In week 26 of 1980, Cara Mia by Jay & The Americans was at number 1, by then eight weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Midnite Dynamos by Matchbox, straight in at 25, one of the seven new entries that week. The biggest climber was Let's Get Serious by Jermaine Jackson, from 38 to 23.
- 1Cara Mia1unchanged1peak8weeks
- 2Lost In Love42last week 42peak7weeks
- 3Funkytown23last week 21peak10weeks
- 4Sri Lanka...My Shangri La54last week 54peak6weeks
- 5Pierrot75last week 75peak6weeks
- 6Relight My Fire96last week 96peak5weeks
- 7Late At Night137last week 137peak3weeks
- 8Working My Way Back to You38last week 32peak10weeks
- 9One More Little Kissy119last week 119peak4weeks
- 10Runnin' with the Devil810last week 88peak9weeks
- 11Aloha-oe, Until We Meet Again1611last week 1611peak3weeks
- 12So Long1412last week 1412peak5weeks
- 13Power1913last week 1913peak3weeks
- 14Maar Ja (Rachio Do Navio)1214last week 1212peak6weeks
- 15Buzz Buzz a Diddle It615last week 64peak10weeks
- 16No Doubt About It2116last week 2116peak3weeks
- 17Over You17unchanged17peak4weeks
- 18The Drunken Sailor2318last week 2318peak3weeks
- 19Xanadu3119last week 3119peak2weeks
- 20Containersong3020last week 3020peak3weeks
- 21World At War2421last week 2421peak4weeks
- 22Rosie1522last week 1515peak7weeks
- 23Let's Get Serious3823last week 3823peak2weeks
- 24What's Another Year1024last week 103peak9weeks
- 25NewMidnite Dynamos25peak1week
- 26NewPlay The Game26peak1week
- 27Alles Is Anders3527last week 3527peak2weeks
- 28NewThe Groove28peak1week
- 29NewTheme From New York, New York29peak1week
- 30Un Sentimental (I Am Sentimental)3730last week 3730peak2weeks
- 31Crazy Guitar1831last week 188peak8weeks
- 32Toccata2032last week 2020peak6weeks
- 33Shooh Shooh Sugar3433last week 3433peak2weeks
- 34NewShandi34peak1week
- 35NewNight Boat To Cairo35peak1week
- 36NewDe Vogeltjesdans36peak1week
- 37Dance Yourself Dizzy2737last week 2710peak7weeks
- 38Bedankt Piraten3938last week 3938peak2weeks
- 39Girls And Cadillacs2539last week 2523peak5weeks
- 40Zondag2640last week 2625peak5weeks
Source: top40.nl
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Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 26 of 1980?
Cara Mia by Jay & The Americans, on the chart for eight weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Seven records: Midnite Dynamos by Matchbox at 25, Play The Game by Queen at 26, The Groove by Rodney Franklin at 28, Theme From New York, New York by Frank Sinatra at 29, Shandi by KISS at 34 and two others.
What was the biggest climber?
Let's Get Serious by Jermaine Jackson, from 38 to 23 (15 places).
How do you play this week?
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