Top 40 Hits of August 1980
| 1 | Abba | The Winner Takes It All |
| 2 | Diana Ross | Upside Down |
| 3 | David Bowie | Ashes To Ashes |
| 4 | Sheena Easton | 9 To 5 |
| 5 | Odyssey | Use It Up And Wear It Out |
| 6 | Leo Sayer | More Than I Can Say |
| 7 | The Gap Band | Oops Upside Your Head |
| 8 | Roxy Music | Oh Yeah (On The Radio) |
| 9 | George Benson | Give Me The Night |
| 10 | Kate Bush | Babooshka |
| 11 | The Jam | Start |
| 12 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Could You Be Loved |
| 13 | Kelly Marie | Feels Like I'm In Love |
| 14 | The Piranhas | Tom Hark |
| 15 | Tom Browne | Funkin' For Jamaica (NY) |
| 16 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | There There My Dear |
| 17 | Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra | Xanadu |
| 18 | The Gibson Brothers | Mariana |
| 19 | Bad Manners | Lip Up Fatty |
| 20 | Electric Light Orchestra | All Over The World |
| 21 | Mike Berry | The Sunshine Of Your Smile |
| 22 | The Undertones | Wednesday Week |
| 23 | Grace Jones | Private Life |
| 24 | Hot Chocolate | Are You Getting Enough Of What Makes You Happy |
| 25 | Darts | Let's Hang On |
| 26 | Stacy Lattisaw | Jump To The Beat |
| 27 | The Detroit Spinners | Cupid / I've Loved You For A Long Time |
| 28 | Ultravox | Sleepwalk |
| 29 | The Rolling Stones | Emotional Rescue |
| 30 | The Village People | Can't Stop The Music |
| 31 | Sue Wilkinson | You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On |
| 32 | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Computer Game (Theme From 'the Invaders') |
| 33 | The Clash | Bankrobber |
| 34 | Joy Division | Love Will Tear Us Apart |
| 35 | Cliff Richard | Dreamin' |
| 36 | Joan Armatrading | Me Myself I |
| 37 | Nick Straker Band | A Walk In The Park |
| 38 | Black Sabbath | Neon Knights |
| 39 | Billy Joel | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me |
| 40 | Bow Wow Wow | C30 C60 C90 Go |