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