Billboard Hot 100 — September 1, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 1, 1979. "My Sharona" by The Knack held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Voulez-Vous" by ABBA at #80. The biggest climber was "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson, up 19 places from #54 to #35.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "My Sharona" by The Knack — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting June 23, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "I'll Never Love This Way Again" by Dionne Warwick (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "One Way Or Another" by Blondie, down 47 places from #44 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Makin' It" by David Naughton, 23 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "Love You Inside Out" by Bee Gees after 19 weeks (peak #1); "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions after 16 weeks (peak #6); "Shine A Little Love" by Electric Light Orchestra after 15 weeks (peak #8).
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 | My Sharona The Knack |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Good Times Chic |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | The Main Event/Fight Barbra Streisand |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | After The Love Has Gone Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | The Devil Went Down To Georgia The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | Lead Me On Maxine Nightingale |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 16 | Sad Eyes Robert John |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Mama Can't Buy You Love Elton John |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | I'll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Bad Girls Donna Summer |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 7 | Lonesome Loser Little River Band |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | Suspicions Eddie Rabbitt |
| 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | Sail On Commodores |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 10 | Let's Go The Cars |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 9 | Goodbye Stranger Supertramp |
| 17 | 11 | 6 | 21 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 11 | Hot Summer Nights Night |
| 19 | 34 | 19 | 6 | Rise Herb Alpert |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 12 | Heaven Must Have Sent You Bonnie Pointer |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 7 | Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) Robert Palmer |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 7 | Driver's Seat Sniff 'n' the Tears |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 10 | I Do Love You GQ |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | Morning Dance Spyro Gyra |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 11 | Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 11 | Highway Song Blackfoot |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 6 | Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 9 | Different Worlds Maureen McGovern |
| 29 | 12 | 1 | 17 | Ring My Bell Anita Ward |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 9 | Oh Well Rockets |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 4 | Pop Muzik M |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 8 | The Boss Diana Ross |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Journey |
| 34 | 13 | 9 | 19 | You Can't Change That Raydio |
| 35 | 54 | 35 | 6 | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Michael Jackson |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 7 | What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' Stephanie Mills |
| 37 | 38 | 37 | 9 | Girl Of My Dreams Bram Tchaikovsky |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 8 | Saturdaynight Herman Brood |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 12 | Hold On Triumph |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 6 | Young Blood Rickie Lee Jones |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 4 | Get It Right Next Time Gerry Rafferty |
| 42 | 31 | 5 | 23 | Makin' It David Naughton |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 6 | Got To Give In To Love Bonnie Boyer |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 6 | Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love Lobo |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 6 | Lady Writer Dire Straits |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 5 | Ain't That A Shame Cheap Trick |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 8 | Baby I Want You Funky Communication Committee |
| 48 | 21 | 21 | 13 | Is She Really Going Out With Him? Joe Jackson |
| 49 | 16 | 11 | 15 | I Was Made For Lovin' You KISS |
| 50 | 62 | 50 | 4 | Spooky Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 6 | Children Of The Sun Billy Thorpe |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 5 | Firecracker Mass Production |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | Ghost Dancer Addrisi Brothers |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 4 | Dependin' On You The Doobie Brothers |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 10 | I Know A Heartache When I See One Jennifer Warnes |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 5 | Gone, Gone, Gone Bad Company |
| 57 | 70 | 57 | 2 | Dim All The Lights Donna Summer |
| 58 | 65 | 58 | 5 | This Night Won't Last Forever Michael Johnson |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 3 | Rolene Moon Martin |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 4 | Good Friend Mary Macgregor |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 2 | Midnight Wind John Stewart |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | Remember (Walking In The Sand) Louise Goffin |
| 63 | 77 | 63 | 3 | Found A Cure Ashford & Simpson |
| 64 | 35 | 5 | 16 | Gold John Stewart |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Groove Me Fern Kinney |
| 66 | 81 | 66 | 2 | Get A Move On Eddie Money |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | So Good, So Right Brenda Russell |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 4 | Just Another Night Ian Hunter |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 7 | Best Beat In Town Switch |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 2 | The Topical Song The Barron Knights |
| 71 | 43 | 1 | 20 | Hot Stuff Donna Summer |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 4 | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Toby Beau |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Arrow Through Me Wings |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | Where Will Your Heart Take You Buckeye |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | I've Got The Next Dance Deniece Williams |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Please Don't Go KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | If You Remember Me Chris Thompson & Night |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Street Life The Crusaders |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 4 | Do It Good A Taste Of Honey |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Voulez-Vous ABBA |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Hold On Ian Gomm |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Good Girls Don't The Knack |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Must Have Been Crazy Chicago |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | One Fine Day Rita Coolidge |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Hello, Hello, Hello New England |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Girls Talk Dave Edmunds |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) Pat Travers |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Sure Know Something KISS |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 3 | Crank It Up (Funk Town) Pt. 1 Peter Brown |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Come To Me France Joli |
| 91 | 44 | 24 | 14 | One Way Or Another Blondie |
| 92 | 90 | 90 | 3 | Frederick Patti Smith Group |
| 93 | 52 | 52 | 6 | Totally Hot Olivia Newton-John |
| 94 | 64 | 54 | 8 | You've Got Another Thing Coming Hotel |
| 95 | 95 | 2 | 19 | We Are Family Sister Sledge |
| 96 | 61 | 7 | 19 | I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick |
| 97 | 67 | 38 | 11 | You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else The Jones Girls |
| 98 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Rock And Roll Dancin' Beckmeier Brothers |
| 99 | 58 | 58 | 7 | This Is Love Oak |
| 100 | 79 | 79 | 5 | H.a.p.p.y. Radio Edwin Starr |
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