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