My Personal Chart, New Version

August 3, 1980

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Last week, this week, artist, song, weeks

2             1             BILLY JOEL       Sometimes A Fantasy  8

1             2             SQUEEZE           Pulling Mussels From The Shell             12

5             3             ELTON JOHN    Sartorial Eloquence (Don’t You Wanna Play This Game No More)    6

3             4             THE MOTORS  Love And Loneliness    12

6             5             IRENE CARA     Fame    10

7             6             BOZ SCAGGS     Look What You’ve Done To Me              8

4             7             GENESIS             Misunderstanding          14

10           8             AIR SUPPLY      All Out Of Love                8

11           9             BENNY MARDONES      Into The Night 8

12           10           ELTON JOHN    Two Rooms At The End Of The World               8

16           11           IRENE CARA     Hot Lunch Jam                6

8             12           ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA               I’m Alive             13

19           13           ROXY MUSIC     Same Old Scene              6

20           14           VAPORS              Turning Japanese           5

17           15           GENESIS             Turn It On Again             11

18           16           DEVO   Whip It                10

24           17           KENNY LOGGINS           I’m Alright         5

14           18           ANDREW GOLD              Kiss This One Goodbye               12

25           19           J. GEILS BAND Just Can’t Wait                5

9             20           BILLY JOEL       Close To The Borderline             17

22           21           LINDA CLIFFORD          Red Light            6

21           22           TOMMY TUTONE          Angel Say No    10

32           23           VARIOUS ARTISTS        I Sing The Body Electric             3

13           24           B-52’s   Dance This Mess Around           12

26           25           PRETENDERS  Cuban Slide       14

29           26           EDDIE RABBITT             Drivin’ My Life Away   8

43           27           FLASH & THE PAN        Welcome To The Universe        5

27           28           J. GEILS BAND Till The Walls Come Tumblin’ Down  11

15           29           B-52’s   Rock Lobster    15

31           30           JERMAINE JACKSON    Let’s Get Serious             10

40           31           DAN FOGELBERG          Beggar’s Game                9

33           32           LINDA RONSTADT        I Can’t Let Go   7

41           33           QUEEN                Play The Game                7

34           34           ROXY MUSIC     In The Midnight Hour 9

38           35           SQUEEZE           Another Nail In My Heart          9

23           36           ELTON JOHN    Little Jeannie    14

64           37           QUEEN                Another One Bites The Dust    3

46           38           OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN             Magic    10

28           39           HALL & OATES               Portable Radio                16

48           40           BILLY SQUIER Who’s Your Boyfriend Now     9

50           41           MI-SEX Computer Games           12

44           42           DAN FOGELBERG          Times Like These           11

37           43           THE BABYS       Midnight Rendezvous  14

30           44           SOS BAND          Take Your Time (Do It Right) 12

36           45           BOZ SCAGGS     Breakdown Dead Ahead            19

52           46           DIANA ROSS     Upside Down   6

47           47           BOB SEGER       Betty Lou’s Gettin’ Out Tonight             8

51           48           BOZ SCAGGS     JoJo       11

57           49           SQUEEZE           If I Didn’t Love You      6

39           50           THE JAM             Strange Town  15

42           51           STEVE FORBERT           The Sweet Love That You Give              12

60           52           JACKSON BROWNE      Boulevard          6

96           53           PAUL SIMON    Late In The Evening     2

66           54           ALLAN CLARKE              Slipstream          11

62           55           ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA               On The Run       8

70           56           SQUEEZE           Separate Beds  5

72           57           JOY DIVISION   Love Will Tear Us Apart             5

77           58           TUBES & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN        Dancin’                3

56           59           DARYL HALL    Sacred Songs    8

63           60           JOAN ARMATRADIING                Me Myself I       9

67           61           ROBIN LANE & THE CHARTBUSTERS                When Things Go Wrong             9

69           62           B-52’s   Planet Claire     7

58           63           ROXY MUSIC     Over You            12

new       64           ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA               All Over The World      1

35           65           FLASH & THE PAN        Media Man        14

86           66           ROXY MUSIC     Oh Yeah (On The Radio)            3

68           67           TOUCH                (Call Me) When The Spirit Moves You               9

89           68           THE MOTORS  Time For Make Up        4

45           69           BLONDIE            Atomic 12

74           70           IAN HUNTER & ELLEN FOLEY               We Gotta Get Out Of Here         11

57           71           OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS        Take You Tonight          14

87           72           CLOUT Portable Radio                3

61           73           JOE WALSH       All Night Long 11

49           74           BOB SEGER       Nine Tonight    13

71           75           BLUE OYSTER CULT    Here’s Johnny (The Marshall Plan)     6

90           76           JOHNNY LEE    Lookin’ For Love            4

75           77           BOB SEGER       Long Twin Silver Line 11

80           78           NEW MUSIK     Straight Lines  4

54           79           PINK FLOYD     One Of My Turns            14

91           80           JIM CARROL BAND       People Who Died           5

new       81           BILLY JOEL       All For Leyna    1

84           82           DEVO   Girl U Want       4

93           83           AMBROSIA         You’re The Only Woman           4

76           84           GRAHAM PARKER         Stupefaction      7

79           85           GARY NUMAN Are Friends Electric     7

55           86           LITTLE RIVER BAND   It’s Not A Wonder          14

73           87           GRAHAM PARKER         The Endless Night         9

59           89           GRAHAM PARKER         Local Girls          15

53           90           J. GEILS BAND Night Time        19

104        88           GENESIS             Behind The Lines           6

103        91           BOZ SCAGGS     Middle Man       6

102        92           ROBBIE DUPREE           Hot Rod Hearts               3

129        93           ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA               The Fall               2

88           94           KENNY ROGERS             Love The World Away                7

92           95           KENNY LOGGINS           Mr. Night            7

74           96           KENNY ROGERS & KIM CARNES           Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer      21

118        97           RED RIDER       Avenue A           3

108        98           THE CLASH       London Calling                4

98           99           CHEAP TRICK  Everything Works If You Let It              10

114        100        JACKSON BROWNE      Hold Out             3

110        101        BENNY MARDONES      Hometown Girls             4

new       102        KINGS   This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ To Glide               1

94           103        PRETENDERS  Tattooed Love Boys     10

99           104        PAUL DAVIS     Cry Just A Little               4

113        105        QUEEN                Rock It (Prime Jive)     5

109        106        THE JAGS           Back Of My Hand           8

122        107        BLOTTO              I Wanna Be A Lifeguard              2

106        108        BOB SEGER       No Man’s Land                6

83           109        THE FOOLS       I Won’t Grow Up            9

107        110        ERIC CARMEN It Hurts Too Much         6

116        111        BOZ SCAGGS     Isn’t It Time      5

125        112        HALL & OATES               How Does It Feel To Be Back  2

144        113        POINTER SISTERS         He’s So Shy       2

78           114        PURE PRARIE LEAGUE              Let Me Love You Tonight           12

133        115        B-52’s   52 Girls                2

new       116        ULTRAVOX        Sleepwalk           1

81           117        BOB SEGER       Against The Wind          14

119        118        RAY GOMEZ      Summer In The City     3

101        119        GLEN CAMPBELL & RITA COOLIDGE Somethin’ Bout You Baby I Like            11

128        120        TOMMY TUTONE          The Blame         3

136        121        GENESIS             Man Of Our Times         2

97           122        PAT BENATAR                You Better Run               10

124        123        BOB SEGER       You’ll Accompany Me  2

137        124        POCO    Under The Gun               3

135        125        PRETENDERS  Kid         4

85           126        EAGLES               In The City         18

95           127        AMBROSIA         Biggest Part Of Me        18

146        128        POCO    While We’re Still Young             2

155        129        DIONNE WARWICK      No Night So Long           1

132        130        KIM CARNES    More Love         5

143        131        SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES On The Beach   3

123        132        THE KORGIS     Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime 7

115        133        BLUES BROTHERS        Gimme Some Lovin’     9

100        134        JOE JACKSON    On Your Radio 13

147        135        ROSSINGTON COLLINS BAND                Don’t Misunderstand Me          2

148        136        BILLY SQUIER You Should Be High Love          4

117        137        JUDAS PRIEST Breaking The Law         7

158        138        CARLY SIMON Jesse      1

new       139        MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS Echo Beach       1

134        140        ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN         Rescue 9

149        141        BOZ SCAGGS     You Got Some Imagination       2

141        142        ROLLING STONES         Emotional Rescue          5

152        143        SQUEEZE           Misadventure   1

142        144        KISS       Shandi  5

154        145        MOLLY HATCHET          It’s All Over Now           11

121        146        CINDY BULLENS            Raincheck On Romance             10

127        147        CAROLE KING  One Fine Day   8

151        149        LINDA RONSTADT        Mad Love           1

145        148        BILLY JOEL       Through The Long Night           2

new       150        HALL & OATES               Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear The Voices)   1

My Personal Chart, Original Version

August 3, 1980

Last week, this week, artist, song, weeks

3             1             BILLY JOEL       Close To The Borderline             17

1             2             DAN FOGELBERG          Heart Hotels     19

4             3             BOZ SCAGGS     Breakdown Dead Ahead            18

2             4             BILLY JOEL       You May Be Right          21

7             5             ELTON JOHN    Little Jeannie    14

5             6             J. GEILS BAND Come Back        26

9             7             THE CLASH       Train In Vain (Stand By Me)    21

6             8             CHRISTOPHER CROSS                 Ride Like The Wind      22

14           9             J. GEILS BAND Love Stinks        16

11           10           CINDY BULLENS            Too Close To Home      21

15           11           RICK PINETTE & OAK King Of The Hill              12

12           12           BARRY MANILOW         I Don’t Want To Walk Without You     16

17           13           PINK FLOYD     Run Like Hell   13

16           14           HALL & OATES               Who Said The World Was Fair               21

8             15           FLEETWOOD MAC        Think About Me             21

20           16           BILLY JOEL       It’s Still Rock ‘n Roll To Me      10

18           17           ORLEANS           When Are You Coming Home 14

22           18           BOB SEGER       Against The Wind          13

24           19           J. GEILS BAND Takin’ You Down           15

23           20           TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS              Here Comes My Girl     15

25           21           ROBBIE DUPREE           Steal Away        13

27           22           ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA               I’m Alive             10

13           23           KENNY LOGGINS           Keep The Fire  24

28           24           PINK FLOYD     One Of My Turns            15

31           25           LITTLE RIVER BAND   It’s Not A Wonder          12

34           26           BILLY JOEL       Through The Long Night           8

10           27           STYX     Borrowed Time              20

30           28           STYX     Eddie    14

32           29           STEVE WALSH                Every Step of The Way               14

35           30           HEART Raised On You 14

21           31           LINDA RONSTADT        Hurt So Bad      17

39           32           J. GEILS BAND Till The Walls Come Tumblin’ Down  11

36           33           JAMES LAST BAND       The Seduction (Love Theme) 14

41           34           THE MOTORS  Love And Loneliness    11

40           35           THE BABYS       Midnight Rendezvous  16

37           36           ALICE COOPER               Clones (We’re All)         15

43           37           B-52’s   Rock Lobster    12

42           38           JOE WALSH       All Night Long 11

19           39           BETTE MIDLER              The Rose             19

45           40           ROCKY BURNETTE       Tired Of Toein’ The Line            11

46           41           PETER McIAN  Solitaire               10

26           42           PRETENDERS  Brass In Pocket              23

51           43           DARYL HALL    Something In 4/4 Time              11

48           44           CHIP HARDING               Where Is The Woman 12

49           45           RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO     Two Places At The Same Time               13

52           46           GENESIS             Misunderstanding          10

29           47           AIR SUPPLY      Lost In Love      25

54           48           CHEAP TRICK  Everything Works If You Let It              9

56           49           SUZANNE FELLINI        Love On The Phone      9

55           50           IAN HUNTER & ELLEN FOLEY               We Gotta Get Out Of Here         10

58           51           AIR SUPPLY      All Out Of Love                8

59           52           BOZ SCAGGS     JoJo       8

33           53           TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS              Refugee               26

61           54           DAN FOGELBERG          Beggar’s Game                9

62           55           DARYL HALL    Sacred Songs    9

63           56           OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN             Magic    9

44           57           KENNY ROGERS & KIM CARNES           Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer      18

65           58           MECO   Empire Strikes Back Medley   8

66           59           TOMMY TUTONE          Angel Say No    9

67           60           ANDREW GOLD              Kiss This One Goodbye               6

69           61           ROBIN LANE & THE CHARTBUSTERS                When Things Go Wrong             9

38           62           AMBROSIA         Biggest Part Of Me        17

74           63           BARRY MANILOW         One Voice           7

68           64           UTOPIA               The Very Last Time      10

73           65           REX SMITH        Woman               11

76           66           PRETENDERS  Stop Your Sobbing         8

70           67           CINDY BULLENS            Raincheck On Romance             10

75           68           SPIDER                New Romance (It’s A Mystery)              10

47           69           BOB SEGER       Long Twin Silver Line 12

78           70           BOZ SCAGGS     Isn’t It Time      7

80           71           BENNY MARDONES      Into The Night 7

50           72           DAN FOGELBERG          Along The Road              14

83           73           QUEEN                Play The Game                6

79           74           VAN HALEN      And The Cradle Will Rock         9

85           75           SQUEEZE           If I Didn’t Love You      8

86           76           LINDA RONSTADT        I Can’t Let Go   6

88           77           SQUEEZE           Pulling Mussels From The Shell             5

53           78           PAUL DAVIS     Do Right              22

96           79           CHRISTOPHER CROSS                 Sailing  8

84           80           ALLAN CLARKE              Slipstream          9

60           81           TRIUMPH           I Can Survive    28

82           82           XTC       Making Plans For Nigel              10

92           83           PETE TOWNSHEND     Let My Love Open The Door    7

94           84           STEVE FORBERT           The Sweet Love That You Give              7

91           85           HEART Bebe Le Strange              8

90           86           JOURNEY           Walks Like A Lady        10

93           87           DOOBIE BROTHERS, JOHN HALL 7 JAMES TAYLOR  Power  10

98           88           THE FOOLS       I Won’t Grow Up            6

99           89           HALL & OATES               Running From Paradise             5

100        90           J. GEILS BAND Just Can’t Wait                3

57           91           PRIVATE LIGHTNING  Heartbeat           15

109        92           CHEAP TRICK  Way Of The World        5

101        93           THE GRATEFUL DEAD               Alabama Getaway         7

97           94           RED RIDER       White Hot          10

107        95           KENNY ROGERS             Love The World Away                7

108        96           STONEBOLT     Price Of Love   7

103        97           GARY NUMAN Are Friends Electric     8

102        98           LINDA RONSTADT        Justine  9

105        99           CHARLIE DANIELS BAND         In America         6

111        100        B-52’s   Dance This Mess Around           5

new       141        HALL & OATES               How Does It Feel To Be Back 

new       144        SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES On The Beach  

new       148        POINTER SISTERS         He’s So Shy      

air          155        ROBBIE DUPREE           Hot Rod Hearts              

new       166        PAT BENATAR                You Better Run              

new       168        AMBROSIA         You’re The Only Woman          

new       170        GENESIS             Behind The Lines          

new       172        THE SILENCERS             Shiver And Shake          

new       173        LIVINGSTON TAYLOR First Time Love             

new       174        TOBY BEAU      If I Were You   

air          175        ROBERT JOHN Hey There Lonely Girl

new       186        DAN HILL          Path Of Least Resistance           

new       194        PAT TRAVERS BAND   Snortin’ Whiskey And Drinkin’ Cocaine