Billboard Hot 100 — April 21, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 21, 1979. "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "What A Fool Believes" by The Doobie Brothers. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Love You Inside Out" by Bee Gees at #37, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Dancer" by Gino Soccio, up 24 places from #78 to #54.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart — 1 week at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting January 27, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "I Want Your Love" by Chic (up from #11 to #9).
- Highest debut: "Love You Inside Out" by Bee Gees at #37; it would spend 19 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 1 week at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Rubber Biscuit" by Blues Brothers, down 60 places from #37 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester, 23 weeks and counting (peak #10).
- Gone from the chart: "Le Freak" by Chic after 25 weeks (peak #1); "Fire" by The Pointer Sisters after 23 weeks (peak #2); "Y.M.C.A." by Village People after 26 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Knock On Wood Amii Stewart |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | Heart Of Glass Blondie |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | Music Box Dancer Frank Mills |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | What A Fool Believes The Doobie Brothers |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Reunited Peaches & Herb |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | Stumblin' In Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 11 | Tragedy Bee Gees |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | I Want Your Love Chic |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Sultans Of Swing Dire Straits |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | Goodnight Tonight Wings |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | In The Navy Village People |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | He's The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | Take Me Home Cher |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | Livin' It Up (Friday Night) Bell & James |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 10 | Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) The Jacksons |
| 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | Lady Little River Band |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 7 | Love Is The Answer England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 19 | 12 | 12 | 13 | I Just Fall In Love Again Anne Murray |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 9 | Love Ballad George Benson |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 11 | Precious Love Bob Welch |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 8 | Blow Away George Harrison |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 10 | I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk |
| 24 | 18 | 5 | 19 | Shake Your Groove Thing Peaches & Herb |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 5 | Love Takes Time Orleans |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 15 | Superman Herbie Mann |
| 27 | 19 | 1 | 18 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Rod Stewart |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 6 | Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) G.Q. |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 6 | Renegade Styx |
| 30 | 26 | 4 | 15 | Heaven Knows Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams |
| 31 | 29 | 9 | 18 | What You Won't Do For Love Bobby Caldwell |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 6 | Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Bad Company |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 5 | Crazy Love The Allman Brothers Band |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 9 | Roxanne The Police |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 6 | Happiness The Pointer Sisters |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 8 | Roller April Wine |
| 37 | NEW | 37 | 1 | Love You Inside Out Bee Gees |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 5 | Just When I Needed You Most Randy VanWarmer |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | Sweet Lui-Louise Ironhorse |
| 40 | 30 | 23 | 16 | I Don't Know If It's Right Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 5 | Bridge Over Troubled Water Linda Clifford |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 6 | Such A Woman Tycoon |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 6 | Don't You Write Her Off McGuinn, Clark & Hillman |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 6 | Good Times Roll The Cars |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 12 | Oh Honey Delegation |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 5 | Feelin' Satisfied Boston |
| 47 | 65 | 47 | 3 | I (Who Have Nothing) Sylvester |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 5 | The Logical Song Supertramp |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 5 | I Need Your Help Barry Manilow Ray Stevens |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 6 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Barbara Mandrell |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 6 | Get Used To It Roger Voudouris |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 9 | Can You Read My Mind Maureen McGovern |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 3 | Old Time Rock & Roll Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 54 | 78 | 54 | 3 | Dancer Gino Soccio |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 4 | Rhumba Girl Nicolette Larson |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 5 | California Dreamin' America |
| 57 | 72 | 57 | 4 | Hot Number Foxy |
| 58 | 31 | 22 | 13 | Maybe I'm A Fool Eddie Money |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | It Must Be Love Alton McClain & Destiny |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 5 | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning Thelma Houston |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 2 | Little Bit Of Soap Nigel Olsson |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 3 | Diamonds Chris Rea |
| 63 | 70 | 63 | 4 | Makin' It David Naughton |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 3 | Just The Same Way Journey |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 4 | Heart To Heart Errol Sober |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 4 | I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You) Narada Michael Walden |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 3 | Give Me An Inch Ian Matthews |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 2 | Deeper Than The Night Olivia Newton-John |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 3 | Love Is Gonna Come At Last Badfinger |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Sammy Hagar |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Honesty Billy Joel |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 4 | You Says It All Randy Brown |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Ain't Love A Bitch Rod Stewart |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | High On Your Love Suite Rick James |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 2 | Gone Long Gone Chicago |
| 76 | 34 | 34 | 12 | Bustin' Loose Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 2 | Star Love Cheryl Lynn |
| 78 | 87 | 78 | 2 | One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) Santana |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Hot Stuff Donna Summer |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 2 | Dancin' Fool Frank Zappa |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 4 | I Need You Euclid Beach Band |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 | I'll Come Running Livingston Taylor |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | You Take My Breath Away Rex Smith |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Touch Me Baby Ultimate |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 4 | I Never Said I Love You Orsa Lia |
| 87 | 67 | 13 | 16 | Every Time I Think Of You The Babys |
| 88 | 61 | 17 | 14 | Crazy Love Poco |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 2 | Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes Claudja Barry |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Can't Sleep Rockets |
| 91 | 92 | 66 | 6 | Hard Times For Lovers Judy Collins |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 2 | One More Minute Saint Tropez |
| 93 | 94 | 93 | 2 | Walk On By AWB |
| 94 | 58 | 14 | 11 | Big Shot Billy Joel |
| 95 | 41 | 41 | 10 | Keep On Dancin' Gary's Gang |
| 96 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Here Comes The Night The Beach Boys |
| 97 | 37 | 37 | 8 | Rubber Biscuit Blues Brothers |
| 98 | 52 | 10 | 23 | Don't Cry Out Loud Melissa Manchester |
| 99 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Elena The Marc Tanner Band |
| 100 | 77 | 77 | 6 | There But For The Grace Of God Go I Machine |
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