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