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