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