| Top 40 Hits of October 1980 |
| 1 |
Police | Don't Stand So Close To Me |
| 2 |
Ottawan | DISCO |
| 3 |
Barbra Streisand | Woman In Love |
| 4 |
Madness | Baggy Trousers |
| 5 |
Status Quo | What You're Proposing |
| 6 |
Odyssey | If You're Looking For A Way Out |
| 7 |
Matchbox | When You Ask About Love |
| 8 |
Sweet People | Et Les Oiseaux Chantaient (And The Birds Were Singing) |
| 9 |
Stevie Wonder | Masterblaster (Jammin') |
| 10 |
Diana Ross | My Old Piano |
| 11 |
Nolans | Gotta Pull Myself Together |
| 12 |
Black Slate | Amigo |
| 13 |
Bad Manners | Special Brew |
| 14 |
Coffee | Casanova |
| 15 |
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Enola Gay |
| 16 |
Thin Lizzy | Killer On The Loose |
| 17 |
George Benson | Love X Love |
| 18 |
Specials | Stereotype / International Jet Set |
| 19 |
Linx | You're Lying |
| 20 |
Change | Searching |
| 21 |
Air Supply | All Out Of Love |
| 22 |
Randy Crawford | One Day I'll Fly Away |
| 23 |
Bob Marley & The Wailers | Three Little Birds |
| 24 |
Gillan | Trouble |
| 25 |
Kate Bush | Army Dreamers |
| 26 |
Adam & The Ants | Dog Eat Dog |
| 27 |
Kelly Marie | Feels Like I'm In Love |
| 28 |
Gilbert O'Sullivan | What's In A Kiss |
| 29 |
Queen | Another One Bites The Dust |
| 30 |
Showaddywaddy | Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts |
| 31 |
Gap Band | Party Lights |
| 32 |
Shalamar | I Owe You One |
| 33 |
Split Enz | I Got You |
| 34 |
Sheena Easton | One Man Woman |
| 35 |
Elvis Presley | It's Only Love / Beyond The Reef |
| 36 |
Teena Marie | I Need Your Lovin' |
| 37 |
Earth Wind & Fire | Let Me Talk |
| 38 |
Kelly Marie | Loving Just For Fun |
| 39 |
Hazel O'Connor | Eighth Day |
| 40 |
Stephanie Mills | Never Knew Love Like This Before |
