05 August 1980

Tuesday 05 August

1980-08-08

Charts
- as revealed by Paul Burnett at 12.45 on Radio 1. ''Paul says: 'I do quite a few dedications on the show, and I remember one particular day when I told the listeners that I would play a Hot Chocolate record at 1.30 for someone's birthday, but pretend that the details on the card were unreadable. So, they could phone a friend with a birthday, and make out they'd sent this request. The amazing thing was that letters arrived afterwards from people saying, " You made a dedication specially for me! " Obviously, their friends didn't tell them that it was just a gag. Not that it mattered, because it ended up being a nationwide dedication for everyone with a birthday on that day'' '.
 * Abba - The Winner Takes It All (Official Video) 40: NN1 ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (9) N2 Diana Ross - Upside Down (3). HNE/N24 ELO - All Over The World (-)
 * The Winner Takes It All is ABBA's 8th UK no.1 single.
 * Adam & The Ants reach an initial peak of N48 with Kings of the Wild Frontier. The single would emerge again as the group's third hit single, reaching no.2 in March 1981.