Billboard Hot 100 — July 7, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 7, 1979. "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "After The Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind & Fire at #77, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Good Times" by Chic, up 25 places from #50 to #25.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting May 12, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "Makin' It" by David Naughton (up from #13 to #9); "I Want You To Want Me" by Cheap Trick (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Deeper Than The Night" by Olivia Newton-John, down 41 places from #49 to #90.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" by The Jacksons, 21 weeks and counting (peak #7).
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 | Ring My Bell Anita Ward |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Bad Girls Donna Summer |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Hot Stuff Donna Summer |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Chuck E.'s In Love Rickie Lee Jones |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | She Believes In Me Kenny Rogers |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | The Logical Song Supertramp |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | We Are Family Sister Sledge |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 15 | Makin' It David Naughton |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | Gold John Stewart |
| 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 | Love You Inside Out Bee Gees |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | Shine A Little Love Electric Light Orchestra |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | 16 | Just When I Needed You Most Randy VanWarmer |
| 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | You Take My Breath Away Rex Smith |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | Dance The Night Away Van Halen |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 11 | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now McFadden & Whitehead |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 7 | I Can't Stand It No More Peter Frampton |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 6 | Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes) Gerry Rafferty |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 11 | You Can't Change That Raydio |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 8 | Does Your Mother Know ABBA |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Heart Of The Night Poco |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | I Was Made For Lovin' You KISS |
| 25 | 50 | 25 | 4 | Good Times Chic |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | Do It Or Die Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 5 | Mama Can't Buy You Love Elton John |
| 28 | 14 | 14 | 10 | Minute By Minute The Doobie Brothers |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 7 | Shadows In The Moonlight Anne Murray |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 6 | People Of The South Wind Kansas |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 4 | Getting Closer Wings |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 6 | Up On The Roof James Taylor |
| 33 | 47 | 33 | 4 | The Main Event/Fight Barbra Streisand |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 6 | One Way Or Another Blondie |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 7 | Weekend Wet Willie |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 8 | Sad Eyes Robert John |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 7 | Lead Me On Maxine Nightingale |
| 38 | 17 | 1 | 17 | Reunited Peaches & Herb |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 5 | Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 6 | Married Men Bette Midler |
| 41 | 27 | 13 | 17 | Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Bad Company |
| 42 | 29 | 21 | 17 | Get Used To It Roger Voudouris |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 7 | If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me Bellamy Brothers |
| 44 | 31 | 31 | 10 | Shakedown Cruise Jay Ferguson |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 7 | Go West Village People |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 5 | Suspicions Eddie Rabbitt |
| 47 | 34 | 7 | 21 | Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) The Jacksons |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 6 | Kiss In The Dark Pink Lady |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 6 | Wasn't It Good Cher |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 8 | Do You Wanna Go Party KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 5 | Vengeance Carly Simon |
| 52 | 76 | 52 | 3 | My Sharona The Knack |
| 53 | 45 | 45 | 7 | If You Can't Give Me Love Suzi Quatro |
| 54 | 72 | 54 | 3 | I'll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick |
| 55 | 71 | 55 | 3 | The Devil Went Down To Georgia The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 5 | Amanda Waylon |
| 57 | 58 | 57 | 5 | Since I Don't Have You Art Garfunkel |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 4 | Morning Dance Spyro Gyra |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 4 | Rock Me Nick Gilder |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 4 | Heaven Must Have Sent You Bonnie Pointer |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 4 | You Angel You Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | Highway Song Blackfoot |
| 63 | 39 | 16 | 17 | Renegade Styx |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 4 | Hold On Triumph |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 3 | Hot Summer Nights Night |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else The Jones Girls |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez |
| 68 | 84 | 68 | 2 | Long Live Rock The Who |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | Let's Go The Cars |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | Last Of The Singing Cowboys The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | You're The Only One Dolly Parton |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 2 | We've Got Love Peaches & Herb |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 3 | Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven Amii Stewart |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | I Do Love You GQ |
| 75 | 88 | 75 | 2 | Motown Review Philly Cream |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 3 | You're My Weakness Faith Band |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | After The Love Has Gone Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Goodbye Stranger Supertramp |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | I Know A Heartache When I See One Jennifer Warnes |
| 80 | 43 | 5 | 15 | Goodnight Tonight Wings |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Girl Of My Dreams Bram Tchaikovsky |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 2 | I'll Know Her When I See Her Cooper Brothers Band |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 3 | Cuba The Gibson Brothers |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Oh Well Rockets |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Sweets For My Sweet Tony Orlando |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | When I Dream Crystal Gayle |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Here I Go (Fallin' In Love Again) Frannie Golde |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Keep On Running Away Lazy Racer |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Different Worlds Maureen McGovern |
| 90 | 49 | 11 | 13 | Deeper Than The Night Olivia Newton-John |
| 91 | 93 | 60 | 8 | Make Love To Me Helen Reddy |
| 92 | 91 | 3 | 17 | In The Navy Village People |
| 93 | 53 | 12 | 17 | Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) G.Q. |
| 94 | 54 | 22 | 12 | Ain't Love A Bitch Rod Stewart |
| 95 | 60 | 40 | 10 | Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya New England |
| 96 | 61 | 10 | 18 | Love Is The Answer England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 97 | 62 | 21 | 15 | Hot Number Foxy |
| 98 | 63 | 1 | 21 | Heart Of Glass Blondie |
| 99 | 65 | 41 | 11 | (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman The Kinks |
| 100 | 67 | 67 | 4 | Feel That You're Feelin' Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly |
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