Billboard Hot 100 — December 15, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 15, 1979. "Babe" by Styx held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Sara" by Fleetwood Mac at #45, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "The Long Run" by Eagles, up 14 places from #33 to #19.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Babe" by Styx — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting October 6, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "Take The Long Way Home" by Supertramp (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I Just Can't Control Myself" by Nature's Divine, down 30 places from #65 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Rise" by Herb Alpert, 21 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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Babe Styx |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Still Commodores |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | Please Don't Go KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | You're Only Lonely J.D. Souther |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 | Heartache Tonight Eagles |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Take The Long Way Home Supertramp |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | Ladies Night Kool & The Gang |
| 12 | 21 | 12 | 7 | Rock With You Michael Jackson |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Cool Change Little River Band |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | Half The Way Crystal Gayle |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 6 | Head Games Foreigner |
| 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ships Barry Manilow |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 10 | Better Love Next Time Dr. Hook |
| 19 | 33 | 19 | 2 | The Long Run Eagles |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 7 | Jane Jefferson Starship |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 10 | I Want You Tonight Pablo Cruise |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 11 | Cruisin' Smokey Robinson |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 9 | This Is It Kenny Loggins |
| 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Broken Hearted Me Anne Murray |
| 25 | 14 | 1 | 19 | Pop Muzik M |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 5 | Coward Of The County Kenny Rogers |
| 27 | 40 | 27 | 4 | I Wanna Be Your Lover Prince |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 10 | I Need A Lover John Cougar |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 12 | Damned If I Do The Alan Parsons Project |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 8 | Wait For Me Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 5 | Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 8 | Don't Let Go Isaac Hayes |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 5 | Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool) Foghat |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 10 | Love Pains Yvonne Elliman |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 6 | Chiquitita ABBA |
| 36 | 19 | 2 | 17 | Dim All The Lights Donna Summer |
| 37 | 22 | 8 | 11 | TUSK Fleetwood Mac |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | Deja Vu Dionne Warwick |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 8 | I Still Have Dreams Richie Furay |
| 40 | 41 | 40 | 6 | Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 9 | Train, Train Blackfoot |
| 42 | 44 | 25 | 14 | Rainbow Connection Kermit (Jim Henson) |
| 43 | 56 | 43 | 5 | Yes, I'm Ready Teri DeSario With K.C. |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 5 | Rotation Herb Alpert |
| 45 | NEW | 45 | 1 | Sara Fleetwood Mac |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 4 | Forever Mine The O'Jays |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 6 | Rapper's Delight Sugarhill Gang |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 5 | I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love Rita Coolidge |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 5 | Savannah Nights Tom Johnston |
| 50 | 25 | 7 | 15 | You Decorated My Life Kenny Rogers |
| 51 | 28 | 17 | 17 | If You Remember Me Chris Thompson & Night |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 7 | Ready For The 80's Village People |
| 53 | 31 | 27 | 12 | Dreaming Blondie |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 6 | Mistrusted Love Mistress |
| 55 | 46 | 1 | 21 | Rise Herb Alpert |
| 56 | 70 | 56 | 3 | Romeo's Tune Steve Forbert |
| 57 | 64 | 57 | 4 | She's In Love With You Suzi Quatro |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 5 | Since You Been Gone Rainbow |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 4 | You Know That I Love You Santana |
| 60 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Peter Piper Frank Mills |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 2 | Lonely Eyes Robert John |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 2 | Voices Cheap Trick |
| 63 | 49 | 24 | 13 | Please Don't Leave Lauren Wood |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 4 | Do You Love What You Feel Rufus And Chaka Khan |
| 65 | 57 | 11 | 16 | Good Girls Don't The Knack |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 4 | Roller-Skatin' Mate (Part I) Peaches & Herb |
| 67 | 50 | 50 | 7 | No Chance Moon Martin |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 3 | Money The Flying Lizards |
| 69 | 82 | 69 | 2 | Lost Her In The Sun John Stewart |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 4 | Dig The Gold Joyce Cobb |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Move Your Boogie Body Bar-Kays |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 2 | Last Train To London Electric Light Orchestra |
| 73 | 47 | 47 | 10 | Highway To Hell AC/DC |
| 74 | 59 | 39 | 10 | Pretty Girls Melissa Manchester |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Why Me Styx |
| 76 | 63 | 19 | 20 | This Night Won't Last Forever Michael Johnson |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 4 | Message In A Bottle The Police |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Wonderland Commodores |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Dirty Water The Inmates |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | An American Dream The Dirt Band |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Looks Like Love Again Dann Rogers |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl The Spinners |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | Glide Pleasure |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 3 | I Do Believe In You Pages |
| 85 | 94 | 85 | 2 | You're Gonna Get What's Coming Bonnie Raitt |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 7 | Lay It On The Line Triumph |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Longer Dan Fogelberg |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | When I Wanted You Barry Manilow |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Stargazer Peter Brown |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Memorize Your Number Leif Garrett |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 4 | Cruel Shoes Steve Martin |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 7 | I Call Your Name Switch |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 2 | The Second Time Around Shalamar |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 95 | 65 | 65 | 7 | I Just Can't Control Myself Nature's Divine |
| 96 | 69 | 43 | 11 | Get It Up Ronnie Milsap |
| 97 | 76 | 41 | 10 | It's All I Can Do The Cars |
| 98 | 84 | 1 | 21 | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Michael Jackson |
| 99 | 87 | 15 | 16 | Come To Me France Joli |
| 100 | 93 | 42 | 13 | Let Me Know (I Have A Right) Gloria Gaynor |
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