Billboard Hot 100 — November 10, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 10, 1979. "Heartache Tonight" by Eagles climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Pop Muzik" by M. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Head Games" by Foreigner at #63, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "Ladies Night" by Kool & The Gang, up 31 places from #56 to #25.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Heartache Tonight" by Eagles — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting October 6, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "Please Don't Go" by KC And The Sunshine Band (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Hold On" by Ian Gomm, down 47 places from #18 to #65.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sad Eyes" by Robert John, 26 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 6 | Heartache Tonight Eagles |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Dim All The Lights Donna Summer |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Still Commodores |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Rise Herb Alpert |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Pop Muzik M |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Babe Styx |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | TUSK Fleetwood Mac |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | You Decorated My Life Kenny Rogers |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Please Don't Go KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | Good Girls Don't The Knack |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 16 | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Michael Jackson |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | Ships Barry Manilow |
| 14 | 13 | 5 | 21 | I'll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick |
| 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Dirty White Boy Foreigner |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | Come To Me France Joli |
| 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Journey |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 8 | Broken Hearted Me Anne Murray |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | I Know A Heartache When I See One Jennifer Warnes |
| 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | This Night Won't Last Forever Michael Johnson |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 10 | You're Only Lonely J.D. Souther |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 12 | If You Remember Me Chris Thompson & Night |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 5 | Take The Long Way Home Supertramp |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 10 | Gotta Serve Somebody Bob Dylan |
| 25 | 56 | 25 | 6 | Ladies Night Kool & The Gang |
| 26 | 51 | 26 | 2 | Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 9 | Rainbow Connection Kermit (Jim Henson) |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 8 | Please Don't Leave Lauren Wood |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 6 | Dream Police Cheap Trick |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | So Good, So Right Brenda Russell |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 7 | Half The Way Crystal Gayle |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 7 | Victim Of Love Elton John |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Dreaming Blondie |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 5 | Better Love Next Time Dr. Hook |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 5 | I Want You Tonight Pablo Cruise |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 12 | Street Life The Crusaders |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 4 | Cool Change Little River Band |
| 38 | 55 | 38 | 4 | Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 5 | I Need A Lover John Cougar |
| 40 | 60 | 40 | 4 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 6 | Cruisin' Smokey Robinson |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 4 | Confusion Electric Light Orchestra |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 6 | My Forbidden Lover Chic |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 7 | Damned If I Do The Alan Parsons Project |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 5 | Who Listens To The Radio The Sports |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 9 | If You Want It Niteflyte |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 4 | We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 5 | It's All I Can Do The Cars |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 5 | Pretty Girls Melissa Manchester |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 5 | Love Pains Yvonne Elliman |
| 51 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Let Me Know (I Have A Right) Gloria Gaynor |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 4 | This Is It Kenny Loggins |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 2 | Jane Jefferson Starship |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 5 | Slip Away Ian Lloyd |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 6 | Get It Up Ronnie Milsap |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 3 | What Can I Do With This Broken Heart England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| 57 | 19 | 4 | 14 | Sail On Commodores |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 4 | In The Stone Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 5 | Highway To Hell AC/DC |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 2 | Peter Piper Frank Mills |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Don't Let Go Isaac Hayes |
| 62 | 77 | 62 | 3 | Wait For Me Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Head Games Foreigner |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 2 | Rock With You Michael Jackson |
| 65 | 18 | 18 | 11 | Hold On Ian Gomm |
| 66 | 23 | 1 | 26 | Sad Eyes Robert John |
| 67 | 82 | 67 | 2 | No Chance Moon Martin |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 4 | Train, Train Blackfoot |
| 69 | 26 | 1 | 21 | My Sharona The Knack |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Chiquitita ABBA |
| 71 | 28 | 11 | 22 | Heaven Must Have Sent You Bonnie Pointer |
| 72 | 34 | 6 | 17 | Lonesome Loser Little River Band |
| 73 | 35 | 35 | 10 | Fins Jimmy Buffett |
| 74 | 54 | 23 | 16 | Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love Lobo |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 3 | I Still Have Dreams Richie Furay |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 3 | Pow Wow Cory Daye |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 3 | (Not Just) Knee Deep - Part 1 Funkadelic |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | (Bringing Out) The Girl In Me Maxine Nightingale |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Ready For The 80's Village People |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 2 | When I Think Of You Leif Garrett |
| 81 | 93 | 81 | 2 | I Just Can't Control Myself Nature's Divine |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 2 | Too Late Shoes |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Deja Vu Dionne Warwick |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Rapper's Delight Sugarhill Gang |
| 85 | 45 | 45 | 7 | 5:15 The Who |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 4 | She's Got A Whole Number Keith Herman |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | Life During Wartime (This Ain't No Party...This Ain't No Disco...This Ain't Talking Heads |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Mistrusted Love Mistress |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | The Shape Of Things To Come The Headboys |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 2 | Lay It On The Line Triumph |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | Don't Drop My Love Anita Ward |
| 93 | 68 | 17 | 14 | Spooky Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | I Do The Rock Tim Curry |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | I Call Your Name Switch |
| 96 | 66 | 28 | 12 | Midnight Wind John Stewart |
| 97 | 73 | 4 | 15 | Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra |
| 98 | 75 | 36 | 13 | Found A Cure Ashford & Simpson |
| 99 | 83 | 47 | 11 | Sure Know Something KISS |
| 100 | 79 | 79 | 5 | Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) Neil Young & Crazy Horse |
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