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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:

April 12, 1980





  wks peak  
40 32 23 Desire

from the LP After Dark
ARC chart run: 33 - 24 - 14 - 7 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 10 - 23 - 32 - 40 -
Andy Gibb 12 2 Andy Gibb - "Desire" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
39 23 14 Give It All You Got

from the LP
Fun And Games
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 28 - 25 - 17 - 16 - 14 - 23 - 39 -
Chuck Mangione 9 14 Chuck Mangione - "Give It All You Got" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
38 22 13 Longer

from the LP Phoenix
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 19 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 13 - 38 -
Dan Fogelberg 13 2 Dan Fogelberg - "Longer" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
37 --- --- Only A Lonely Heart Sees

from LP
Castles In The Air
ARC chart run: 37 -
Felix Cavaliere 1 37 Felix Cavaliere - "Only A Lonely Heart Sees" (Single)
36 --- --- Do Right

from the LP
Paul Davis
ARC chart run: 36 -
Paul Davis 1 36 Paul Davis - "Do Right" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
35 40 --- Fire In The Morning

from LP
Melissa Manchester
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 -
Melissa Manchester 2 35 Melissa Manchester - "Fire In The Morning" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
34 30 24 Heartbreaker

from the LP
In The Heat Of The Night
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 29 - 25 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 24 - 30 - 34 -
Pat Benatar 10 19 Pat Benatar - "Heartbreaker" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
33 36 39 Keep The Fire

from the LP Keep The Fire
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 33 -
Kenny Loggins 3 33 Kenny Loggins - "Keep The Fire" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
32 38 --- Carrie

from LP
Rock N Roll Juvenile
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 -
Cliff Richard 2 32 Cliff Richard - "Carrie" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
31 --- --- Stomp!

from the LP
Light Up The Night
ARC chart run: 31 -
Brothers Johnson 1 31 Brothers Johnson - "Stomp!" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
30 35 --- The Rose

from
The Rose soundtrack
ARC chart run: 35 - 30 -
Bette Midler 2 30 Bette Midler - "The Rose" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
29 33 37 Any Way You Want It

from the LP Departure
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 29 -
Journey 3 29 Journey - "Anyway You Want It" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
28 --- --- I Can't Help It

from the LP After Dark
ARC chart run: 28 -
Andy Gibb &
Olivia Newton-John
1 28 Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John - "I Can't Help It" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
27 17 18 Three Times In Love

from the LP
Three Times In Love
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 31 - 27 - 22 - 18 - 17 - 27 -
Tommy James 8 17 Tommy James - "Three Times In Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
26 19 7 How Do I Make You

from the LP
Mad Love
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 29 - 19 - 17 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 19 - 26 -
Linda Ronstadt 11 7 Linda Ronstadt - "How Do I Make You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
25 28 36 Set Me Free

from the LP Adventures In Utopia
ARC chart run: 36 - 28 - 25 -
Utopia 3 25 Utopia - "Set Me Free" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
24 26 31 Cars

from the LP
The Pleasure Principle
ARC chart run: 37 - 31 - 26 - 24 -
Gary Numan 4 24 Gary Numan - "Cars" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
23 27 34 Brass In Pocket

from the LP
The Pretenders
ARC chart run: 34 - 27 - 23 -
The Pretenders 3 23 The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
22 --- --- Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer

from the LP
Gideon
ARC chart run: 22 -
Kenny Rogers
&
Kim Carnes
1 22 Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes - "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
21 25 33 Think About Me

from the LP
Tusk
ARC chart run: 33 - 25 - 21 -
Fleetwood Mac 3 21 Fleetwood Mac - "Think About Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
20 24 29 Pilot Of The Air Waves

from the LP
Where To Now
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 24 - 20 -
Charlie Dore 4 20 Charlie Dore - "Pilot Of The Airwaves" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
19 18 5 The Second Time Around

from the LP
Big Fun
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 20 - 17 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 5 - 18 - 19 -
Shalamar 11 5 Shalamar - "The Second Time Around" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
18 7 3 Him

from the LP
Partners In Crime
ARC chart run: 36 - 31 - 22 - 15 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 7 - 18 -
Rupert Holmes 10 3 Rupert Holmes - "Him" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
17 21 25 Hold On To My Love

from the LP
Sunrise
ARC chart run: 33 - 25 - 21 - 17 -
Jimmy Ruffin 4 17 Jimmy Ruffin - "Hold On To My Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 20 27 And The Beat Goes On

from the LP
And The Beat Goes On
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 27 - 20 - 16 -
The Whispers 5 16 The Whispers - "And The Beat Goes On" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
15 9 8 Crazy Little Thing Called Love

from the LP The Game
ARC chart run: 30 - 18 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 8 - 9 - 15 -
Queen 14 1(4) Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
14 16 17 I Pledge My Love

from the LP
Twice The Fire
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 24 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 17 - 16 - 14 -
Peaches & Herb 9 14 Peaches & Herb - "I Pledge My Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 15 22 You May Be Right

from the LP
Glass Houses
ARC chart run: 28 - 22 - 15 - 13 -
Billy Joel 4 13 Billy Joel - "You May Be Right" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 14 20 Sexy Eyes

from the LP
Sometimes You Win
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 - 27 - 20 - 14 - 12 -
Dr. Hook 6 12 Dr. Hook - "Sexy Eyes" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
11 3 2 Working My Way Back To You

from the LP Love Trippin'
ARC chart run: 33 - 26 - 18 - 15 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 11 -
The Spinners 14 2 The Spinners - "Working My Way Back To" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
10 13 19 Lost In Love

from the LP
Lost In Love
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 26 - 19 - 13 - 10 -
Air Supply 6 10 Air Supply - "Lost In Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
9 12 15 Fire Lake

from the LP
Against The Wind
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 24 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 9 -
Bob Seger & The
Silver Bullet Band
7 9 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Fire Lake" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 10 12 Off The Wall

from the LP
Off The Wall
ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 24 - 15 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 -
Michael Jackson 8 8 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 8 11 I Can't Tell You Why

from the LP
The Long Run
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 16 - 15 - 11 - 8 - 7 -
Eagles 7 7 Eagles - "I Can't Tell You Why" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
6 11 16 With You I'm Born Again

from the LP Late At Night
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 28 - 24 - 16 - 11 - 6 -
Billy Preston
&
Syreeta
7 6 Billy Preston - "With You I'm Born Again" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
5 6 10 Special Lady

from the LP
Ray, Goodman & Brown
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 26 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 6 - 5 -
Ray, Goodman &
Brown
9 5 Ray, Goodman & Brown - "Special Lady" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
4 5 9 Ride Like The Wind

from the LP
Christopher Cross
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 19 - 13 - 9 - 5 - 4 -
Christopher Cross 7 4 Christopher Cross - "Ride Like The Wind" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
3 4 6 Too Hot

from the LP Ladie's Night
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 20 - 16 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 3 -
Kool & The Gang 10 3 Kool & The Gang - "Too Hot" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 1 1 Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)

from the LP The Wall
ARC chart run: 23 - 14 - 11 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 -
Pink Floyd 10 1(3) Pink Floyd - "Another Brick In The Wall" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1 2 4 Call Me

from the
American Gigolo soundtrack
ARC chart run: 27 - 17 - 12 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 1 -
Blondie 7 1(1) Blondie - "Call Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3




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