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 |