Billboard Hot 100 — May 26, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 26, 1979. "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer at #55, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward, up 34 places from #73 to #39.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb — 4 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting March 17, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge (up from #13 to #6); "Just When I Needed You Most" by Randy VanWarmer (up from #15 to #8); "Love Is The Answer" by England Dan & John Ford Coley (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Blow Away" by George Harrison, down 54 places from #37 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, 24 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Sultans Of Swing" by Dire Straits after 15 weeks (peak #4); "Heaven Knows" by Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams after 19 weeks (peak #4); "Lady" by Little River Band after 20 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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Reunited Peaches & Herb |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Hot Stuff Donna Summer |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | In The Navy Village People |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Love You Inside Out Bee Gees |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Goodnight Tonight Wings |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | We Are Family Sister Sledge |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) The Jacksons |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 10 | Just When I Needed You Most Randy VanWarmer |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 | Stumblin' In Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Love Is The Answer England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Love Takes Time Orleans |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | The Logical Song Supertramp |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | 15 | Heart Of Glass Blondie |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | 16 | He's The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) G.Q. |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 7 | Deeper Than The Night Olivia Newton-John |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 5 | Chuck E.'s In Love Rickie Lee Jones |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 11 | Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Bad Company |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | Renegade Styx |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 6 | You Take My Breath Away Rex Smith |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 5 | She Believes In Me Kenny Rogers |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 9 | Hot Number Foxy |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 6 | Ain't Love A Bitch Rod Stewart |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 6 | Honesty Billy Joel |
| 25 | 8 | 8 | 16 | Take Me Home Cher |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 11 | Such A Woman Tycoon |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 11 | Get Used To It Roger Voudouris |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 8 | Old Time Rock & Roll Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 29 | 21 | 1 | 18 | Knock On Wood Amii Stewart |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 9 | Makin' It David Naughton |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 4 | Minute By Minute The Doobie Brothers |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 5 | I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 11 | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right Barbara Mandrell |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 3 | Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 10 | Saturday Night, Sunday Morning Thelma Houston |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 8 | It Must Be Love Alton McClain & Destiny |
| 37 | 16 | 7 | 16 | I Want Your Love Chic |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 7 | Little Bit Of Soap Nigel Olsson |
| 39 | 73 | 39 | 3 | Ring My Bell Anita Ward |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 5 | Dance The Night Away Van Halen |
| 41 | 57 | 41 | 2 | Shine A Little Love Electric Light Orchestra |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 7 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook |
| 43 | 31 | 20 | 15 | I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) Instant Funk |
| 44 | 78 | 44 | 2 | Gold John Stewart |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 7 | Dancin' Fool Frank Zappa |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 5 | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now McFadden & Whitehead |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 9 | I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You) Narada Michael Walden |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 5 | Good Timin' The Beach Boys |
| 49 | 53 | 49 | 5 | Georgy Porgy Toto |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 4 | Shakedown Cruise Jay Ferguson |
| 51 | 56 | 51 | 5 | You Can't Change That Raydio |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 6 | Can't Sleep Rockets |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 7 | One More Minute Saint Tropez |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 4 | Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya New England |
| 55 | NEW | 55 | 1 | Bad Girls Donna Summer |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 5 | My Baby's Baby Liquid Gold |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 5 | (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman The Kinks |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 5 | Dance Away Roxy Music |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 7 | One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) Santana |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | Feel The Need Leif Garrett |
| 61 | 66 | 61 | 7 | Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes Claudja Barry |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 5 | My Love Is Music Space |
| 63 | 83 | 63 | 2 | Does Your Mother Know ABBA |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 3 | Can't Keep A Good Man Down Eddie Money |
| 65 | 67 | 65 | 5 | Easy To Be Hard Cheryl Barnes/Hair Soundtrack |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 3 | Heart Of The Night Poco |
| 67 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Star Love Cheryl Lynn |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 5 | Bang A Gong Witch Queen |
| 69 | 34 | 3 | 18 | Music Box Dancer Frank Mills |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | I Was Made For Lovin' You KISS |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Shadows In The Moonlight Anne Murray |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | I Can't Stand It No More Peter Frampton |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | Say Maybe Neil Diamond |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 4 | Night Dancin' Taka Boom |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 3 | Dance With You Carrie Lucas |
| 76 | 85 | 76 | 2 | Sad Eyes Robert John |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 3 | Bustin' Out Rick James |
| 78 | 33 | 33 | 11 | Don't You Write Her Off McGuinn, Clark & Hillman |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Do It Or Die Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Weekend Wet Willie |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | If You Can't Give Me Love Suzi Quatro |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Go West Village People |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 2 | Do You Wanna Go Party KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 2 | No Time To Lose The Tarney/Spencer Band |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Music Box Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Church Bob Welch |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Head First The Babys |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Make Love To Me Helen Reddy |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Lead Me On Maxine Nightingale |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me Bellamy Brothers |
| 91 | 37 | 16 | 13 | Blow Away George Harrison |
| 92 | 45 | 1 | 19 | What A Fool Believes The Doobie Brothers |
| 93 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Diamonds Chris Rea |
| 94 | 47 | 47 | 9 | Rhumba Girl Nicolette Larson |
| 95 | 50 | 1 | 24 | I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 2 | Pinball, That's All Bill Wray |
| 97 | 61 | 18 | 14 | Love Ballad George Benson |
| 98 | 58 | 58 | 8 | Just The Same Way Journey |
| 99 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Theme From Ice Castles (Through The Eyes Of Love) Melissa Manchester |
| 100 | 86 | 1 | 16 | Tragedy Bee Gees |
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