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" My Sharona" by The Knack (singer Doug Fieger pictured) was the number one song of 1979.

This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1979. [1] [2] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 22, 1979.

No. Title Artist(s)
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 & 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" 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" The Pointer Sisters
16 " Tragedy" 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" Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand
22 " Knock on Wood" Amii Stewart
23 " Stumblin' In" Suzi Quatro & 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 & Herb
32 " I'll Never Love This Way Again" Dionne Warwick
33 " Love You Inside Out" 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 & 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" Village People
49 " Music Box Dancer" Frank Mills
50 " The Devil Went Down to Georgia" The 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 & Fire & The Emotions
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" Alicia Bridges
65 " Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" McFadden & Whitehead
66 " Lonesome Loser" Little River Band
67 " Renegade" Styx
68 " Love Is the Answer" England Dan & 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)" GQ
77 " Ooo Baby Baby" Linda Ronstadt
78 " September" Earth, Wind & 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 " Everytime 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 Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" Robert Palmer
93 " Somewhere in the Night" Barry Manilow
94 " We've Got Tonight" Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
95 " Dance the Night Away" Van Halen
96 " Dancin' Shoes" Nigel Olsson
97 " The Boss" Diana Ross
98 " Sail On" Commodores
99 " I Do Love You" GQ
100 "Strange Way" Firefall

See also

References

  1. ^ Top Records of 1979, Billboard, Talent In Action Section, December 22, 1979. p. TIA-10. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Billboard. Top Pop Singles of the Year. December 22, 1979. Retrieved September 16, 2014.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)