The 1980 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 51 weekly charts of 1980. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is The Winner Takes It All by ABBA, with 470 points from 14 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 1980 Decade chart 1980s
The 100 best records of 1980
- 1The Winner Takes It All
- 2De Vogeltjesdans
- 3XanaduOlivia Newton-John · 463 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 25
- 4Woman in LoveBarbra Streisand · 456 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 39
- 5FunkytownLipps Inc. · 453 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 17
- 6CryingDon McLean · 429 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 3
- 7Upside DownDiana Ross · 428 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 30
- 8Sun of JamaicaGoombay Dance Band · 423 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 13
- 9You And Me
- 10Late At Night
- 11Master Blaster (Jammin')Stevie Wonder · 402 points · 13 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 37
- 12Rapper's DelightThe Sugarhill Gang · 385 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 13Cara MiaJay & The Americans · 377 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 21
- 14Pearlydumm
- 15Working My Way Back to YouThe Spinners · 367 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 17
- 16Lost In LoveDemis Roussos, Florence Warner · 357 points · 13 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 20
- 17Do That To Me One More TimeCaptain & Tennille · 353 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 4
- 18Relight My FireDan Hartman · 353 points · 13 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 22
- 19Song for the childrenOscar Harris · 352 points · 13 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 11
- 20One Day I'll Fly AwayRandy Crawford · 339 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 36
- 21VisiteLenny Kuhr, Les Poppys · 335 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 10
- 22D.I.S.C.O.
- 23Could You Be LovedBob Marley & The Wailers · 324 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 28
- 24Sajang É
- 25Peter Gunn
- 26An Englishman In New YorkGodley & Creme · 318 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 5
- 27MatadorGarland Jeffreys · 316 points · 13 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 8
- 28Anak
- 29Midnite Dynamos
- 30Buzz Buzz a Diddle It
- 31Never Knew Love Like This BeforeStephanie Mills · 313 points · 9 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 43
- 32My Old PianoDiana Ross · 313 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 41
- 33I Have A Dream
- 34Don't Stand So Close To MeThe Police · 304 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 39
- 35Some Broken Hearts Never MendTelly Savalas · 304 points · 11 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 37
- 36I'm in the Mood for DancingThe Nolan Sisters · 303 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 16
- 37Que Sera Mi VidaGibson Brothers · 296 points · 10 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 4
- 38Feels Like I'm in LoveKelly Marie · 280 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 41
- 39PierrotBonnie St. Claire · 280 points · 11 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 21
- 40Ik Weet Niet HoeBenny Neyman · 280 points · 10 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 27
- 41Rap-O Clap-OJoe Bataan · 277 points · 9 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 2
- 42American Dream
- 43More Than I Can Say
- 44Rockin' The Trolls
- 45Driver's SeatSniff 'n' The Tears · 263 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 42
- 46Nederland, Die Heeft De BalAndré van Duin, Het Nederlands Elftal · 261 points · 8 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 3
- 47The End Of The Show
- 48What's Another YearJohnny Logan · 257 points · 9 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 18
- 49Use It Up and Wear It Out
- 50ReleasePatti LaBelle · 254 points · 10 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 42
- 51Sri Lanka...My Shangri LaJack Jersey · 253 points · 9 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 21
- 52Brass in PocketPretenders · 253 points · 10 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 6
- 53Runnin' with the Devil
- 54Take That Look off Your FaceMarti Webb, Andrew Lloyd Webber · 251 points · 10 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 11
- 55PowerThe Temptations · 250 points · 10 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 24
- 56With You I'm Born AgainBilly Preston, Syreeta · 249 points · 9 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 9
- 57Fly Too High
- 58Give Me Back My Love
- 59The Tide Is High
- 60Save Me
- 61Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2Pink Floyd · 236 points · 8 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 1
- 62Theme From New York, New YorkFrank Sinatra · 236 points · 10 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 26
- 63Cupid / I've Loved You for a Long TimeThe Spinners · 236 points · 10 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 27
- 64Special Lady
- 65What's a Matter BabyEllen Foley · 232 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 1
- 66Head Up To The Sky
- 67Doin' La Bamba
- 68Rock 'n' Roll High School
- 69What You're ProposingStatus Quo · 228 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 40
- 70HelaDolly Dots · 226 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 33
- 71Stomp!The Brothers Johnson · 217 points · 10 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 12
- 72David's Song (Who'll Come With Me)
- 73Super Trouper
- 74Aloha-oe, Until We Meet AgainGoombay Dance Band · 212 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 24
- 75Coward Of The CountyKenny Rogers · 212 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 10
- 76Oops Up Side Your HeadThe Gap Band · 212 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 38
- 77I Hear You NowJon & Vangelis · 211 points · 8 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 6
- 78On My RadioThe Selecter · 210 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 2
- 79Our Song
- 80Late in the EveningPaul Simon · 207 points · 9 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 32
- 81It Will Come In TimeBilly Preston, Syreeta · 206 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 1
- 82Babe
- 83Give Me the NightGeorge Benson · 202 points · 10 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 38
- 84I See a Boat on the River
- 85Emotional RescueThe Rolling Stones · 195 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 27
- 86Et Les Oiseaux ChantaientSweet People, Alain Morisod · 195 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 28
- 87Crazy Guitar
- 88Mother, How Are You Today?
- 89My Number One
- 90We Believe in LoveDolly Dots · 182 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 16
- 91What I Like About YouThe Romantics · 174 points · 9 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 12
- 92Another One Bites The Dust
- 93Aquarius
- 94WeekendEarth & Fire · 167 points · 6 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 95Meisje, Ik Ben Een Zeeman
- 96One More Little Kissy
- 97Willy Alberti BedanktAndré van Duin · 165 points · 6 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 13
- 98ContainersongHenk Wijngaard · 164 points · 9 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 24
- 99Everybody's Got To Learn SometimeThe Korgis · 163 points · 9 weeks · peak position 14 · from week 27
- 100Ann-Maria
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 1980 in the Dutch Top 40?
The Winner Takes It All by ABBA tops the 1980 year chart, with 470 points from 14 weeks in the chart (peak position 1). The top 5: 1. The Winner Takes It All (ABBA), 2. De Vogeltjesdans (De Electronica's), 3. Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John), 4. Woman in Love (Barbra Streisand), 5. Funkytown (Lipps Inc.).
How is the 1980 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 1980 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 1980 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 1980, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 1980 year page.
How many weeks does the 1980 year chart cover?
51 weekly charts, with 318 different records between them, 18 of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.