List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1980
These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that have reached number one in 1980.
Chart history
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| January 12 | ||
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | ||
| February 9 | ||
| February 16 | ||
| February 23 | The Whispers | The Whispers |
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | Light Up the Night | The Brothers Johnson |
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | Go All the Way | The Isley Brothers |
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | ||
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 | ||
| June 7 | Let’s Get Serious | Jermaine Jackson |
| June 14 | ||
| June 21 | ||
| June 28 | ||
| July 5 | ||
| July 12 | Cameosis | Cameo |
| July 19 | ||
| July 26 | diana | Diana Ross |
| August 2 | ||
| August 9 | ||
| August 16 | ||
| August 23 | ||
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | ||
| September 20 | Give Me the Night | George Benson |
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | ||
| October 11 | ||
| October 18 | Love Approach | Tom Browne |
| October 25 | Zapp | Zapp |
| November 1 | ||
| November 8 | Triumph | The Jacksons |
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | Hotter Than July | Stevie Wonder |
| November 29 | ||
| December 6 | ||
| December 13 | ||
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 |