These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1980.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | "Weekend" | Earth and Fire | [1] |
| 12 January | "I Have a Dream" | ABBA | [2] |
| 19 January | [3] | ||
| 26 January | [4] | ||
| 2 February | "Rapper's Delight" | The Sugarhill Gang | [5] |
| 9 February | [6] | ||
| 16 February | [7] | ||
| 23 February | "Crying" | Don McLean | [8] |
| 1 March | [9] | ||
| 8 March | [10] | ||
| 15 March | [11] | ||
| 22 March | [12] | ||
| 29 March | "Pearlydumm" | BZN | [13] |
| 5 April | "Sajang é" | Massada | [14] |
| 12 April | [15] | ||
| 19 April | "You and Me" | Spargo | [16] |
| 26 April | [17] | ||
| 3 May | [18] | ||
| 10 May | "Sun of Jamaica" | Goombay Dance Band | [19] |
| 17 May | [20] | ||
| 24 May | [21] | ||
| 31 May | "Funkytown" | Lipps Inc | [22] |
| 7 June | [23] | ||
| 14 June | [24] | ||
| 21 June | "Cara Mia" | Jay and the Americans | [25] |
| 28 June | [26] | ||
| 5 July | [27] | ||
| 12 July | "Late at Night" | Maywood | [28] |
| 19 July | [29] | ||
| 26 July | [30] | ||
| 2 August | "Xanadu" | Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra | [31] |
| 9 August | [32] | ||
| 16 August | [33] | ||
| 23 August | "The Winner Takes It All" | ABBA | [34] |
| 30 August | [35] | ||
| 6 September | [36] | ||
| 13 September | [37] | ||
| 20 September | [38] | ||
| 27 September | [39] | ||
| 4 October | "One Day I'll Fly Away" | Randy Crawford | [40] |
| 11 October | [41] | ||
| 18 October | "Woman in Love" | Barbra Streisand | [42] |
| 25 October | [43] | ||
| 1 November | [44] | ||
| 8 November | [45] | ||
| 15 November | [46] | ||
| 22 November | [47] | ||
| 29 November | "Never Knew Love Like This Before" | Stephanie Mills | [48] |
| 6 December | "Super Trouper" | ABBA | [49] |
| 13 December | [50] | ||
| 20 December | "Santa Maria" | Roland Kaiser | [51] |
| 27 December | No Top 40 released | ||