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