Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1979
Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1979 — 52 charts in all. 24 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1979 was "My Sharona" by The Knack (6 weeks on top). Donna Summer held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.
52weekly charts
24different #1 songs
6weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
29weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut
Number-one songs of 1979
| Reached #1 | Weeks at #1 | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6, 1979 | 2 | Too Much Heaven | Bee Gees |
| January 20, 1979 | 3 | Le Freak | Chic |
| February 10, 1979 | 4 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Rod Stewart |
| March 10, 1979 | 2 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
| March 24, 1979 | 2 | Tragedy | Bee Gees |
| April 7, 1979 | 1 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
| April 14, 1979 | 1 | What A Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers |
| April 21, 1979 | 1 | Knock On Wood | Amii Stewart |
| April 28, 1979 | 1 | Heart Of Glass | Blondie |
| May 5, 1979 | 4 | Reunited | Peaches & Herb |
| June 2, 1979 | 1 | Hot Stuff | Donna Summer |
| June 9, 1979 | 1 | Love You Inside Out | Bee Gees |
| June 16, 1979 | 2 | Hot Stuff | Donna Summer |
| June 30, 1979 | 2 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward |
| July 14, 1979 | 5 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| August 18, 1979 | 1 | Good Times | Chic |
| August 25, 1979 | 6 | My Sharona | The Knack |
| October 6, 1979 | 1 | Sad Eyes | Robert John |
| October 13, 1979 | 1 | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson |
| October 20, 1979 | 2 | Rise | Herb Alpert |
| November 3, 1979 | 1 | Pop Muzik | M |
| November 10, 1979 | 1 | Heartache Tonight | Eagles |
| November 17, 1979 | 1 | Still | Commodores |
| November 24, 1979 | 2 | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) | Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer |
| December 8, 1979 | 2 | Babe | Styx |
| December 22, 1979 | 2 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Rupert Holmes |
Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1979
- Donna Summer — 8 weeks
- The Knack — 6 weeks
- Bee Gees — 5 weeks
- Chic — 4 weeks
- Rod Stewart — 4 weeks
Longest-running hits that debuted in 1979
| Weeks on chart | Peak | Song | Artist | Debuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | #4 | With You I'm Born Again | Billy Preston & Syreeta | December 8, 1979 |
| 27 | #1 | Sad Eyes | Robert John | May 19, 1979 |
| 27 | #1 | Do That To Me One More Time | Captain & Tennille | October 20, 1979 |
| 26 | #1 | Please Don't Go | KC And The Sunshine Band | August 25, 1979 |
| 25 | #1 | Rise | Herb Alpert | July 28, 1979 |
| 25 | #2 | Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl | The Spinners | December 15, 1979 |
| 25 | #4 | Cruisin' | Smokey Robinson | October 6, 1979 |
| 25 | #6 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman | Dr. Hook | April 14, 1979 |
| 24 | #1 | Pop Muzik | M | August 11, 1979 |
| 24 | #1 | Rock With You | Michael Jackson | November 3, 1979 |
Every chart from 1979
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