Billboard Hot 100 — August 4, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 4, 1979. "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra at #41, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Why Leave Us Alone" by Five Special, up 25 places from #84 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer — 4 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting May 26, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "My Sharona" by The Knack (up from #18 to #6).
- Biggest fall: "The Logical Song" by Supertramp, down 43 places from #41 to #84.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb, 21 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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Bad Girls Donna Summer |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Good Times Chic |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Ring My Bell Anita Ward |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | The Main Event/Fight Barbra Streisand |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | Gold John Stewart |
| 6 | 18 | 6 | 7 | My Sharona The Knack |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | Makin' It David Naughton |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Hot Stuff Donna Summer |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 15 | I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | You Can't Change That Raydio |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | Mama Can't Buy You Love Elton John |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | I Was Made For Lovin' You KISS |
| 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now McFadden & Whitehead |
| 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Shine A Little Love Electric Light Orchestra |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 12 | Sad Eyes Robert John |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 11 | Lead Me On Maxine Nightingale |
| 18 | 11 | 6 | 13 | Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | Do It Or Die Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | Getting Closer Wings |
| 21 | 14 | 14 | 11 | I Can't Stand It No More Peter Frampton |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | 5 | After The Love Has Gone Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 10 | People Of The South Wind Kansas |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 10 | One Way Or Another Blondie |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 9 | Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 7 | The Devil Went Down To Georgia The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 9 | Suspicions Eddie Rabbitt |
| 28 | 17 | 5 | 15 | She Believes In Me Kenny Rogers |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 7 | I'll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick |
| 30 | 21 | 19 | 12 | Does Your Mother Know ABBA |
| 31 | 25 | 25 | 11 | Shadows In The Moonlight Anne Murray |
| 32 | 45 | 32 | 5 | Goodbye Stranger Supertramp |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 3 | Lonesome Loser Little River Band |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 8 | Morning Dance Spyro Gyra |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 6 | Let's Go The Cars |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 8 | Heaven Must Have Sent You Bonnie Pointer |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 10 | Kiss In The Dark Pink Lady |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 7 | Highway Song Blackfoot |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 7 | Hot Summer Nights Night |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 7 | Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez |
| 41 | NEW | 41 | 1 | Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 7 | You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else The Jones Girls |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 6 | I Do Love You GQ |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 6 | Last Of The Singing Cowboys The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 45 | 57 | 45 | 5 | Oh Well Rockets |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 6 | We've Got Love Peaches & Herb |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 5 | Different Worlds Maureen McGovern |
| 48 | 48 | 2 | 15 | We Are Family Sister Sledge |
| 49 | 56 | 49 | 5 | Girl Of My Dreams Bram Tchaikovsky |
| 50 | 64 | 50 | 3 | Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) Robert Palmer |
| 51 | 28 | 28 | 10 | Up On The Roof James Taylor |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 4 | The Boss Diana Ross |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 8 | Hold On Triumph |
| 54 | 63 | 54 | 5 | Sweets For My Sweet Tony Orlando |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 4 | Saturdaynight Herman Brood |
| 56 | 29 | 29 | 11 | Weekend Wet Willie |
| 57 | 72 | 57 | 3 | Driver's Seat Sniff 'n' the Tears |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 4 | Going Through The Motions Hot Chocolate |
| 59 | 84 | 59 | 2 | Why Leave Us Alone Five Special |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | You've Got Another Thing Coming Hotel |
| 61 | 32 | 20 | 13 | Heart Of The Night Poco |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | Turn Off The Lights Teddy Pendergrass |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 2 | Young Blood Rickie Lee Jones |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 3 | Love Me Tonight Blackjack |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Journey |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 4 | Baby I Want You Funky Communication Committee |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 2 | Lady Writer Dire Straits |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 2 | Got To Give In To Love Bonnie Boyer |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 2 | Totally Hot Olivia Newton-John |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love Lobo |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 3 | This Is Love Oak |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Rise Herb Alpert |
| 74 | 86 | 74 | 3 | What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' Stephanie Mills |
| 75 | 34 | 17 | 10 | Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes) Gerry Rafferty |
| 76 | 40 | 4 | 15 | Chuck E.'s In Love Rickie Lee Jones |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Michael Jackson |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Rock And Roll Dancin' Beckmeier Brothers |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Children Of The Sun Billy Thorpe |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 2 | Hey, St. Peter Flash And The Pan |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Gone, Gone, Gone Bad Company |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Ain't That A Shame Cheap Trick |
| 83 | 93 | 83 | 3 | Best Beat In Town Switch |
| 84 | 41 | 6 | 20 | The Logical Song Supertramp |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Rocky II Disco Maynard Ferguson |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Firecracker Mass Production |
| 87 | 49 | 15 | 15 | Dance The Night Away Van Halen |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | In The Midnight Hour Samantha Sang |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | This Night Won't Last Forever Michael Johnson |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | H.a.p.p.y. Radio Edwin Starr |
| 91 | 91 | 70 | 6 | I Know A Heartache When I See One Jennifer Warnes |
| 92 | 92 | 1 | 21 | Reunited Peaches & Herb |
| 93 | 53 | 4 | 20 | Just When I Needed You Most Randy VanWarmer |
| 94 | 54 | 54 | 6 | Long Live Rock The Who |
| 95 | 62 | 10 | 16 | You Take My Breath Away Rex Smith |
| 96 | 59 | 14 | 14 | Minute By Minute The Doobie Brothers |
| 97 | 60 | 31 | 14 | Shakedown Cruise Jay Ferguson |
| 98 | 66 | 1 | 16 | Love You Inside Out Bee Gees |
| 99 | 69 | 39 | 11 | If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me Bellamy Brothers |
| 100 | 71 | 59 | 6 | You're The Only One Dolly Parton |
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