North American Number 1 movies in 1980
| Title | Weeks | ||
| 17. | First Family (1980) | 1 | |
| 16. |  | Any Which Way You Can (1981) | 1 |
| 15. |  | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 6 |
| 14. | Bronco Billy (1980) | 1 | |
| 13. | The Long Riders (1980) | 1 | |
| 12. |  | Friday the 13th (1980) | 1 |
| 11. | Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) | 1 | |
| 10. | North Sea Hijack () | 1 | |
| 9. | When Time Ran Out () | 1 | |
| 8. |  | Little Miss Marker (1980) | 1 |
| 7. | A Small Circle of Friends (1980) | 1 | |
| 6. |  | Coal Miners Daughter (1980) | 1 |
| 5. | Foxes (1980) | 1 | |
| 4. | The Last Married Couple In America (1980) | 1 | |
| 3. |  | American Gigolo (1980) | 1 |
| 2. | Guyana Cult of the Damned () | 1 | |
| 1. | Windows (1980) | 1 | |