| Top 40 Hits of August 1980 |
| 1 |
Abba | The Winner Takes It All |
| 2 |
David Bowie | Ashes To Ashes |
| 3 |
Jam | Start |
| 4 |
Diana Ross | Upside Down |
| 5 |
Sheena Easton | 9 To 5 |
| 6 |
Gap Band | Oops Upside Your Head |
| 7 |
Kelly Marie | Feels Like I'm In Love |
| 8 |
Roxy Music | Oh Yeah (On The Radio) |
| 9 |
Piranhas | Tom Hark |
| 10 |
George Benson | Give Me The Night |
| 11 |
Leo Sayer | More Than I Can Say |
| 12 |
Odyssey | Use It Up And Wear It Out |
| 13 |
Tom Browne | Funkin' For Jamaica (NY) |
| 14 |
Mike Berry | The Sunshine Of Your Smile |
| 15 |
Electric Light Orchestra | All Over The World |
| 16 |
Gibson Brothers | Mariana |
| 17 |
Kate Bush | Babooshka |
| 18 |
Hazel O'Connor | Eighth Day |
| 19 |
Gary Numan | I Die: You Die |
| 20 |
Bob Marley & The Wailers | Could You Be Loved |
| 21 |
Bad Manners | Lip Up Fatty |
| 22 |
Village People | Can't Stop The Music |
| 23 |
Cliff Richard | Dreamin' |
| 24 |
Dexy's Midnight Runners | There There My Dear |
| 25 |
Clash | Bankrobber |
| 26 |
Grace Jones | Private Life |
| 27 |
Sheena Easton | Modern Girl |
| 28 |
Hot Chocolate | Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy |
| 29 |
Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra | Xanadu |
| 30 |
Billy Joel | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me |
| 31 |
Undertones | Wednesday Week |
| 32 |
Sue Wilkinson | You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On |
| 33 |
Ultravox | Sleepwalk |
| 34 |
Nick Straker Band | A Walk In The Park |
| 35 |
Shakin' Stevens | Marie Marie |
| 36 |
Darts | Let's Hang On |
| 37 |
Black Sabbath | Paranoid |
| 38 |
Stacy Lattisaw | Jump To The Beat |
| 39 |
Beat | Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret |
| 40 |
Elvis Presley | It's Only Love / Beyond The Reef |
