Billboard Hot 100 — August 18, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 18, 1979. "Good Times" by Chic climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer, which had held it for 5 weeks. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Rolene" by Moon Martin at #81, which would go on to peak at #30. The biggest climber was "Sail On" by Commodores, up 31 places from #68 to #37.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Good Times" by Chic — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting June 16, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "After The Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind & Fire (up from #19 to #5); "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band (up from #21 to #8); "Mama Can't Buy You Love" by Elton John (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "People Of The South Wind" by Kansas, down 57 places from #37 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "She Believes In Me" by Kenny Rogers after 16 weeks (peak #5); "The Logical Song" by Supertramp after 21 weeks (peak #6).
- Stories that mention this week: The Summer Disco Died, Week by Week on the Hot 100.
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 | 10 | Good Times Chic |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | My Sharona The Knack |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | The Main Event/Fight Barbra Streisand |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Bad Girls Donna Summer |
| 5 | 19 | 5 | 7 | After The Love Has Gone Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | Ring My Bell Anita Ward |
| 8 | 21 | 8 | 9 | The Devil Went Down To Georgia The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 17 | You Can't Change That Raydio |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | Mama Can't Buy You Love Elton John |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | I Was Made For Lovin' You KISS |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | Sad Eyes Robert John |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | Lead Me On Maxine Nightingale |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 3 | Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | 21 | Makin' It David Naughton |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 9 | I'll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 11 | Suspicions Eddie Rabbitt |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Gold John Stewart |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | 18 | Hot Stuff Donna Summer |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 7 | Goodbye Stranger Supertramp |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 11 | Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 5 | Lonesome Loser Little River Band |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 8 | Let's Go The Cars |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 9 | Hot Summer Nights Night |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 10 | Heaven Must Have Sent You Bonnie Pointer |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 10 | Morning Dance Spyro Gyra |
| 27 | 24 | 24 | 12 | One Way Or Another Blondie |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 8 | I Do Love You GQ |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 9 | Highway Song Blackfoot |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 5 | Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) Robert Palmer |
| 31 | 14 | 7 | 17 | I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 9 | Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez |
| 33 | 63 | 33 | 4 | Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe |
| 34 | 46 | 34 | 5 | Driver's Seat Sniff 'n' the Tears |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Oh Well Rockets |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 7 | Different Worlds Maureen McGovern |
| 37 | 68 | 37 | 2 | Sail On Commodores |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 9 | You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else The Jones Girls |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 7 | Girl Of My Dreams Bram Tchaikovsky |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 6 | The Boss Diana Ross |
| 41 | 16 | 13 | 17 | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now McFadden & Whitehead |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 5 | Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Journey |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 10 | Hold On Triumph |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 6 | Saturdaynight Herman Brood |
| 45 | 17 | 8 | 14 | Shine A Little Love Electric Light Orchestra |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 4 | Young Blood Rickie Lee Jones |
| 47 | 67 | 47 | 4 | Rise Herb Alpert |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 5 | Turn Off The Lights Teddy Pendergrass |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 6 | Baby I Want You Funky Communication Committee |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 4 | Lady Writer Dire Straits |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 2 | Pop Muzik M |
| 52 | 60 | 52 | 4 | Totally Hot Olivia Newton-John |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 4 | Got To Give In To Love Bonnie Boyer |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 6 | You've Got Another Thing Coming Hotel |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 4 | Why Leave Us Alone Five Special |
| 56 | 62 | 56 | 4 | Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love Lobo |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 5 | What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' Stephanie Mills |
| 58 | 27 | 6 | 15 | Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 4 | Rock And Roll Dancin' Beckmeier Brothers |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 3 | Ain't That A Shame Cheap Trick |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 5 | This Is Love Oak |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | Love Me Tonight Blackjack |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | Gone, Gone, Gone Bad Company |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 4 | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Michael Jackson |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 4 | Children Of The Sun Billy Thorpe |
| 66 | 33 | 19 | 13 | Do It Or Die Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Firecracker Mass Production |
| 68 | 82 | 68 | 2 | Get It Right Next Time Gerry Rafferty |
| 69 | 29 | 19 | 14 | Does Your Mother Know ABBA |
| 70 | 83 | 70 | 2 | Dependin' On You The Doobie Brothers |
| 71 | 81 | 70 | 8 | I Know A Heartache When I See One Jennifer Warnes |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 5 | Best Beat In Town Switch |
| 73 | 78 | 73 | 3 | This Night Won't Last Forever Michael Johnson |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | Ghost Dancer Addrisi Brothers |
| 75 | 74 | 20 | 10 | Getting Closer Wings |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 4 | Hey, St. Peter Flash And The Pan |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 2 | Good Friend Mary Macgregor |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Just Another Night Ian Hunter |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Spooky Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 80 | 80 | 80 | 3 | H.a.p.p.y. Radio Edwin Starr |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Rolene Moon Martin |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Remember (Walking In The Sand) Louise Goffin |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | Rocky II Disco Maynard Ferguson |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 2 | Do It Good A Taste Of Honey |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 2 | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Toby Beau |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Groove Me Fern Kinney |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Found A Cure Ashford & Simpson |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | So Good, So Right Brenda Russell |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I've Got The Next Dance Deniece Williams |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Frederick Patti Smith Group |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonald |
| 92 | 92 | 1 | 23 | Reunited Peaches & Herb |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Crank It Up (Funk Town) Pt. 1 Peter Brown |
| 94 | 37 | 23 | 12 | People Of The South Wind Kansas |
| 95 | 95 | 2 | 17 | We Are Family Sister Sledge |
| 96 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Last Of The Singing Cowboys The Marshall Tucker Band |
| 97 | 44 | 44 | 8 | We've Got Love Peaches & Herb |
| 98 | 98 | 1 | 18 | Love You Inside Out Bee Gees |
| 99 | 49 | 14 | 13 | I Can't Stand It No More Peter Frampton |
| 100 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Going Through The Motions Hot Chocolate |
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