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