Top 40 Hits of Early May 1980
 | 1 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | Geno |
 | 2 | Paul McCartney | Coming Up |
 | 3 | Blondie | Call Me |
 | 4 | Johnny Logan | What's Another Year |
 | 5 | David Essex | Silver Dream Machine |
 | 6 | Sky | Toccata |
 | 7 | UB40 | King / Food For Thought |
 | 8 | Rodney Franklin | The Groove |
 | 9 | The Undertones | My Perfect Cousin |
 | 10 | The Detroit Spinners | Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl |
 | 11 | Bobby Thurston | Check Out The Groove |
 | 12 | Dr Hook | Sexy Eyes |
 | 13 | Motorhead | Golden Years (EP) |
 | 14 | The Pretenders | Talk Of The Town |
 | 15 | Narada Michael Walden | I Shoulda Loved Ya |
 | 16 | Leon Haywood | Don't Push It, Don't Force It |
 | 17 | Hot Chocolate | No Doubt About It |
 | 18 | The Nolans | Don't Make Waves |
 | 19 | Sad Cafe | My Oh My |
 | 20 | Madness | Night Boat to Cairo (Work Rest And Play) (EP) |
 | 21 | Saxon | Wheels Of Steel |
 | 22 | Jimmy Ruffin | Hold On To My Love |
 | 23 | Cockney Rejects | The Greatest Cockney Rip Off |
 | 24 | Liquid Gold | Dance Yourself Dizzy |
 | 25 | Whitesnake | Fool For Your Loving |
 | 26 | Barbara Dickson | January February |
 | 27 | Kate Bush | Breathing |
 | 28 | BA Robertson | Kool In The Kaftan |
 | 29 | The Beat | Mirror In The Bathroom |
 | 30 | The Ruts | Staring At The Rude Boys |
 | 31 | Selecter | Missing Words |
 | 32 | The Lambrettas | Poison Ivy |
 | 33 | Bad Manners | Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu |
 | 34 | The Average White Band | Let's Go Round Again |
 | 35 | The Cure | A Forest |
 | 36 | Smokie | Take Good Care Of My Baby |
 | 37 | New Musik | This World Of Water |
 | 38 | Mystic Merlin | Just Can't Give You Up |
 | 39 | Michael Jackson | She's Out Of My Life |
 | 40 | Bodysnatchers | Let's Do Rock Steady |