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