Billboard Hot 100 — January 13, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 13, 1979. "Too Much Heaven" by Bee Gees held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Heaven Knows" by Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams at #77, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "The Football Card" by Glenn Sutton, up 18 places from #70 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Too Much Heaven" by Bee Gees — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting November 18, 1978.
- New in the top 10: "Promises" by Eric Clapton And His Band (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan, down 33 places from #21 to #54.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round)" by Alicia Bridges, 28 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "You Needed Me" by Anne Murray after 26 weeks (peak #1); "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder after 31 weeks (peak #1).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Too Much Heaven Bee Gees |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Le Freak Chic |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | My Life Billy Joel |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | Hold The Line Toto |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Sharing The Night Together Dr. Hook |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Y.M.C.A. Village People |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Ooh Baby Baby Linda Ronstadt |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away Andy Gibb |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Promises Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | A Little More Love Olivia Newton-John |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | How You Gonna See Me Now Alice Cooper |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | We've Got Tonight Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | September Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | Every 1's A Winner Hot Chocolate |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | Lotta Love Nicolette Larson |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | New York Groove Ace Frehley |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | Please Come Home For Christmas Eagles |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 10 | Fire The Pointer Sisters |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 10 | I Was Made For Dancin' Leif Garrett |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 9 | Shake It Ian Matthews |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 4 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Rod Stewart |
| 23 | 5 | 5 | 28 | I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'round) Alicia Bridges |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 10 | Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls Queen |
| 25 | 26 | 7 | 16 | Time Passages Al Stewart |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 10 | Don't Hold Back Chanson |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 5 | Somewhere In The Night Barry Manilow |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 6 | Soul Man Blues Brothers |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 14 | Instant Replay Dan Hartman |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | I Will Be In Love With You Livingston Taylor |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 9 | A Man I'll Never Be Boston |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 11 | The Gambler Kenny Rogers |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 9 | Don't Cry Out Loud Melissa Manchester |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 11 | Take Me To The River Talking Heads |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Home And Dry Gerry Rafferty |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 7 | Got To Be Real Cheryl Lynn |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 5 | Shattered The Rolling Stones |
| 38 | 54 | 38 | 4 | No Tell Lover Chicago |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 6 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore Rose Royce |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 6 | Baby I'm Burnin' Dolly Parton |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 10 | You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth Meat Loaf |
| 42 | 23 | 4 | 19 | I Just Wanna Stop Gino Vannelli |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 9 | One Last Kiss The J. Geils Band |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 6 | You Need A Woman Tonight Captain & Tennille |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 8 | You Thrill Me Exile |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 4 | Blue Morning, Blue Day Foreigner |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 7 | Radioactive Gene Simmons |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 5 | Dancin' Shoes Nigel Olsson |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 5 | I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 6 | I Don't Wanna Lose You Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 5 | Shake Your Groove Thing Peaches & Herb |
| 52 | 70 | 52 | 2 | The Football Card Glenn Sutton |
| 53 | 48 | 48 | 12 | The Dream Never Dies Cooper Brothers |
| 54 | 21 | 21 | 15 | I'm Every Woman Chaka Khan |
| 55 | 35 | 35 | 13 | My Best Friend's Girl The Cars |
| 56 | 38 | 1 | 19 | MacArthur Park Donna Summer |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 4 | What You Won't Do For Love Bobby Caldwell |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 6 | Lost In Your Love John Paul Young |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 5 | Dancin' Shoes Faith Band |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 7 | Easy Driver Kenny Loggins |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 6 | Dancing In The City Marshall Hain |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 5 | Silver Lining Player |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 4 | You Can Do It Dobie Gray |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 4 | This Moment In Time Engelbert Humperdinck |
| 65 | 65 | 2 | 17 | Double Vision Foreigner |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 2 | Sing For The Day Styx |
| 67 | 76 | 67 | 2 | Stormy Santana |
| 68 | 41 | 41 | 11 | Mary Jane Rick James |
| 69 | 51 | 11 | 16 | Strange Way Firefall |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Every Time I Think Of You The Babys |
| 71 | 52 | 3 | 20 | How Much I Feel Ambrosia |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 4 | Moment By Moment Yvonne Elliman |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 4 | Animal House Stephen Bishop |
| 74 | 56 | 15 | 17 | Straight On Heart |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 2 | Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet Gonzalez |
| 76 | 59 | 17 | 21 | Sweet Life Paul Davis |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Heaven Knows Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Lady Little River Band |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 9 | Free Me From My Freedom/Tie Me To A Tree (Handcuff Me) Bonnie Pointer |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 2 | Get Down Gene Chandler |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 5 | Who Do Ya Love KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 5 | A Little Lovin' (Keeps The Doctor Away) The Raes |
| 83 | 86 | 83 | 2 | I Don't Know If It's Right Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 2 | Need You Bad Ted Nugent |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Sylvester |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 4 | Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord Boney M. |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Take That To The Bank Shalamar |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I Go To Rio Pablo Cruise |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Run Home Girl Sad Cafe |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Superman Herbie Mann |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 5 | I'm Gonna Make You Love Me The Blend |
| 92 | 92 | 58 | 13 | In The Bush Musique |
| 93 | 93 | 60 | 9 | Your Sweetness Is My Weakness Barry White |
| 94 | 94 | 14 | 13 | Alive Again Chicago |
| 95 | 67 | 24 | 14 | The Power Of Gold Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg |
| 96 | 64 | 22 | 10 | Part-Time Love Elton John |
| 97 | 71 | 46 | 11 | Hold Me, Touch Me Paul Stanley |
| 98 | 100 | 44 | 16 | Got To Have Loving Don Ray |
| 99 | 72 | 72 | 8 | You've Really Got A Hold On Me Eddie Money |
| 100 | 89 | 89 | 4 | Ain't That Enough For You John Davis And The Monster Orchestra |
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