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