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