time) Fiddler's Dram
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05 04 09 I Only Want To Be With You The Tourists
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10 05 08 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
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07 06 06 Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney
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06 03 06 Rapper's Delight Sugarhill Gang
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03 01 06 Walking On The Moon The Police
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08 05 08 Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go) Gibson Brothers
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09 09 07 My Simple Heart The Three Degrees

New Entries

#54 My Girl Madness
#58 Better Love Next Time Dr. Hook
#61 Spirits (Having Flown) Bee Gees
#69 Babe Styx
#72 I Hear You Now Jon & Vangelis


UK Charts
NME Singles Chart Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) Pink Floyd THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE

UK Official Indie Singles Chart N/A
UK Official Album Chart Greatest Hits, Vol 1 Rod Stewart FIFTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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US Billboard Hot 100 w/e 05/01/80

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02 01 20 Please Don't Go KC & The Sunshine Band NEW NUMBER ONE
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01 01 12 Escape Rupert Holmes
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11 03 10 Rock With You Michael Jackson
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04 04 10 Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder
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06 05 12 Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille
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03 01 14 Babe Styx
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05 01 15 Still Commodores
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22 08 08 Coward Of The Country Kenny Rogers
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09 09 14 Ladies Night Kool & The Gang
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13 13 12 We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard

Chart Entries
#81 I'm Alive Gamma
#83 Flirtin' With Disaster Molly Hatchet
#85 Make Believe It's Your First Time Bobby Vinton
#86 Goodnight My Love Mike Pinara
#93 Bad Times Tavares


US Charts

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Billboard Magazine 05/01/80
Billboard 200 Albums On The Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II Donna Summer NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Adult Contemporary Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
Billboard Dance / Disco Tracks Top 80 The Second Time Around Shalamar NEW NUMBER ONE
Billboard Hot Soul Singles Rock With You Michael Jackson NEW NUMBER ONE
 
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Canadian Singles Chart Top 100 w/e 29/12/79

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01 01 12 Babe Styx
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06 02 09 No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
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02 02 10 Still Commodores
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04 04 11 Take The Long Way Home Supertramp
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03 03 13 Heartache Tonight Eagles
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18 06 07 Escape Rupert Holmes
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08 07 09 I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats
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13 08 08 Send Your Love Stevie Wonder
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09 09 11 Dream Police Cheap Trick
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12 10 10 Please Don't Go KC & The Sunshine Band

Chart Entries
#88 Baby & The Blues Quarrington Worthy
#91 Fool In The Rain Led Zeppelin
#97 Why Me Styx
#98 Money Flying Lizards
#99 Paradise Skies Max Webster
100 Yes, I'm Ready Teri DeSario & KC


Canada Charts
Canadian Album Chart In Through The Out Door Led Zeppelin SEVENTH WEEK AT NUMBER ONE
 
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Do the "rules" make sense? I'll add links for the new releases to make it easier too.

Yeah, having lists of existing hits plus eligibles, and then the new singles each week, will make it fairly straightforward I hope for anyone to take part. I'm using the OCC Top 75 for this first one, and then I shouldn't need to refer to it after that.

Your timing is impeccable, as just today I finished digitising my 1989 charts, so the decade is done.
 
Oh fabulous. You can correct any omissions/mistakes I make!

@phoenix123 Top 20 Singles Chart w/e 05/01/80
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01 -- 01 01 Relight My Fire Dan Hartman
02 -- 02 01 I Have A Dream ABBA
03 -- 03 01 I Only Want To Be With You Tourists
04 -- 04 01 Rapper's Delight The Sugarhill Gang
05 -- 05 01 Off The Wall Michael Jackson
06 -- 06 01 Boys Don't Cry The Cure
07 -- 07 01 We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard
08 -- 08 01 Union City Blue Blondie
09 -- 09 01 Brass In Pocket The Pretenders
10 -- 10 01 Tears Of A Clown The Beat
11 -- 11 01 Walking On The Moon The Police
12 -- 12 01 Love Pains Yvonne Elliman
13 -- 13 01 The Eton Rifles The Jam
14 -- 14 01 London Calling The Clash
15 -- 15 01 Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
16 -- 16 01 Another Brick In The Wall Pink Floyd
17 -- 17 01 Don't Stop Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
18 -- 18 01 Rock With You Michael Jackson
19 -- 19 01 No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
20 -- 20 01 Ladies Night Kool & The Gang

I'm going to tag anyone that has shown an interest in the personal chart threads and the usual PJOPS crowd if that's ok!

@phoenix123
@Eric Generic
@Ray
@Hairycub1969
@IAmMrDexB
@Rooneyboy
@Ironheade
@idratherjack
@marie_05
@nlgbbbblth
@Lumber
@A&E
@Bleu Noir

@strangekin
@2014
@VivaForever
@CorgiCorgiCorgi
@imaduck
@Derek
@Russron
@One Stop Candy Shop
@Hudweiser
@iheartpoptarts
@Epic Chocolat
@KamikazeHeart
@Sprockrooster
@nnnumb
@unnameable
@Baby Clyde
@invertedbutterfly
@Terminus
@Laurence Nope
 
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Haha...I shall try and keep an eye on things!

I'm going to stay as "true" to how I might have rated the singles at the time, I was aware enough of the pop charts back then to know what I liked and didn't like. I'd started to take notice around October 1979, so there are still a lot of memories tied up with these songs.
 
I think these mass taggings don't actually work, for some reason (I just popped in out of curiosity). Maybe something to do with in-forum spam protection?

As for the chart thing itself, I'm afraid I was rather "80'd out" by the massive decade poll last year... I'm just anxious to move on to a 90's poll next, but thanks for the invite!
 
I did wonder if the tags worked! The 90s is even bigger. I wouldn't know where to begin (other than January 1990 obvs). I think Mvnl was going to do some kind of 90s rate?

Well you are welcome to contribute Russron even if its just a top 10 once in a while. I think your choices would make the chart far more interesting!
 
They do work for others? I only seem to get the tags which are used within a normal text somehow. Maybe it's something about my settings then? I'll need to investigate further.
 
They do work for others? I only seem to get the tags which are used within a normal text somehow. Maybe it's something about my settings then? I'll need to investigate further.

I got an alert, saying I'd been tagged in this thread. So I didn't even have to check the forum's new posts to know this had been started, and I'd been dragged into it....kidding!
 
TW LW WoC TITLE / ARTIST
1 1 6 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL PT.2 Pink Floyd
2 8 8 BRASS IN POCKET The Pretenders
3 2 6 WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME Paul McCartney
4 10 3 SARA Fleetwood Mac
5 5 7 UNION CITY BLUE Blondie
6 3 6 WALKING ON THE MOON The Police
7 4 8 CONFUSION / LAST TRAIN TO LONDON E.L.O.
8 6 10 NO MORE TEARS Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
9 13 7 OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson
10 7 6 RAPPER'S DELIGHT Sugarhill Gang
11 9 7 LIVING ON AN ISLAND Status Quo
12 14 5 BLUE PETER Mike Oldfield
13 25 4 LONDON CALLING The Clash
14 11 7 COMPLEX Gary Numan
15 28 4 JOHN I'M ONLY DANCING (AGAIN) David Bowie
16 12 10 THE ETON RIFLES The Jam
17 17 4 I HAVE A DREAM ABBA
18 21 7 I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND Dollar
19 15 9 ONE STEP BEYOND Madness
20 20 9 I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU Tourists
21 16 11 LADIES NIGHT Kool & The Gang
22 17 13 RISE Herb Alpert
23 19 12 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Queen
24 18 11 KNOCKED IT OFF B.A. Robertson
25 27 5 MY FEET KEEP DANCING Chic
26 26 7 IT'S MY HOUSE Diana Ross
27 30 5 TEARS OF A CLOWN The Beat
28 22 8 DIAMOND SMILES The Boomtown Rats
29 - 1 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING Nolans
30 23 16 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr. Hook

The previous week stats are just for fun, as a guide for whether they were in decline or moving upwards. The WoC figure is taken from the OCC listings. For the sake of authenticity, I'm not going to chart most songs until they hit the Top 40, as I wouldn't have known of their existence until that point.
 
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OMG - this will be great fun for me!

I started listening to the charts when I turned 10 in Sep 1979. It never occurred to me to log them - until I saw my older brother doing it around October 1979 - but he got bored by December 1979 - so I took it up from January 1980!

I never compiled my own chart - as I was too obsessed with the real thing.
I will submit my first top 20 tonight for w/e 05 Jan 1980 - what fun!
It WILL be done with hindsight because I need to correct some Pop injustices!
 
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