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