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