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The first song that reached number 1 on the billboard hot 100 list was Please Don't Go by KC and the Sunshine Band (January 5)
The first song of the 80s was The Spirit of Radio by Rush (January First)
The number one record for the year 1980 was "Call Me" by Blondie. It remained number one for six weeks between April and May of that year.
Number 1 Hits of January 1980There were three number 1 hit song during January of 1980. KC and the Sunshine Band had the first number 1 hit that carried over from the year before with "Please Don't Go". The song was charted as number 1 from December 30 1979 - January 5 1980. "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes held the number one spot from January 6 - 12, and Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" from January 13 - February 9. "Rock With You" would land up as the number 1 hit for the year 1980.
(Just Like) Starting Over, a song by John Lennon, since he died Dec. 8, 1980, and of course radio stations were playing alot of his songs.
The number one song from January 16th 1994 was I will do anything for love (but i wont do that) by Meatloaf.
Regardless of whether or not the single is number one, the song writer usually earns 50% of the royalties.
The cast of The Song of Leonard Cohen - 1980 includes: Leonard Cohen as himself