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