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