Top 40 Hits of Early September 1980
| 1 | The Jam | Start |
| 2 | Kelly Marie | Feels Like I'm In Love |
| 3 | David Bowie | Ashes To Ashes |
| 4 | Sheena Easton | 9 To 5 |
| 5 | Hazel O'Connor | Eighth Day |
| 6 | The Piranhas | Tom Hark |
| 7 | Gary Numan | I Die - You Die |
| 8 | Randy Crawford | One Day I'll Fly Away |
| 9 | Cliff Richard | Dreamin' |
| 10 | Mike Berry | The Sunshine Of Your Smile |
| 11 | Elvis Presley | It's Only Love / Beyond The Reef |
| 12 | Abba | The Winner Takes It All |
| 13 | The Village People | Can't Stop The Music |
| 14 | The Clash | Bankrobber |
| 15 | Sheena Easton | Modern Girl |
| 16 | The Gap Band | Oops Upside Your Head |
| 17 | Billy Joel | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me |
| 18 | Diana Ross | Upside Down |
| 19 | Black Sabbath | Paranoid |
| 20 | George Benson | Give Me The Night |
| 21 | Nick Straker Band | A Walk In The Park |
| 22 | Shakin' Stevens | Marie Marie |
| 23 | Electric Light Orchestra | All Over The World |
| 24 | The Beat | Best Friend / Stand Down Margaret |
| 25 | Ian Dury & The Blockheads | I Want To Be Straight |
| 26 | Roxy Music | Oh Yeah (On The Radio) |
| 27 | Tom Browne | Funkin' For Jamaica (NY) |
| 28 | Shalamar | I Owe You One |
| 29 | Judas Priest | United |
| 30 | Queen | Another One Bites The Dust |
| 31 | Split Enz | I Got You |
| 32 | The Skids | Circus Games |
| 33 | Sue Wilkinson | You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On |
| 34 | Grace Jones | Private Life |
| 35 | Olivia Newton-John | Magic |
| 36 | Selecter | The Whisper |
| 37 | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Taste Of Bitter Love |
| 38 | Ultravox | Sleepwalk |
| 39 | The Fatback Band | Backstrokin' |
| 40 | Barracudas | Summer Fun |