Billboard Hot 100 — May 5, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 5, 1979. "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Heart Of Glass" by Blondie, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 6 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Minute By Minute" by The Doobie Brothers at #67, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "You Take My Breath Away" by Rex Smith, up 18 places from #77 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting March 17, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "Take Me Home" by Cher (up from #12 to #9); "He's The Greatest Dancer" by Sister Sledge (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Feelin' Satisfied" by Boston, down 50 places from #46 to #96.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 8 | Reunited Peaches & Herb |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Heart Of Glass Blondie |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | Music Box Dancer Frank Mills |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Knock On Wood Amii Stewart |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | Stumblin' In Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | In The Navy Village People |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | I Want Your Love Chic |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | Goodnight Tonight Wings |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | Take Me Home Cher |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | He's The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 16 | What A Fool Believes The Doobie Brothers |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) The Jacksons |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 21 | I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | Love Is The Answer England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 7 | Love Takes Time Orleans |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | Blow Away George Harrison |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 3 | Love You Inside Out Bee Gees |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | Love Ballad George Benson |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | Precious Love Bob Welch |
| 20 | 29 | 20 | 3 | Hot Stuff Donna Summer |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 8 | Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) G.Q. |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 8 | Renegade Styx |
| 24 | 36 | 24 | 7 | The Logical Song Supertramp |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 8 | Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Bad Company |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | Just When I Needed You Most Randy VanWarmer |
| 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | Tragedy Bee Gees |
| 28 | 15 | 4 | 13 | Sultans Of Swing Dire Straits |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 7 | Crazy Love The Allman Brothers Band |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 8 | Happiness The Pointer Sisters |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 6 | Hot Number Foxy |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 11 | Roxanne The Police |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 8 | Such A Woman Tycoon |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 10 | Roller April Wine |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 4 | Deeper Than The Night Olivia Newton-John |
| 36 | 37 | 36 | 8 | Sweet Lui-Louise Ironhorse |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 8 | Don't You Write Her Off McGuinn, Clark & Hillman |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 8 | Get Used To It Roger Voudouris |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 5 | Old Time Rock & Roll Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 5 | I (Who Have Nothing) Sylvester |
| 41 | 57 | 41 | 3 | Honesty Billy Joel |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 8 | Good Times Roll The Cars |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 8 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Barbara Mandrell |
| 44 | 56 | 44 | 6 | Makin' It David Naughton |
| 45 | 59 | 45 | 3 | Ain't Love A Bitch Rod Stewart |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 5 | It Must Be Love Alton McClain & Destiny |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 7 | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning Thelma Houston |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 5 | Dancer Gino Soccio |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 4 | Little Bit Of Soap Nigel Olsson |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 5 | Diamonds Chris Rea |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 6 | Rhumba Girl Nicolette Larson |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 2 | She Believes In Me Kenny Rogers |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 2 | We Are Family Sister Sledge |
| 54 | 22 | 15 | 15 | Livin' It Up (Friday Night) Bell & James |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 2 | Chuck E.'s In Love Rickie Lee Jones |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You) Narada Michael Walden |
| 57 | 26 | 10 | 18 | Lady Little River Band |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 2 | Dance The Night Away Van Halen |
| 59 | 77 | 59 | 3 | You Take My Breath Away Rex Smith |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 5 | Just The Same Way Journey |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | Dancin' Fool Frank Zappa |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 2 | I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 4 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook |
| 64 | 33 | 12 | 15 | I Just Fall In Love Again Anne Murray |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 5 | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Sammy Hagar |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 2 | Good Timin' The Beach Boys |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Minute By Minute The Doobie Brothers |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 4 | Star Love Cheryl Lynn |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 2 | Georgy Porgy Toto |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now McFadden & Whitehead |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 4 | Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes Claudja Barry |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 4 | One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) Santana |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 4 | One More Minute Saint Tropez |
| 74 | 47 | 26 | 17 | Superman Herbie Mann |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman The Kinks |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | You Can't Change That Raydio |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Shakedown Cruise Jay Ferguson |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Dance Away Roxy Music |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 3 | Can't Sleep Rockets |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 2 | Easy To Be Hard Cheryl Barnes/Hair Soundtrack |
| 81 | 50 | 1 | 20 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? Rod Stewart |
| 82 | 49 | 49 | 7 | I Need Your Help Barry Manilow Ray Stevens |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya New England |
| 84 | 95 | 84 | 2 | My Baby's Baby Liquid Gold |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Theme From Ice Castles (Through The Eyes Of Love) Melissa Manchester |
| 86 | 91 | 86 | 2 | Mirror Star Fabulous Poodles |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Night Dancin' Taka Boom |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 2 | How Could This Go Wrong Exile |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 2 | Bang A Gong Witch Queen |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Feel The Need Leif Garrett |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 2 | My Love Is Music Space |
| 92 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Touch Me Baby Ultimate |
| 93 | 93 | 9 | 20 | What You Won't Do For Love Bobby Caldwell |
| 94 | 98 | 77 | 8 | There But For The Grace Of God Go I Machine |
| 95 | 60 | 5 | 21 | Shake Your Groove Thing Peaches & Herb |
| 96 | 46 | 46 | 7 | Feelin' Satisfied Boston |
| 97 | 99 | 65 | 6 | Heart To Heart Errol Sober |
| 98 | 64 | 4 | 17 | Heaven Knows Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams |
| 99 | 67 | 67 | 5 | Give Me An Inch Ian Matthews |
| 100 | 72 | 72 | 5 | High On Your Love Suite Rick James |
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