| Top 40 Hits of May 1980 |
| 1 |
Johnny Logan | What's Another Year |
| 2 |
Dexy's Midnight Runners | Geno |
| 3 |
Hot Chocolate | No Doubt About It |
| 4 |
MASH | Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless) |
| 5 |
Michael Jackson | She's Out Of My Life |
| 6 |
Paul McCartney | Coming Up |
| 7 |
Beat | Mirror In The Bathroom |
| 8 |
Jimmy Ruffin | Hold On To My Love |
| 9 |
Narada Michael Walden | I Shoulda Loved Ya |
| 10 |
David Essex | Silver Dream Machine |
| 11 |
Roxy Music | Over You |
| 12 |
Nolans | Don't Make Waves |
| 13 |
Rodney Franklin | The Groove |
| 14 |
Motorhead | Golden Years (EP) |
| 15 |
Blondie | Call Me |
| 16 |
Sky | Toccata |
| 17 |
Gary Numan | We Are Glass |
| 18 |
Whitesnake | Fool For Your Loving |
| 19 |
Average White Band | Let's Go Round Again |
| 20 |
Undertones | My Perfect Cousin |
| 21 |
Bobby Thurston | Check Out The Groove |
| 22 |
Kate Bush | Breathing |
| 23 |
Specials | Rat Race / Rude Boys Outa Jail |
| 24 |
Crown Heights Affair | You Gave Me Love |
| 25 |
Lipps Inc | Funky Town |
| 26 |
Mystic Merlin | Just Can't Give You Up |
| 27 |
Don McLean | Crying |
| 28 |
Cockney Rejects | The Greatest Cockney Rip Off |
| 29 |
Matchbox | Midnite Dynamos |
| 30 |
Jona Lewie | You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties |
| 31 |
Jermaine Jackson | Let's Get Serious |
| 32 |
Ruts | Staring At The Rude Boys |
| 33 |
Saxon | Wheels of Steel |
| 34 |
UB40 | King / Food For Thought |
| 35 |
Bad Manners | Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu |
| 36 |
Junior Murvin | Police And Thieves |
| 37 |
New Musik | This World Of Water |
| 38 |
Dr Hook | Sexy Eyes |
| 39 |
Leon Haywood | Don't Push It Don't Force It |
| 40 |
Four Bucketeers | The Bucket Of Water Song |
