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