Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart for 1979. Rankings are based on an inverse-point system based on a title's performance (ex. a single on the Billboard Hot 100 would be given one point for a week spent at position 100, two points for a week spent at position ninety-nine, etc. up to 100 points for each week spent at number one). Artists appearing on the chart include Bee Gees, The Knack, Village People, Donna Summer, Elton John, Kenny Rogers, Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Firefall, Alice Cooper, Eric Clapton, The Charlie Daniels Band, Wings, and more. Chart © by Billboard, a part of Penske Media Corporation. All Rights Reserved. NOTE: links go to Apple Music, and you'll also find a link at the bottom of the song or the album the song is on to purchase it from iTunes.
Example:
- 1. My Sharona - The Knack
- 2. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
- 3. Le Freak - Chic
- 4. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
- 5. Reunited - Peaches and Herb
- 6. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
- 7. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
- 8. Y.M.C.A. - Village People
- 9. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
- 10. Sad Eyes - Robert John
- 11. Too Much Heaven - The Bee Gees
- 12. MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
- 13. When You're In Love With a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook
- 14. Makin' It - David Naughton
- 15. Fire - Pointer Sisters
- 16. Tragedy - The Bee Gees
- 17. A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
- 18. Heart of Glass - Blondie
- 19. What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
- 20. Good Times - Chic
- 21. You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
- 22. Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
- 23. Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman
- 24. Lead Me On - Maxine Nightingale
- 25. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) - The Jacksons
- 26. Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
- 27. The Logical Song - Supertramp
- 28. My Life - Billy Joel
- 29. Just When I Needed You Most - Randy Vanwarmer
- 30. You Can't Change That - Raydio
- 31. Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches and Herb
- 32. I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
- 33. Love You Inside Out - The Bee Gees
- 34. I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
- 35. The Main Event (Fight) - Barbra Streisand
- 36. Mama Can't Buy You Love - Elton John
- 37. I Was Made for Dancin' - Leif Garrett
- 38. After the Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind and Fire
- 39. Heaven Knows - Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams
- 40. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
- 41. Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
- 42. Lady - Little River Band
- 43. Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
- 44. Hold the Line - Toto
- 45. He's the Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
- 46. Sharing the Night Together - Dr. Hook
- 47. She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers
- 48. In the Navy - The Village People
- 49. Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
- 50. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
- 51. Gold - John Stewart
- 52. Goodnight Tonight - Wings
- 53. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- 54. Rock 'N Roll Fantasy - Bad Company
- 55. Every 1's a Winner - Hot Chocolate
- 56. Take Me Home - Cher
- 57. Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind and Fire
- 58. (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
- 59. What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
- 60. New York Groove - Ace Frehley
- 61. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
- 62. I Want Your Love - Chic
- 63. Chuck E's In Love - Rickie Lee Jones
- 64. I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
- 65. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead
- 66. Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
- 67. Renegade - Styx
- 68. Love Is the Answer - England Dan and John Ford Coley
- 69. Got to Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
- 70. Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
- 71. Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
- 72. I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray
- 73. Shake It - Ian Matthews
- 74. I Was Made for Lovin' You - Kiss
- 75. I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
- 76. Disco Nights (Rock Freak) - G.Q.
- 77. Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
- 78. September - Earth, Wind and Fire
- 79. Time Passages - Al Stewart
- 80. Rise - Herb Alpert
- 81. Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
- 82. Promises - Eric Clapton
- 83. Get Used to It - Roger Voudouris
- 84. How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
- 85. Suspicions - Eddie Rabbitt
- 86. You Take My Breath Away - Rex Smith
- 87. How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
- 88. Double Vision - Foreigner
- 89. Every Time I Think of You - The Babys
- 90. I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) - Instant Funk
- 91. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
- 92. Bad Case of Lovin' You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
- 93. Somewhere In the Night - Barry Manilow
- 94. We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
- 95. Dance the Night Away - Van Halen
- 96. Dancin' Shoes - Nigel Olsson
- 97. The Boss - Diana Ross
- 98. Sail - The Commodores
- 99. I Do Love You - G.Q.
- 100. Strange Way - Firefall