Billboard Hot 100 — March 31, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 31, 1979. "Tragedy" by Bee Gees held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Goodnight Tonight" by Wings at #38, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb, up 40 places from #66 to #26.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tragedy" by Bee Gees — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting February 10, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart (up from #15 to #8); "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester (up from #11 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Goodnight Tonight" by Wings at #38; it would spend 16 weeks on the chart and peak at #5.
- Biggest fall: "Lotta Love" by Nicolette Larson, down 57 places from #37 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Y.M.C.A." by Village People, 24 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Somewhere In The Night" by Barry Manilow after 15 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 8 | Tragedy Bee Gees |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | What A Fool Believes The Doobie Brothers |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Heaven Knows Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Shake Your Groove Thing Peaches & Herb |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Sultans Of Swing Dire Straits |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Rod Stewart |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 10 | Knock On Wood Amii Stewart |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | What You Won't Do For Love Bobby Caldwell |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 20 | Don't Cry Out Loud Melissa Manchester |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | Lady Little River Band |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 10 | Stumblin' In Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | I Just Fall In Love Again Anne Murray |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | Big Shot Billy Joel |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 7 | Heart Of Glass Blondie |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 8 | I Want Your Love Chic |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Crazy Love Poco |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | Music Box Dancer Frank Mills |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | 21 | Fire The Pointer Sisters |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | 19 | A Little More Love Olivia Newton-John |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 10 | Livin' It Up (Friday Night) Bell & James |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 8 | He's The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 10 | Maybe I'm A Fool Eddie Money |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 13 | I Don't Know If It's Right Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 8 | Take Me Home Cher |
| 26 | 66 | 26 | 3 | Reunited Peaches & Herb |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 8 | Precious Love Bob Welch |
| 28 | 49 | 28 | 3 | In The Navy Village People |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | 6 | Love Ballad George Benson |
| 30 | 41 | 30 | 7 | I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 12 | Superman Herbie Mann |
| 32 | 45 | 32 | 5 | Blow Away George Harrison |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 11 | Chase Giorgio Moroder |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 9 | Dog + Butterfly Heart |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 7 | Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) The Jacksons |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 9 | Bustin' Loose Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers |
| 37 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Every Time I Think Of You The Babys |
| 38 | NEW | 38 | 1 | Goodnight Tonight Wings |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 5 | Rubber Biscuit Blues Brothers |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 6 | Watch Out For Lucy Eric Clapton And His Band |
| 41 | 24 | 1 | 23 | Le Freak Chic |
| 42 | 22 | 2 | 24 | Y.M.C.A. Village People |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 7 | Souvenirs Voyage |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 7 | Keep On Dancin' Gary's Gang |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 8 | I'll Supply The Love Toto |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 6 | Roxanne The Police |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 5 | Roller April Wine |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 9 | Oh Honey Delegation |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 5 | Here Comes The Night The Beach Boys |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 6 | Stay The Night The Faragher Bros. |
| 51 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Forever In Blue Jeans Neil Diamond |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 4 | Love Is The Answer England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 5 | Elena The Marc Tanner Band |
| 54 | 63 | 54 | 3 | Renegade Styx |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Bad Company |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 2 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Linda Clifford |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | Happiness The Pointer Sisters |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 4 | At Midnight T-Connection |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | Such A Woman Tycoon |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 6 | Heartaches BTO |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Sweet Lui-Louise Ironhorse |
| 62 | 76 | 62 | 3 | Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) G.Q. |
| 63 | 84 | 63 | 2 | Crazy Love The Allman Brothers Band |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | Don't You Write Her Off McGuinn, Clark & Hillman |
| 65 | 83 | 65 | 2 | Feelin' Satisfied Boston |
| 66 | 71 | 66 | 3 | Hard Times For Lovers Judy Collins |
| 67 | 79 | 67 | 3 | Good Times Roll The Cars |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 4 | Take It Back The J. Geils Band |
| 69 | 89 | 69 | 2 | Love Takes Time Orleans |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Love And Desire (Part I) Arpeggio |
| 71 | 74 | 71 | 6 | Can You Read My Mind Maureen McGovern |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 3 | Get Used To It Roger Voudouris |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 2 | Just When I Needed You Most Randy VanWarmer |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | I Need Your Help Barry Manilow Ray Stevens |
| 75 | 87 | 75 | 3 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Barbara Mandrell |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | The Logical Song Supertramp |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 4 | One Way Love Bandit |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | California Dreamin' America |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 3 | There But For The Grace Of God Go I Machine |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning Thelma Houston |
| 81 | 51 | 51 | 11 | Our Love Is Insane Desmond Child And Rouge |
| 82 | 27 | 18 | 16 | Dancin' Shoes Nigel Olsson |
| 83 | 30 | 30 | 11 | Every Which Way But Loose Eddie Rabbitt |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Rhumba Girl Nicolette Larson |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Heart To Heart Errol Sober |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You) Narada Michael Walden |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I'll Come Running Livingston Taylor |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | You Says It All Randy Brown |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Makin' It David Naughton |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Need You Euclid Beach Band |
| 91 | 58 | 10 | 21 | I Was Made For Dancin' Leif Garrett |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | I Never Said I Love You Orsa Lia |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Hot Number Foxy |
| 94 | 37 | 8 | 19 | Lotta Love Nicolette Larson |
| 95 | 95 | 1 | 20 | Too Much Heaven Bee Gees |
| 96 | 39 | 12 | 18 | Got To Be Real Cheryl Lynn |
| 97 | 42 | 16 | 22 | The Gambler Kenny Rogers |
| 98 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Now That We Found Love Third World |
| 99 | 59 | 44 | 8 | Just One Look Linda Ronstadt |
| 100 | 60 | 14 | 15 | No Tell Lover Chicago |
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