Billboard Hot 100 — December 22, 1979
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 22, 1979. "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Babe" by Styx, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top (it would total 3 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen at #58, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Sara" by Fleetwood Mac, up 10 places from #45 to #35.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting October 20, 1979.
- New in the top 10: "Ladies Night" by Kool & The Gang (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Ready For The 80's" by Village People, down 46 places from #52 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Rise" by Herb Alpert, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson after 21 weeks (peak #1).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 4 | 1 | 10 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | Please Don't Go KC And The Sunshine Band |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Babe Styx |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Still Commodores |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | You're Only Lonely J.D. Souther |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ladies Night Kool & The Gang |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Take The Long Way Home Supertramp |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | Rock With You Michael Jackson |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | Cool Change Little River Band |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | We Don't Talk Anymore Cliff Richard |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | Head Games Foreigner |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 12 | Cruisin' Smokey Robinson |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | Better Love Next Time Dr. Hook |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 3 | The Long Run Eagles |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | Jane Jefferson Starship |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 11 | I Want You Tonight Pablo Cruise |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 12 | Heartache Tonight Eagles |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 10 | This Is It Kenny Loggins |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 6 | Coward Of The County Kenny Rogers |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | I Wanna Be Your Lover Prince |
| 24 | 15 | 15 | 13 | Half The Way Crystal Gayle |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 6 | Don't Do Me Like That Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 9 | Wait For Me Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 13 | Damned If I Do The Alan Parsons Project |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 9 | Don't Let Go Isaac Hayes |
| 29 | 17 | 9 | 11 | Ships Barry Manilow |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 6 | Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool) Foghat |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 7 | Chiquitita ABBA |
| 32 | 25 | 1 | 20 | Pop Muzik M |
| 33 | 28 | 28 | 11 | I Need A Lover John Cougar |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | Deja Vu Dionne Warwick |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 2 | Sara Fleetwood Mac |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 6 | Yes, I'm Ready Teri DeSario With K.C. |
| 37 | 24 | 12 | 14 | Broken Hearted Me Anne Murray |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 10 | Train, Train Blackfoot |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 9 | I Still Have Dreams Richie Furay |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 6 | Rotation Herb Alpert |
| 41 | 34 | 34 | 11 | Love Pains Yvonne Elliman |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | Forever Mine The O'Jays |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 7 | Rapper's Delight Sugarhill Gang |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 6 | I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love Rita Coolidge |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 6 | Savannah Nights Tom Johnston |
| 46 | 40 | 40 | 7 | Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles |
| 47 | 42 | 25 | 15 | Rainbow Connection Kermit (Jim Henson) |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 4 | Romeo's Tune Steve Forbert |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 7 | Mistrusted Love Mistress |
| 50 | 36 | 2 | 18 | Dim All The Lights Donna Summer |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 5 | She's In Love With You Suzi Quatro |
| 52 | 37 | 8 | 12 | TUSK Fleetwood Mac |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 5 | You Know That I Love You Santana |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 5 | Do You Love What You Feel Rufus And Chaka Khan |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 3 | Lonely Eyes Robert John |
| 56 | 62 | 56 | 3 | Voices Cheap Trick |
| 57 | 58 | 57 | 6 | Since You Been Gone Rainbow |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | Lost Her In The Sun John Stewart |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 4 | Money The Flying Lizards |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 3 | Move Your Boogie Body Bar-Kays |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 5 | Dig The Gold Joyce Cobb |
| 63 | 72 | 63 | 3 | Last Train To London Electric Light Orchestra |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | Fool In The Rain Led Zeppelin |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 2 | Why Me Styx |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | September Morn' Neil Diamond |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Daydream Believer Anne Murray |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 2 | Wonderland Commodores |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | Dirty Water The Inmates |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | An American Dream The Dirt Band |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 2 | Looks Like Love Again Dann Rogers |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl The Spinners |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 3 | Glide Pleasure |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 5 | Message In A Bottle The Police |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | You're Gonna Get What's Coming Bonnie Raitt |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Heartbreaker Pat Benatar |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 2 | Longer Dan Fogelberg |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | When I Wanted You Barry Manilow |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | Stargazer Peter Brown |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 2 | Memorize Your Number Leif Garrett |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Star Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Can We Still Be Friends Robert Palmer |
| 83 | 93 | 83 | 3 | The Second Time Around Shalamar |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Don't Want To Talk About It Rod Stewart |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | 99 Toto |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Bonnie Pointer |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Don't Make Me Over Jennifer Warnes |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Shooting Star Dollar |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Volcano Jimmy Buffett |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Let Me Sleep Alone Cugini |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 8 | I Call Your Name Switch |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 3 | With You I'm Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Holdin' On For Dear Love Lobo |
| 94 | 50 | 7 | 16 | You Decorated My Life Kenny Rogers |
| 95 | 51 | 17 | 18 | If You Remember Me Chris Thompson & Night |
| 96 | 55 | 1 | 22 | Rise Herb Alpert |
| 97 | 53 | 27 | 13 | Dreaming Blondie |
| 98 | 52 | 52 | 8 | Ready For The 80's Village People |
| 99 | 60 | 48 | 8 | Peter Piper Frank Mills |
| 100 | 63 | 24 | 14 | Please Don't Leave Lauren Wood |
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