| US Top Singles for 1979 (* indicates a #1 song) POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month) |
| *1 MY SHARONA The Knack (Capitol) (#1, Aug) *2 BAD GIRLS Donna Summer (Casablanca) (#1, July) *3 LE FREAK Chic (Atlantic) (#1, Dec 1978) *4 DO YA THINK I'M SEXY Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb) *5 REUNITED Peaches and Herb (Polydor) (#1, May) *6 I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor (Polydor) (#1, March) *7 HOT STUFF Donna Summer (Casablanca) (#1, June) 8 Y.M.C.A. The Village People (Casablanca) (#2, Feb) *9 RING MY BELL Anita Ward (Juana) (#1, June) *10 SAD EYES Robert John (EMI-America) (#1, Oct) *11 TOO MUCH HEAVEN The Bee Gees (RSO) (#1, Jan) *12 MAC ARTHUR PARK Donna Summer (Casablanca) (#1, Nov 1978) 13 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr. Hook (Capitol) (#6, Aug) 14 MAKIN' IT David Naughton (RSO) (#5, July) 15 FIRE The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#2, Feb) *16 TRAGEDY The Bee Gees (RSO) (#1, March) 17 A LITTLE MORE LOVE Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#3, Feb) *18 HEART OF GLASS Blondie (Chrysalis) (#1, April) *19 WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers) (#1, April) *20 GOOD TIMES Chic (Atlantic) (#1, Aug) *21 YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra and Neil (Columbia) (#1, Dec 1978) *22 KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Wood (Ariola) (#1, April) 23 STUMBLIN' IN Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman (RSO) (#4, May) 24 LEAD ME ON Maxine Nightingale (Windsong) (#5, Sept) 25 SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To the Ground) The Jacksons (Epic) (#7, May) 26 DON'T CRY OUT LOUD Melissa Manchester (Arista) (#10, March) 27 THE LOGICAL SONG Supertramp (A&M) (#6, June) 28 MY LIFE Billy Joel (Columbia) (#3, Jan) 29 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville) (#4, June) 30 YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT Raydio (Arista) (#9, Aug) 31 SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches and Herb (Polydor) (#5, March) 32 I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN Dionne Warwick (Arista) (#5, Oct) *33 LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT The Bee Gees (RSO) (#1, June) 34 I WANT YOU TO WANT ME Cheap Trick (Epic) (#7, July) 35 THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT Barbra Streisand (Columbia) (#3, Aug) 36 MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE Elton John (MCA) (#9, Aug) 37 I WAS MADE FOR DANCIN' Leif Garrett (Scotti Brothers) (#10, Feb) 38 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Earth, Wind, and Fire (ARC) (#2, Sept) 39 HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Casablanca) (#4, March) 40 THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (United Artists) (#16, March) |
Go to the Pop Music Charts Archive to see more.
| Go to top | Go Home | 1980 Top 40 |