Songs from the Year 1979
This page lists the top songs of 1979 in the
source charts. The way that the
various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the
in the site generation page.
A list of the hit albums of 1979
is also available..
This list has also been compared to the results
for North America and Europe.
There is also a set of monthly tables showing
the various number ones on any date during 1979.
A list of the most distinctive songs of 1979
(that is the hits that only charted in one place) has been calculated.
| # |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Blondie |
Heart of Glass |
1979 |
UK 1 - Jan 1979 (12 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Feb 1979 (21 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Mar 1979 (15 weeks), Austria 1 - Mar 1979 (5 months), Switzerland 1 - Feb 1979 (14 weeks), Germany 1 - Feb 1979 (5 months), ODK Germany 1 - Feb 1979 (28 weeks) (6 weeks at number 1) (16 weeks in top 10), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - May 1979, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks - Apr 1979, RIANZ 1 - Mar 1979 (24 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Apr 1979, Germany 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1979, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016 (1979), Canada 2 of 1979, Springbok 2 - Mar 1979 (18 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Feb 1979), Sweden (alt) 3 - Mar 1979 (24 weeks), France (SNEP) 3 - Dec 1978 (4 months), France 3 - Feb 1979 (5 weeks), Australia 3 of 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1979), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1979), Holland 5 - Feb 1979 (8 weeks), Norway 5 - Mar 1979 (8 weeks), Belgium 5 - Mar 1979 (8 weeks), UK sales 8 of the 1970s (1,180 k in 1979), D.Marsh 9 of 1979, US CashBox 11 of 1979, Switzerland 11 of 1979, POP 13 of 1979, South Africa 15 of 1979, WABC NY 16 of 1979, US BB 18 of 1979, US Radio 28 of 1979 (peak 1 10 weeks), Italy 29 of 1979, Virgin 29, OzNet 30, Scrobulate 46 of 80s, nuTsie 48 of 1970s, Brazil 50 of 1979, Germany 54 of the 1970s (peak 1 18 weeks), Vinyl Surrender 67 (1978), Holland free40 71 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 132 of the 1970s (peak 4, 34 weeks, 618k sales estimated, 1978), RIAA 217, Acclaimed 241 (1978), Rolling Stone 255, UKMIX 956, RYM 8 of 1979, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 2 |
Chic |
Le Freak |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Oct 1978 (24 weeks), US CashBox 1 of 1979, Record World 1 - 1978, US Radio 1 of 1978 (peak 1 16 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Jan 1979, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1979, RIANZ 1 - Dec 1978 (19 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Feb 1979, Springbok 1 - Feb 1979 (14 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015 (1978), Library of Congress artifact added 2017 (1978), Holland 2 - Dec 1978 (20 weeks), France (SNEP) 2 - Feb 1979 (4 months), Switzerland 2 - Jan 1979 (14 weeks), Belgium 2 - Dec 1978 (14 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1978), US BB 3 of 1979, Canada 3 - Dec 1978 (20 weeks), France 3 - Feb 1979 (3 weeks), Brazil 4 of 1979, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Apr 1979), Germany 5 - Jan 1979 (5 months), ODK Germany 5 - Jan 1979 (22 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Sweden (alt) 6 - Dec 1978 (18 weeks), Austria 6 - Feb 1979 (4 months), UK 7 - Nov 1978 (16 weeks), Australia 8 of 1979, South Africa 8 of 1979, Norway 9 - Apr 1979 (3 weeks), Italy 12 of 1979, WABC NY 13 of 1979, Scrobulate 13 of disco, Switzerland 17 of 1979, Billboard 50th song 19, 55th Billboard 100 21 (1978), Billboard100 22, POP 26 of 1978, Canada 42 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 51 of the 1970s (peak 2, 30 weeks, 700k sales estimated, 1978), nuTsie 80 of 1970s, Germany 270 of the 1970s (peak 5 15 weeks), Acclaimed 365 (1978), OzNet 761, RYM 55 of 1978, Guardian Dance 4, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1979, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 3 |
Gloria Gaynor |
I Will Survive |
1979 |
UK 1 - Feb 1979 (15 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Dec 1978 (26 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, WABC NY 1 of 1979, Canada 1 - Mar 1979 (15 weeks), Eire 1 for 4 weeks - Mar 1979, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012 (1978), Library of Congress artifact added 2015 (1979), US Radio 2 of 1979 (peak 1 15 weeks), Springbok 2 - Apr 1979 (19 weeks), POP 2 of 1979, Grammy in 1979 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1979), Sweden (alt) 3 - Apr 1979 (24 weeks), Holland 4 - Mar 1979 (18 weeks), Norway 4 - May 1979 (21 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Mar 1979), US BB 6 of 1979, France (SNEP) 6 - Apr 1979 (3 months), Brazil 6 of 1979, Switzerland 7 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), ODK Germany 7 - Apr 1979 (17 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Belgium 8 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), Scrobulate 8 of disco, Germany 9 - Mar 1979 (4 months), US CashBox 10 of 1979, France 10 - Mar 1979 (1 week), RIANZ 10 - Apr 1979 (11 weeks), Vinyl Surrender 15 (1979), South Africa 16 of 1979, Austria 17 - May 1979 (2 months), Canada 20 of 1979, Australia 25 of 1979, nuTsie 25 of 1970s, Italy 38 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 47 of the 1970s (peak 2, 32 weeks, 651k sales estimated, 1979), Europe 66 of the 1970s (1979), RIAA 89, Billboard 50th song 97, UKMIX 146, OzNet 155, Acclaimed 416 (1979), Rolling Stone 489, RYM 67 of 1978, Party 24 of 1999 |
| 4 |
Patrick Hernandez |
Born to Be Alive |
1979 |
Sweden (alt) 1 - Jul 1979 (20 weeks), France (SNEP) 1 - Feb 1979 (5 months), France 1 - Mar 1979 (5 weeks), Austria 1 - Apr 1979 (6 months), Norway 1 - Jul 1979 (17 weeks), Belgium 1 - Jan 1979 (18 weeks), Italy 1 for 1 week - Mar 1979, Germany 1 - Mar 1979 (6 months), ODK Germany 1 - Mar 1979 (31 weeks) (5 weeks at number 1) (21 weeks in top 10), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1979, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1979, RIANZ 1 - Sep 1979 (14 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Oct 1979, France 1 for 15 weeks - Mar 1979, Germany 1 for 5 weeks - May 1979, Mexico 1 for 3 weeks - Sep 1979, France (InfoDisc) 4 of the 1970s (peak 1, 30 weeks, 1,412k sales estimated, 1979), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1979), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1979), Holland 5 - Feb 1979 (18 weeks), Switzerland 5 - Feb 1979 (13 weeks), Australia 5 of 1979, Springbok 6 - Aug 1979 (11 weeks), Italy 7 of 1979, UK 10 - Jun 1979 (14 weeks), POP 11 of 1979, Canada 12 - Jul 1979 (6 weeks), US Billboard 16 - Jun 1979 (19 weeks), Record World 19 - 1979, Germany 20 of the 1970s (peak 1 25 weeks), Canada 29 of 1979, Brazil 32 of 1979, Scrobulate 68 of disco, US BB 70 of 1979, US Radio 108 of 1979 (peak 16 5 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1979), RYM 200 of 1979, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1979 |
| 5 |
Bee Gees |
Tragedy |
1979 |
UK 1 - Feb 1979 (10 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Feb 1979 (20 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Feb 1979 (16 weeks), France 1 - Mar 1979 (4 weeks), Italy 1 for 7 weeks - Mar 1979, Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1979, Canada RPM 1 for 4 weeks - Mar 1979, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1979, RIANZ 1 - Mar 1979 (13 weeks), Europe 1 for 5 weeks - Mar 1979, France 1 for 4 weeks - Feb 1979, Austria 2 - Apr 1979 (4 months), Switzerland 2 - Mar 1979 (10 weeks), Belgium 2 - Feb 1979 (11 weeks), ODK Germany 2 - Feb 1979 (20 weeks) (10 weeks in top 10), Springbok 2 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 1979), France (SNEP) 3 - Mar 1979 (4 months), Holland 4 - Feb 1979 (10 weeks), Norway 4 - Mar 1979 (7 weeks), Italy 4 of 1979, Germany 4 - Mar 1979 (3 months), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1979), Sweden (alt) 6 - Mar 1979 (12 weeks), Brazil 8 of 1979, Canada 12 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 14 of the 1970s (peak 1, 26 weeks, 821k sales estimated, 1979), South Africa 14 of 1979, US BB 16 of 1979, US Radio 17 of 1979 (peak 1 11 weeks), US CashBox 19 of 1979, WABC NY 23 of 1979, Scrobulate 79 of disco, OzNet 106, Germany 227 of the 1970s (peak 2 13 weeks), RYM 136 of 1979 |
| 6 |
Donna Summer |
Hot Stuff |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Apr 1979 (21 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, US Radio 1 of 1979 (peak 1 16 weeks), Switzerland 1 - May 1979 (15 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1979, Australia 1 for 1 week - Jul 1979, D.Marsh 1 of 1979, Canada 2 - Apr 1979 (12 weeks), Sweden (alt) 2 - May 1979 (24 weeks), Norway 2 - Jun 1979 (21 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1979), WABC NY 3 of 1979, France 3 - May 1979 (2 weeks), Austria 3 - Jun 1979 (6 months), ODK Germany 5 - May 1979 (22 weeks) (12 weeks in top 10), Scrobulate 5 of disco, Germany 6 - May 1979 (5 months), POP 6 of 1979, US BB 7 of 1979, Belgium 7 - May 1979 (9 weeks), RIANZ 7 - Jun 1979 (16 weeks), France (SNEP) 8 - Jul 1979 (1 month), UK 11 - May 1979 (10 weeks), US CashBox 14 of 1979, Holland 14 - May 1979 (7 weeks), Switzerland 14 of 1979, Australia 17 of 1979, Canada 18 of 1979, Italy 24 of 1979, Billboard 50th song 67, 55th Billboard 100 78 (1979), Brazil 82 of 1979, nuTsie 82 of 1970s, Billboard100 84, Rolling Stone 103, OzNet 124, Germany 246 of the 1970s (peak 5 16 weeks), Acclaimed 717 (1979), RYM 88 of 1979, Party 210 of 1999 |
| 7 |
The Knack |
My Sharona |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Jun 1979 (22 weeks), US BB 1 of 1979, Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Jul 1979 (13 weeks), Italy 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1980, Canada RPM 1 for 3 weeks - Sep 1979, Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Sep 1979, Top Song of 1979 of the Billboard 50th list, US CashBox 2 of 1979, US Radio 3 of 1979 (peak 1 14 weeks), France 3 - Sep 1979 (1 week), Canada 3 of 1979, RIANZ 3 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1979), UK 6 - Jun 1979 (13 weeks), WABC NY 6 of 1979, France (SNEP) 6 - Oct 1979 (2 months), Switzerland 7 - Sep 1979 (9 weeks), Australia 11 of 1979, Belgium 12 - Sep 1979 (4 weeks), ODK Germany 12 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks), POP 12 of 1979, Austria 13 - Oct 1979 (3 months), Italy 14 of 1980, Germany 17 - Sep 1979 (2 months), Holland 20 - Aug 1979 (6 weeks), Holland free40 42 of 1979, Brazil 42 of 1979, Billboard 50th song 75, 55th Billboard 100 85 (1979), Billboard100 90, OzNet 91, Vinyl Surrender 121 (1979), Acclaimed 792 (1979), RYM 38 of 1979, Party 251 of 1999 |
| 8 |
Bee Gees |
Too Much Heaven |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Nov 1978 (20 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Nov 1978 (21 weeks), Sweden (alt) 1 - Dec 1978 (24 weeks), France (SNEP) 1 - Dec 1978 (4 months), Norway 1 - Dec 1978 (26 weeks), Italy 1 for 3 weeks - Jan 1979, Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Jan 1979, New Zealand 1 for 1 week - Jan 1979, RIANZ 1 - Dec 1978 (19 weeks), Springbok 1 - Jan 1979 (16 weeks), South Africa 2 of 1979, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1979), UK 3 - Nov 1978 (13 weeks), Brazil 3 of 1979, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1978), Switzerland 5 - Feb 1979 (9 weeks), US CashBox 8 of 1979, Belgium 8 - Dec 1978 (9 weeks), Italy 9 of 1979, France 10 - Dec 1978 (1 week), Germany 10 - Jan 1979 (4 months), ODK Germany 10 - Dec 1978 (23 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), US BB 11 of 1979, Austria 13 - Feb 1979 (2 months), Holland 14 - Nov 1978 (9 weeks), WABC NY 21 of 1979, US Radio 22 of 1978 (peak 1 10 weeks), Canada 22 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 45 of the 1970s (peak 2, 25 weeks, 728k sales estimated, 1978), Germany 372 of the 1970s (peak 10 13 weeks) |
| 9 |
M |
Pop Muzik |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Aug 1979 (23 weeks), Sweden (alt) 1 - Jun 1979 (24 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Jun 1979 (14 weeks), Germany 1 - May 1979 (5 months), ODK Germany 1 - Jun 1979 (22 weeks) (6 weeks at number 1) (15 weeks in top 10), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1979, Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1979, Springbok 1 - Aug 1979 (18 weeks), Europe 1 for 5 weeks - Jul 1979, Germany 1 for 6 weeks - Jun 1979, UK 2 - Apr 1979 (14 weeks), Austria 2 - Jul 1979 (5 months), Holland 3 - May 1979 (11 weeks), France 3 - Nov 1979 (1 week), Belgium 3 - May 1979 (9 weeks), RIANZ 3 - Jul 1979 (18 weeks), Record World 4 - 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1979), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1979), Norway 5 - Jun 1979 (14 weeks), South Africa 5 of 1979, France (SNEP) 7 - Jul 1979 (2 months), Canada 8 - Sep 1979 (8 weeks), Australia 10 of 1979, D.Marsh 11 of 1979, Switzerland 13 of 1979, US CashBox 15 of 1979, US Radio 18 of 1979 (peak 1 13 weeks), Italy 18 of 1979, WABC NY 20 of 1979, Canada 21 of 1979, US BB 40 of 1980, POP 40 of 1979, Germany 59 of the 1970s (peak 1 18 weeks), UKMIX 477, OzNet 888, Acclaimed 1691 (1979), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Apr 1979), RYM 50 of 1979 |
| 10 |
Rod Stewart |
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? |
1979 |
UK 1 - Nov 1978 (13 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Dec 1978 (20 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Dec 1978 (22 weeks), France 1 - Jan 1979 (5 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 4 weeks - Mar 1979, Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Jan 1979, France (SNEP) 2 - Jan 1979 (4 months), Norway 2 - Jan 1979 (20 weeks), RIANZ 2 - Dec 1978 (15 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1979), US CashBox 3 of 1979, Belgium 3 - Dec 1978 (11 weeks), US BB 4 of 1979, WABC NY 4 of 1979, Holland 4 - Nov 1978 (11 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1978), US Radio 5 of 1979 (peak 1 13 weeks), Australia 7 of 1979, Austria 8 - Jan 1979 (5 months), Switzerland 8 - Jan 1979 (8 weeks), Germany 9 - Jan 1979 (3 months), ODK Germany 9 - Dec 1978 (22 weeks) (2 weeks in top 10), Sweden (alt) 11 - Jan 1979 (8 weeks), Italy 13 of 1979, Canada 15 of 1979, POP 22 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 25 of the 1970s (peak 2, 36 weeks, 519k sales estimated, 1978), Holland free40 29 of 1978, Brazil 36 of 1979, Rolling Stone 301, OzNet 304, Acclaimed 2068 (1978), RYM 192 of 1978 |
| 11 |
Anita Ward |
Ring My Bell |
1979 |
UK 1 - Jun 1979 (11 weeks), US Billboard 1 - May 1979 (21 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, France (SNEP) 1 - Aug 1979 (3 months), Norway 1 - Jul 1979 (17 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Aug 1979, New Zealand 1 for 1 week - Jul 1979, RIANZ 1 - Jul 1979 (14 weeks), Europe 1 for 3 weeks - Aug 1979, Holland 2 - Jun 1979 (12 weeks), Sweden (alt) 2 - Jun 1979 (22 weeks), France 3 - Jul 1979 (3 weeks), Austria 3 - Aug 1979 (5 months), ODK Germany 3 - Jul 1979 (18 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Springbok 3 - Aug 1979 (12 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1979), WABC NY 5 of 1979, Canada 5 - Jul 1979 (6 weeks), Switzerland 5 - Jul 1979 (11 weeks), Belgium 5 - Jul 1979 (11 weeks), Germany 5 - Jul 1979 (4 months), US CashBox 6 of 1979, D.Marsh 6 of 1979, US Radio 7 of 1979 (peak 1 13 weeks), US BB 9 of 1979, Brazil 11 of 1979, Canada 17 of 1979, POP 27 of 1979, Italy 39 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 196 of the 1970s (peak 2, 20 weeks, 354k sales estimated, 1979), Germany 264 of the 1970s (peak 3 13 weeks), Guardian Dance 7 |
| 12 |
Michael Jackson |
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Jul 1979 (21 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Norway 1 - Dec 1979 (14 weeks), New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks - Nov 1979, RIANZ 1 - Sep 1979 (13 weeks), Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Jan 1980, Springbok 1 - Nov 1979 (20 weeks), Holland 2 - Sep 1979 (10 weeks), Belgium 2 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1989), UK 3 - Sep 1979 (16 weeks), France 3 - Nov 1979 (1 week), POP 3 of 1979, Switzerland 4 - Jan 1980 (11 weeks), South Africa 4 of 1980, Austria 11 - Jan 1980 (2 months), Brazil 12 of 1980, Australia 12 of 1980, ODK Germany 13 - Nov 1979 (28 weeks), France (SNEP) 15 - Jan 1980 (1 month), US CashBox 17 of 1979, WABC NY 17 of 1979, Sweden (alt) 18 - Nov 1979 (2 weeks), Germany 19 - Nov 1979 (2 months), US Radio 27 of 1979 (peak 1 9 weeks), Canada 32 of 1979, D.Marsh 32 of 1979, Italy 57 of 1979, nuTsie 67 of 1970s, US BB 91 of 1979, Acclaimed 285 (1979), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Oct 1979), RYM 20 of 1979, Guardian Pop 49, Party 72 of 2007 |
| 13 |
Amii Stewart |
Knock On Wood |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Jan 1979 (20 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, France (SNEP) 1 - May 1979 (3 months), Italy 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1979, Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - May 1979, Canada 2 - Mar 1979 (14 weeks), Switzerland 2 - May 1979 (9 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1979), France 3 - Apr 1979 (1 week), RIANZ 3 - May 1979 (18 weeks), Sweden (alt) 5 - Feb 1979 (56 weeks), Canada 5 of 1979, UK 6 - Apr 1979 (12 weeks), Austria 6 - May 1979 (7 months), Holland 7 - Oct 1979 (9 weeks), Australia 9 of 1979, Springbok 9 - Jun 1979 (13 weeks), WABC NY 11 of 1979, Italy 11 of 1979, ODK Germany 13 - May 1979 (27 weeks), POP 14 of 1979, Belgium 16 - Jun 1979 (10 weeks), Germany 16 - Jun 1979 (4 months), Scrobulate 18 of disco, US CashBox 20 of 1979, US BB 22 of 1979, D.Marsh 31 of 1979, US Radio 34 of 1979 (peak 1 9 weeks), Brazil 99 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 111 of the 1970s (peak 2, 30 weeks, 587k sales estimated, 1979), UKMIX 639, OzNet 648, UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1979), RYM 83 of 1979 |
| 14 |
Abba |
Chiquitita |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Jan 1979 (13 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Feb 1979 (15 weeks), Belgium 1 - Jan 1979 (16 weeks), Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Feb 1979, New Zealand 1 for 1 week - May 1979, RIANZ 1 - Mar 1979 (19 weeks), Springbok 1 - Apr 1979 (18 weeks), Europe 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1979, Mexico 1 for 5 weeks - Jul 1979, UK 2 - Feb 1979 (9 weeks), Sweden (alt) 2 - Feb 1979 (24 weeks), Germany 3 - Feb 1979 (4 months), ODK Germany 3 - Jan 1979 (26 weeks) (15 weeks in top 10), Norway 4 - Feb 1979 (18 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1979), Austria 6 - Mar 1979 (4 months), Switzerland 9 of 1979, Japan (Tokyo) 12 - Feb 2001 (7 weeks), France (SNEP) 15 - Mar 1979 (1 month), South Africa 17 of 1979, Scrobulate 21 of swedish, US Billboard 29 - Nov 1979 (11 weeks), Brazil 45 of 1979, Germany 136 of the 1970s (peak 3 18 weeks), RYM 167 of 1979 |
| 15 |
Cliff Richard |
We Don't Talk Anymore |
1979 |
UK 1 - Jul 1979 (14 weeks), France 1 - Sep 1979 (4 weeks), Austria 1 - Oct 1979 (5 months), Switzerland 1 - Sep 1979 (19 weeks), Norway 1 - Oct 1979 (25 weeks), Belgium 1 - Sep 1979 (12 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1980 (5 months), ODK Germany 1 - Sep 1979 (28 weeks) (5 weeks at number 1) (18 weeks in top 10), Eire 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1979, Europe 1 for 5 weeks - Oct 1979, Germany 1 for 5 weeks - Oct 1979, Canada 2 - Dec 1979 (10 weeks), Springbok 2 - Sep 1979 (18 weeks), Holland 3 - Aug 1979 (11 weeks), Sweden (alt) 4 - Oct 1979 (14 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Aug 1979), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1980), Switzerland 5 of 1979, RIANZ 5 - Sep 1979 (14 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Oct 1979 (19 weeks), Record World 9 - 1979, South Africa 20 of 1979, Australia 24 of 1979, Canada 29 of 1980, WABC NY 44 of 1980, US BB 45 of 1980, US Radio 60 of 1980 (peak 7 9 weeks), Germany 65 of the 1970s (peak 1 17 weeks), Italy 70 of 1980, US CashBox 86 of 1979, Holland free40 99 of 1979, UKMIX 385 |
| 16 |
Kiss |
I Was Made For Lovin' You |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Jun 1979 (17 weeks), France 1 - Aug 1979 (5 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Oct 1979, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks - Sep 1979, RIANZ 1 - Aug 1979 (18 weeks), Canada 2 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), France (SNEP) 2 - Sep 1979 (3 months), Switzerland 2 - Aug 1979 (14 weeks), Belgium 2 - Jul 1979 (13 weeks), Australia 2 of 1979, Germany 2 - Jul 1979 (5 months), ODK Germany 2 - Jul 1979 (39 weeks) (16 weeks in top 10), Springbok 2 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1979), Record World 5 - 1979, Austria 6 - Aug 1979 (5 months), Canada 8 of 1979, Norway 10 - Jun 1980 (1 week), US Billboard 11 - May 1979 (16 weeks), Switzerland 16 of 1979, Europe 16 of the 1970s (1979), South Africa 18 of 1979, Sweden (alt) 19 - Aug 1979 (2 weeks), D.Marsh 26 of 1979, Italy 30 of 1979, OzNet 41, UK 50 - Jun 1979 (7 weeks), US BB 74 of 1979, US CashBox 74 of 1979, Holland free40 74 of 1979, WABC NY 80 of 1979, US Radio 81 of 1979 (peak 11 6 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 82 of the 1970s (peak 2, 27 weeks, 594k sales estimated, 1979), Germany 101 of the 1970s (peak 2 20 weeks), Belgium 199 of all time, RYM 54 of 1979 |
| 17 |
Buggles |
Video Killed the Radio Star |
1979 |
UK 1 - Sep 1979 (11 weeks), Sweden (alt) 1 - Nov 1979 (18 weeks), France (SNEP) 1 - Nov 1979 (4 months), Austria 1 - Jan 1980 (4 months), Switzerland 1 - Nov 1979 (13 weeks), Italy 1 of 1980, Italy 1 for 14 weeks - Mar 1980, Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1979, Australia 1 for 7 weeks - Dec 1979, Europe 1 for 2 weeks - Jan 1980, France 1 for 12 weeks - Nov 1979, France 2 - Nov 1979 (2 weeks), Germany 2 - Jan 1980 (4 months), ODK Germany 2 - Nov 1979 (22 weeks) (12 weeks in top 10), RIANZ 2 - Nov 1979 (5 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1979), Springbok 6 - Jan 1980 (11 weeks), Belgium 7 - Nov 1979 (4 weeks), Holland 17 - Oct 1979 (6 weeks), Australia 18 of 1979, Canada 30 of 1980, France (InfoDisc) 34 of the 1970s (peak 1, 23 weeks, 1,212k sales estimated, 1979), POP 39 of 1979, US Billboard 40 - Nov 1979 (9 weeks), Scrobulate 81 of 80s, Germany 339 of the 1970s (peak 2 7 weeks), OzNet 344, Acclaimed 1229 (1979), RYM 31 of 1979, Guardian Pop 50 |
| 18 |
The Village People |
In the Navy |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Mar 1979 (10 weeks), Belgium 1 - Mar 1979 (12 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - May 1979, France 1 for 4 weeks - May 1979, UK 2 - Mar 1979 (9 weeks), Record World 2 - 1979, France (SNEP) 2 - Apr 1979 (3 months), Norway 2 - Apr 1979 (18 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Mar 1979 (18 weeks), Sweden (alt) 3 - Mar 1979 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 3 - Mar 1979 (13 weeks) (7 weeks in top 10), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1979), France 5 - May 1979 (2 weeks), Austria 5 - Apr 1979 (3 months), Germany 5 - Mar 1979 (3 months), Switzerland 7 - Apr 1979 (8 weeks), RIANZ 7 - Apr 1979 (11 weeks), Canada 9 - Mar 1979 (11 weeks), WABC NY 25 of 1979, POP 26 of 1979, Canada 27 of 1979, US CashBox 36 of 1979, US Radio 41 of 1979 (peak 3 9 weeks), US BB 48 of 1979, Italy 56 of 1979, Brazil 62 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 75 of the 1970s (peak 1, 22 weeks, 807k sales estimated, 1979), Germany 373 of the 1970s (peak 3 9 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Apr 1979) |
| 19 |
Donna Summer |
Bad Girls |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - May 1979 (20 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Jun 1979 (10 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Aug 1979, US BB 2 of 1979, WABC NY 2 of 1979, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Sep 1979), Switzerland 5 - Jul 1979 (11 weeks), US Radio 6 of 1979 (peak 1 12 weeks), Belgium 6 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), RIANZ 6 - Jul 1979 (18 weeks), POP 6 of 1979, US CashBox 7 of 1979, Holland 7 - Jul 1979 (9 weeks), Norway 8 - Sep 1979 (4 weeks), ODK Germany 9 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Canada 10 of 1979, Sweden (alt) 13 - Sep 1979 (4 weeks), UK 14 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), Germany 15 - Aug 1979 (2 months), D.Marsh 16 of 1979, Brazil 21 of 1979, Austria 23 - Sep 1979 (1 month), Scrobulate 62 of disco, Italy 64 of 1979, Acclaimed 822 (1979), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jul 1979) |
| 20 |
The Doobie Brothers |
What a Fool Believes |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Jan 1979 (20 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - May 1979, Grammy in 1979, ASCAP song of 1979, Canada 3 - Feb 1979 (19 weeks), France 3 - Apr 1979 (3 weeks), D.Marsh 3 of 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1979), US CashBox 5 of 1979, RIANZ 5 - Apr 1979 (14 weeks), Springbok 7 - May 1979 (14 weeks), Belgium 10 - Jun 1986 (3 weeks), Holland 12 - Jun 1986 (7 weeks), US BB 19 of 1979, US Radio 19 of 1979 (peak 1 10 weeks), Brazil 27 of 1979, UK 31 - Feb 1979 (11 weeks), WABC NY 31 of 1979, Canada 31 of 1979, Scrobulate 63 of 70s, POP 74 of 1979, OzNet 545, Acclaimed 1466 (1978), RYM 155 of 1979 |
| 21 |
Sister Sledge |
We Are Family |
1979 |
Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1979, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1979), Library of Congress artifact added 2016 (1979), US Billboard 2 - Apr 1979 (19 weeks), France 2 - Jun 1979 (3 weeks), Record World 3 - 1979, Canada 3 - Jun 1979 (10 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1979), POP 4 of 1979, Switzerland 6 - Jul 1979 (9 weeks), RIANZ 6 - Jul 1979 (12 weeks), UK 8 - May 1979 (14 weeks), Holland 14 - Jul 1979 (9 weeks), D.Marsh 14 of 1979, Belgium 20 - Jun 1979 (6 weeks), US CashBox 21 of 1979, Scrobulate 25 of disco, US Radio 26 of 1979 (peak 2 9 weeks), ODK Germany 26 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), WABC NY 28 of 1979, Brazil 38 of 1979, US BB 53 of 1979, Canada 55 of 1979, nuTsie 68 of 1970s, Italy 70 of 1979, RIAA 192, Acclaimed 584 (1979), Party 8 of 2007, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 22 |
Dire Straits |
Sultans of Swing |
1979 |
Canada 2 - Feb 1979 (16 weeks), Poland 3 - Oct 1998 (21 weeks), Springbok 3 - Apr 1979 (12 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Feb 1979 (15 weeks), UK 8 - Mar 1979 (11 weeks), Holland free40 8 of 1978, France 8 - Mar 1979 (1 week), Belgium 9 of all time, Holland 10 - Aug 1978 (8 weeks), Europe 10 of the 1970s (1978), Record World 11 - 1979, RIANZ 12 - Dec 1978 (15 weeks), Belgium 13 - Sep 1978 (6 weeks), Brazil 18 of 1979, ODK Germany 20 - Jun 1979 (13 weeks), Germany 27 - Aug 1979 (1 month), 34 in 2FM list, POP 35 of 1979, US Radio 40 of 1979 (peak 4 9 weeks), nuTsie 40 of 1970s, OzNet 46, Canada 47 of 1979, Scrobulate 48 of classic rock, US CashBox 52 of 1979, TheQ 55, US BB 61 of 1979, Vinyl Surrender 76 (1978), Poland 81 of all time, WXPN 81, WABC NY 86 of 1979, Acclaimed 495 (1978), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1982), RYM 8 of 1978, WFUV 14, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 23 |
Peaches & Herb |
Reunited |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Mar 1979 (23 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Apr 1979 (12 weeks), Holland 1 - May 1979 (13 weeks), Belgium 1 - Jun 1979 (9 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1979, RIANZ 2 - May 1979 (14 weeks), D.Marsh 2 of 1979, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 1979), UK 4 - Apr 1979 (13 weeks), US BB 5 of 1979, WABC NY 7 of 1979, US CashBox 9 of 1979, US Radio 9 of 1979 (peak 1 13 weeks), Canada 9 of 1979, France 10 - Jun 1979 (1 week), Brazil 15 of 1979, ODK Germany 30 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), Acclaimed 2351 (1979), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1979) |
| 24 |
Supertramp |
The Logical Song |
1979 |
Canada 1 - May 1979 (16 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1979, Canada 1 of 1979, France (InfoDisc) 2 of the 1970s (peak 2, 44 weeks, 677k sales estimated, 1979), France (SNEP) 3 - Apr 1979 (3 months), Springbok 3 - Jun 1979 (16 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Mar 1979 (21 weeks), Record World 6 - 1979, UK 7 - Mar 1979 (11 weeks), France 7 - Apr 1979 (2 weeks), Scrobulate 10 of 70s, ODK Germany 12 - Jun 1979 (23 weeks), RIANZ 13 - May 1979 (17 weeks), Germany 14 - Jun 1979 (3 months), Austria 15 - Sep 1979 (4 months), Holland free40 16 of 1979, Belgium 16 - May 1979 (2 weeks), Holland 20 - Mar 1979 (7 weeks), Brazil 26 of 1979, US BB 27 of 1979, WABC NY 29 of 1979, US Radio 36 of 1979 (peak 6 10 weeks), US CashBox 37 of 1979, Italy 61 of 1979, POP 67 of 1979, TheQ 233, OzNet 245, RYM 24 of 1979 |
| 25 |
The Boomtown Rats |
I Don't Like Mondays |
1979 |
UK 1 - Jul 1979 (12 weeks), Eire 1 for 4 weeks - Jul 1979, Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1979, Springbok 1 - Oct 1979 (13 weeks), Europe 1 for 2 weeks - Aug 1979, Holland 2 - Aug 1979 (11 weeks), Sweden (alt) 2 - Aug 1979 (22 weeks), Canada 3 - Oct 1979 (13 weeks), France 3 - Sep 1979 (2 weeks), Norway 3 - Sep 1979 (13 weeks), Belgium 3 - Sep 1979 (10 weeks), RIANZ 3 - Sep 1979 (16 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1979), Germany 5 - Sep 1979 (3 months), Switzerland 6 - Sep 1979 (8 weeks), Australia 6 of 1979, ODK Germany 6 - Sep 1979 (26 weeks) (7 weeks in top 10), Austria 10 - Oct 1979 (3 months), South Africa 11 of 1979, Holland free40 27 of 1979, POP 45 of 1980, Canada 55 of 1980, US Billboard 73 - Feb 1980 (5 weeks), OzNet 222, Germany 359 of the 1970s (peak 6 12 weeks), UKMIX 670, Acclaimed 2335 (1979), RYM 53 of 1979 |
| 26 |
Styx |
Babe |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Oct 1979 (18 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Oct 1979 (18 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 6 weeks - Dec 1979, Springbok 1 - Feb 1980 (13 weeks), France 4 - Nov 1979 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1980), UK 6 - Jan 1980 (10 weeks), Holland 9 - Jan 1980 (8 weeks), US Radio 13 of 1979 (peak 1 11 weeks), Belgium 17 - Feb 1980 (4 weeks), South Africa 18 of 1980, US BB 20 of 1980, US CashBox 30 of 1979, POP 32 of 1979, Brazil 36 of 1980, Canada 39 of 1980, WABC NY 40 of 1979, RIANZ 45 - Dec 1979 (1 week), Holland free40 92 of 1980, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1980) |
| 27 |
Chic |
Good Times |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Jun 1979 (19 weeks), Record World 2 - 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1979), D.Marsh 4 of 1979, UK 5 - Jun 1979 (13 weeks), POP 7 of 1979, WABC NY 8 of 1979, RIANZ 8 - Jul 1979 (15 weeks), Springbok 8 - Aug 1979 (13 weeks), US CashBox 12 of 1979, US Radio 12 of 1979 (peak 1 11 weeks), Canada 13 - Aug 1979 (5 weeks), Belgium 15 - Jul 1979 (8 weeks), Sweden (alt) 16 - Jul 1979 (4 weeks), Holland 17 - Jul 1979 (6 weeks), Scrobulate 19 of disco, US BB 20 of 1979, ODK Germany 36 - Aug 1979 (10 weeks), Canada 40 of 1979, 42 in 2FM list, Brazil 57 of 1979, nuTsie 57 of 1970s, Acclaimed 89 (1979), Rolling Stone 224, RYM 56 of 1979 |
| 28 |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
Boogie Wonderland |
1979 |
France 1 - Sep 1979 (3 weeks), Norway 2 - Jun 1979 (16 weeks), Belgium 3 - Jun 1979 (11 weeks), UK 4 - May 1979 (13 weeks), Holland 4 - May 1979 (12 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1979), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1979), US Billboard 6 - May 1979 (16 weeks), Sweden (alt) 7 - Jun 1979 (14 weeks), RIANZ 7 - Jun 1979 (18 weeks), Record World 11 - 1979, France (SNEP) 13 - Sep 1979 (1 month), Springbok 17 - Sep 1979 (4 weeks), POP 23 of 1979, ODK Germany 25 - Jul 1979 (11 weeks), US CashBox 33 of 1979, D.Marsh 38 of 1979, US Radio 49 of 1979 (peak 6 9 weeks), Scrobulate 52 of disco, WABC NY 56 of 1979, US BB 57 of 1979, Italy 58 of 1979, Japan (Tokyo) 79 - Mar 1989 (2 weeks), OzNet 710, Acclaimed 2059 (1979), RYM 98 of 1979 |
| 29 |
Billy Joel |
My Life |
1979 |
ASCAP song of 1978, Canada 2 - Nov 1978 (19 weeks), Springbok 2 - Jan 1979 (15 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 2001), US Billboard 3 - Nov 1978 (18 weeks), Record World 3 - 1978, Switzerland 4 - Feb 1979 (8 weeks), RIANZ 6 - Dec 1978 (15 weeks), France 8 - Nov 1978 (1 week), South Africa 10 of 1979, Austria 11 - Mar 1979 (3 months), UK 12 - Dec 1978 (15 weeks), Belgium 19 - Feb 1979 (1 week), Holland 23 - Feb 1979 (5 weeks), US Radio 26 of 1978 (peak 3 11 weeks), Canada 26 of 1979, US BB 28 of 1979, US CashBox 32 of 1979, POP 47 of 1979, WABC NY 49 of 1979, Brazil 65 of 1979, Scrobulate 66 of pop rock, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1979), RYM 92 of 1978 |
| 30 |
Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer |
No More Tears (Enough is Enough) |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Oct 1979 (14 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Sweden (alt) 1 - Nov 1979 (20 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1997), UK 3 - Nov 1979 (13 weeks), Norway 3 - Nov 1979 (12 weeks), France 4 - Nov 1979 (1 week), RIANZ 7 - Nov 1979 (6 weeks), Switzerland 11 - Dec 1979 (5 weeks), Belgium 14 - Nov 1979 (7 weeks), WABC NY 15 of 1979, Holland 20 - Nov 1979 (6 weeks), Austria 20 - Jan 1980 (1 month), US CashBox 25 of 1979, US Radio 29 of 1979 (peak 1 8 weeks), ODK Germany 31 - Nov 1979 (11 weeks), US BB 38 of 1980, Italy 46 of 1979, Canada 58 of 1980, Brazil 64 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1979), RYM 148 of 1979 |
| 31 |
Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro |
Stumblin' In |
1979 |
ODK Germany 2 - Dec 1978 (20 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), RIANZ 2 - Jan 1979 (20 weeks), Springbok 2 - Jan 1979 (12 weeks), Holland 3 - Dec 1978 (10 weeks), Germany 3 - Jan 1979 (4 months), US Billboard 4 - Jan 1979 (22 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1979), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1979), Austria 6 - Dec 1978 (4 months), Canada 7 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), Sweden (alt) 7 - Jan 1979 (12 weeks), Switzerland 7 - Dec 1978 (12 weeks), Record World 8 - 1979, South Africa 12 of 1979, Brazil 14 of 1979, Australia 16 of 1979, US BB 23 of 1979, US Radio 31 of 1979 (peak 4 10 weeks), UK 41 - Nov 1978 (8 weeks), US CashBox 62 of 1979, WABC NY 82 of 1979, Canada 91 of 1979, Germany 244 of the 1970s (peak 2 13 weeks), RYM 138 of 1978 |
| 32 |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
September |
1979 |
UK 3 - Dec 1978 (13 weeks), Record World 4 - 1979, France 4 - Feb 1979 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1979), Canada 6 - Jan 1978 (11 weeks), Norway 6 - Feb 1979 (8 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Nov 1978 (16 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 9 - Sep 1989 (11 weeks), POP 10 of 1979, RIANZ 12 - Feb 1979 (13 weeks), Sweden (alt) 13 - Jan 1979 (12 weeks), Belgium 14 - Jan 1979 (6 weeks), Springbok 16 - Mar 1979 (4 weeks), Holland 18 - Jan 1979 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 20 - Feb 1979 (15 weeks), Germany 26 - Mar 1979 (1 month), Italy 51 of 1979, US CashBox 54 of 1979, US Radio 62 of 1979 (peak 8 8 weeks), WABC NY 69 of 1979, Scrobulate 72 of funk, US BB 78 of 1979, UK Songs 2013-23 peak 99 - Jan 2018 (1 week), OzNet 203, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1979), RYM 52 of 1978, Party 95 of 2007, UK most streamed for 1978 |
| 33 |
The Pointer Sisters |
Fire |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Feb 1979 (12 weeks), Belgium 1 - Feb 1979 (11 weeks), New Zealand 1 for 1 week - Mar 1979, RIANZ 1 - Feb 1979 (15 weeks), Springbok 1 - Sep 1979 (15 weeks), US Billboard 2 - Nov 1978 (22 weeks), Record World 2 - 1979, Canada 2 - Jan 1979 (15 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1979), South Africa 6 of 1979, France 8 - Dec 1978 (1 week), Austria 10 - May 1979 (5 months), US BB 15 of 1979, US CashBox 16 of 1979, US Radio 22 of 1979 (peak 2 13 weeks), UK 34 - Mar 1979 (8 weeks), ODK Germany 35 - May 1979 (3 weeks), WABC NY 42 of 1979, Canada 50 of 1979, OzNet 503, RYM 170 of 1978 |
| 34 |
The Police |
Message in a Bottle |
1979 |
UK 1 - Sep 1979 (11 weeks), Canada 1 - Nov 1979 (13 weeks), Eire 1 for 1 week - Oct 1979, Holland 2 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), France (SNEP) 2 - Jan 1980 (3 months), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1979), France 5 - Nov 1979 (1 week), Springbok 5 - Apr 1980 (14 weeks), Belgium 6 - Oct 1979 (9 weeks), Sweden (alt) 20 - Nov 1979 (2 weeks), RIANZ 21 - Dec 1979 (2 weeks), Holland free40 24 of 1979, Virgin 24, Canada 34 of 1980, ODK Germany 35 - Nov 1979 (23 weeks), Scrobulate 58 of 80s, Europe 70 of the 1970s (1979), US Billboard 74 - Nov 1979 (6 weeks), Italy 80 of 1980, nuTsie 99 of 1970s, Belgium 143 of all time, France (InfoDisc) 190 of the 1970s (peak 3, 24 weeks, 687k sales estimated, 1979), WXPN 546, Acclaimed 733 (1979), OzNet 737, RYM 41 of 1979 |
| 35 |
Art Garfunkel |
Bright Eyes |
1979 |
UK 1 - Mar 1979 (19 weeks), Holland 1 - May 1979 (14 weeks), Belgium 1 - May 1979 (12 weeks), Eire 1 for 4 weeks - Apr 1979, Switzerland 2 - Jul 1979 (18 weeks), RIANZ 2 - Jul 1979 (24 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in May 1979), Sweden (alt) 3 - Jul 1979 (32 weeks), Austria 3 - Aug 1979 (5 months), Switzerland 3 of 1979, Norway 3 - Sep 1979 (25 weeks), Germany 3 - Jun 1979 (5 months), ODK Germany 3 - Jun 1979 (35 weeks) (16 weeks in top 10), UK sales 9 of the 1970s (1,150 k in 1979), Springbok 15 - Jul 1979 (6 weeks), Australia 20 of 1979, Europe 29 of the 1970s (1979), Holland free40 96 of 1979, Germany 97 of the 1970s (peak 3 21 weeks), Belgium 181 of all time, UKMIX 304, RYM 15 of 1979 |
| 36 |
Electric Light Orchestra |
Don't Bring Me Down |
1979 |
Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Oct 1979, Canada 2 - Aug 1979 (12 weeks), Austria 2 - Oct 1979 (5 months), Switzerland 2 - Oct 1979 (12 weeks), UK 3 - Sep 1979 (9 weeks), Record World 3 - 1979, US Billboard 4 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1979), Holland 5 - Aug 1979 (11 weeks), ODK Germany 5 - Sep 1979 (27 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Belgium 6 - Sep 1979 (8 weeks), Germany 6 - Sep 1979 (4 months), RIANZ 6 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks), Springbok 9 - Mar 1980 (6 weeks), Canada 25 of 1979, US Radio 35 of 1979 (peak 4 10 weeks), US CashBox 39 of 1979, Holland free40 41 of 1979, POP 46 of 1979, WABC NY 78 of 1979, US BB 81 of 1979, Germany 316 of the 1970s (peak 5 13 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1979), RYM 92 of 1979 |
| 37 |
Dr Hook |
When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman |
1979 |
UK 1 - Sep 1979 (17 weeks), Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1979, Holland 2 - May 1979 (13 weeks), Belgium 2 - May 1979 (11 weeks), RIANZ 2 - Jun 1979 (18 weeks), Canada 3 - Jun 1979 (11 weeks), Record World 4 - 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1979), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1979), US Billboard 6 - Apr 1979 (25 weeks), France 6 - Oct 1979 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 8 - Aug 1979 (28 weeks) (7 weeks in top 10), Germany 9 - Aug 1979 (5 months), US BB 13 of 1979, Austria 14 - Nov 1979 (1 month), Canada 23 of 1979, WABC NY 37 of 1979, US CashBox 40 of 1979, US Radio 52 of 1979 (peak 6 10 weeks), Holland free40 98 of 1979, UKMIX 253, Germany 291 of the 1970s (peak 8 18 weeks) |
| 38 |
The Police |
Roxanne |
1979 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1978), France (SNEP) 5 - Aug 1980 (2 months), France 8 - May 1978 (2 weeks), RIANZ 8 - Jun 1979 (16 weeks), Holland free40 9 of 1979, UK 12 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), D.Marsh 13 of 1979, Holland 21 - Jun 1979 (6 weeks), nuTsie 26 of 1970s, Europe 31 of the 1970s (1978), US Billboard 32 - Feb 1979 (13 weeks), Virgin 38, Record World 39 - 1979, POP 49 of 1979, Scrobulate 73 of new wave, Belgium 76 of all time, Japan (Tokyo) 84 - May 1995 (4 weeks), Poland 88 of all time, TheQ 91, Acclaimed 226 (1978), WXPN 290, Rolling Stone 388, RYM 48 of 1978, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 39 |
Cheap Trick |
I Want You to Want Me |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Apr 1979 (12 weeks), Belgium 1 - May 1979 (9 weeks), Canada 2 - May 1979 (13 weeks), Record World 4 - 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1979), US Billboard 7 - Apr 1979 (19 weeks), D.Marsh 8 of 1979, Canada 11 of 1979, Austria 15 - Jan 1980 (3 months), ODK Germany 18 - Aug 1979 (27 weeks), Germany 23 - Sep 1979 (2 months), RIANZ 23 - Aug 1979 (14 weeks), US CashBox 27 of 1979, UK 29 - May 1979 (9 weeks), US BB 34 of 1979, WABC NY 43 of 1979, US Radio 56 of 1979 (peak 7 9 weeks), POP 66 of 1979, Holland free40 84 of 1979, Scrobulate 88 of classic, TheQ 186, Acclaimed 1334 (1979), RYM 51 of 1979, Party 65 of 2007 |
| 40 |
Abba |
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) |
1979 |
France 1 - Oct 1979 (3 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Nov 1979 (13 weeks), Belgium 1 - Nov 1979 (7 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1979, Europe 1 for 7 weeks - Nov 1979, Holland 2 - Oct 1979 (9 weeks), France (SNEP) 2 - Dec 1979 (3 months), Austria 2 - Jan 1980 (3 months), Norway 2 - Oct 1979 (17 weeks), UK 3 - Oct 1979 (12 weeks), Germany 3 - Jan 1980 (3 months), ODK Germany 3 - Oct 1979 (26 weeks) (10 weeks in top 10), Sweden (alt) 16 - Dec 1979 (6 weeks), Springbok 16 - Feb 1980 (4 weeks), RIANZ 20 - Nov 1979 (5 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 198 of the 1970s (peak 3, 22 weeks, 583k sales estimated, 1979), Germany 301 of the 1970s (peak 3 9 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1979), RYM 57 of 1979 |
| 41 |
Eagles |
Heartache Tonight |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Oct 1979 (14 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 1 - Sep 1979 (15 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1980), RIANZ 7 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), France 8 - Dec 1979 (1 week), Switzerland 10 - Nov 1979 (6 weeks), Holland 16 - Oct 1979 (6 weeks), US Radio 24 of 1979 (peak 1 11 weeks), Canada 28 of 1979, US CashBox 34 of 1979, POP 37 of 1979, UK 40 - Oct 1979 (5 weeks), US BB 46 of 1980, Holland free40 46 of 1979, WABC NY 67 of 1979, OzNet 818 |
| 42 |
Robert John |
Sad Eyes |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - May 1979 (27 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, New Zealand 1 for 1 week - Sep 1979, RIANZ 1 - Aug 1979 (17 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1979), US BB 10 of 1979, US CashBox 13 of 1979, WABC NY 14 of 1979, Canada 14 of 1979, US Radio 16 of 1979 (peak 1 13 weeks), Sweden (alt) 19 - Oct 1979 (2 weeks), UK 31 - Oct 1979 (8 weeks), Brazil 92 of 1979 |
| 43 |
Toto |
Hold the Line |
1979 |
Springbok 1 - Mar 1979 (13 weeks), Sweden (alt) 3 - Jan 1979 (18 weeks), France 4 - Feb 1979 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1979), US Billboard 5 - Oct 1978 (20 weeks), Record World 5 - 1979, Canada 5 - Dec 1978 (14 weeks), South Africa 7 of 1979, RIANZ 11 - Jan 1979 (12 weeks), UK 14 - Feb 1979 (11 weeks), Holland free40 19 of 1979, Belgium 22 - Feb 1979 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 23 - Mar 1979 (11 weeks), Holland 25 - Jan 1979 (6 weeks), US CashBox 41 of 1979, POP 41 of 1979, US BB 44 of 1979, US Radio 55 of 1979 (peak 5 9 weeks), WABC NY 60 of 1979, Canada 62 of 1979, Italy 91 of 1979, RYM 169 of 1978 |
| 44 |
Wings |
Goodnight Tonight |
1979 |
Canada 2 - Mar 1979 (16 weeks), France 2 - May 1979 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1979), UK 5 - Apr 1979 (10 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Mar 1979 (16 weeks), France (SNEP) 5 - Jul 1979 (3 months), Canada 6 of 1979, RIANZ 6 - May 1979 (13 weeks), Record World 7 - 1979, Norway 9 - Jun 1979 (2 weeks), Springbok 16 - Jun 1979 (5 weeks), Sweden (alt) 19 - Jun 1979 (2 weeks), Belgium 20 - May 1979 (5 weeks), Holland 21 - Apr 1979 (7 weeks), Italy 22 of 1979, US Radio 32 of 1979 (peak 5 11 weeks), ODK Germany 34 - May 1979 (10 weeks), US BB 52 of 1979, US CashBox 53 of 1979, WABC NY 66 of 1979, Holland free40 80 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1979), RYM 69 of 1979 |
| 45 |
Racey |
Some Girls |
1979 |
New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks - Aug 1979, RIANZ 1 - Jul 1979 (21 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Jul 1979, Springbok 1 - Jun 1979 (19 weeks), UK 2 - Mar 1979 (11 weeks), Switzerland 2 - Jun 1979 (12 weeks), ODK Germany 2 - May 1979 (26 weeks) (12 weeks in top 10), Holland 3 - Apr 1979 (10 weeks), Belgium 3 - Apr 1979 (12 weeks), Germany 3 - May 1979 (4 months), South Africa 3 of 1979, Australia 4 of 1979, UK Gold (certified by BPI in May 1979), Austria 9 - Jun 1979 (5 months), Sweden (alt) 11 - Nov 1979 (12 weeks), Switzerland 20 of 1979, Germany 201 of the 1970s (peak 2 17 weeks) |
| 46 |
Electric Light Orchestra |
Shine a Little Love |
1979 |
Canada 1 - Jun 1979 (13 weeks), France 2 - Jun 1979 (2 weeks), UK 6 - May 1979 (10 weeks), US Billboard 8 - May 1979 (15 weeks), Record World 8 - 1979, Norway 9 - Jun 1979 (2 weeks), Holland 10 - May 1979 (8 weeks), Springbok 16 - Aug 1979 (4 weeks), Belgium 17 - Jun 1979 (6 weeks), RIANZ 17 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), Austria 23 - Aug 1979 (1 month), ODK Germany 30 - Jul 1979 (14 weeks), Canada 39 of 1979, US Radio 63 of 1979 (peak 8 9 weeks), US CashBox 67 of 1979, Italy 67 of 1979, US BB 71 of 1979, Holland free40 72 of 1979, WABC NY 96 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1979), RYM 156 of 1979 |
| 47 |
Bee Gees |
Love You Inside Out |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Apr 1979 (19 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Jun 1979, Record World 4 - 1979, Canada 4 - May 1979 (10 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1979), France 8 - May 1979 (1 week), UK 13 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), RIANZ 17 - May 1979 (9 weeks), Canada 19 of 1979, ODK Germany 21 - May 1979 (10 weeks), Belgium 22 - May 1979 (3 weeks), US Radio 30 of 1979 (peak 1 10 weeks), US BB 33 of 1979, Holland 35 - May 1979 (3 weeks), US CashBox 51 of 1979, WABC NY 63 of 1979, Italy 76 of 1979, NY Daily Love list 62 |
| 48 |
Olivia Newton-John |
A Little More Love |
1979 |
US Billboard 3 - Nov 1978 (19 weeks), Holland 3 - Dec 1978 (11 weeks), Belgium 3 - Dec 1978 (11 weeks), UK 4 - Dec 1978 (12 weeks), Record World 4 - 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1979), Canada 5 - Feb 1979 (9 weeks), Norway 6 - Jan 1979 (8 weeks), Canada 7 of 1979, RIANZ 7 - Jan 1979 (13 weeks), France (SNEP) 11 - Feb 1979 (1 month), Sweden (alt) 12 - Dec 1978 (12 weeks), US Radio 15 of 1979 (peak 3 14 weeks), US BB 17 of 1979, US CashBox 23 of 1979, ODK Germany 34 - Feb 1979 (6 weeks), WABC NY 55 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1978), RYM 123 of 1978 |
| 49 |
The Commodores |
Still |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Sep 1979 (19 weeks), Record World 3 - 1979, UK 4 - Nov 1979 (11 weeks), Canada 6 - Oct 1979 (11 weeks), US Radio 8 of 1979 (peak 1 12 weeks), RIANZ 15 - Nov 1979 (5 weeks), Holland 17 - Nov 1979 (7 weeks), US BB 23 of 1980, WABC NY 24 of 1979, Belgium 24 - Dec 1979 (2 weeks), D.Marsh 24 of 1979, US CashBox 55 of 1979, Brazil 66 of 1979, Canada 77 of 1980, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1979) |
| 50 |
Herb Alpert |
Rise |
1979 |
US Billboard 1 - Jul 1979 (24 weeks), Record World 1 - 1979, Springbok 3 - Dec 1979 (18 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1979), RIANZ 5 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), WABC NY 10 of 1979, US Radio 10 of 1979 (peak 1 13 weeks), UK 13 - Oct 1979 (13 weeks), South Africa 17 of 1980, US CashBox 18 of 1979, POP 25 of 1979, Canada 37 of 1979, Brazil 39 of 1979, US BB 54 of 1980 |
| 51 |
Frank Mills |
Music Box Dancer |
1979 |
Record World 1 - 1979, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1979 (16 weeks), RIANZ 2 - Apr 1979 (12 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Jan 1979 (20 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1979), Switzerland 6 of 1979, Holland 11 - Dec 1978 (8 weeks), Belgium 11 - Jan 1979 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 12 - Apr 1979 (18 weeks), Austria 16 - Jun 1979 (2 months), Canada 17 - Apr 1979 (6 weeks), Germany 17 - Apr 1979 (2 months), US CashBox 28 of 1979, US BB 49 of 1979, US Radio 50 of 1979 (peak 4 8 weeks), WABC NY 54 of 1979 |
| 52 |
Chic |
I Want Your Love |
1979 |
France 3 - May 1979 (2 weeks), UK 4 - Feb 1979 (11 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1979), Record World 5 - 1979, US Billboard 7 - Feb 1979 (19 weeks), Canada 10 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), Holland 14 - Mar 1979 (6 weeks), RIANZ 15 - Apr 1979 (14 weeks), Belgium 17 - Mar 1979 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 27 - Apr 1979 (7 weeks), US Radio 57 of 1979 (peak 7 8 weeks), Brazil 60 of 1979, US BB 62 of 1979, Canada 78 of 1979, US CashBox 81 of 1979, WABC NY 99 of 1979, RYM 196 of 1979 |
| 53 |
Randy Vanwarmer |
Just When I Needed You Most |
1979 |
US Billboard 4 - Mar 1979 (20 weeks), France 4 - May 1979 (2 weeks), Belgium 4 - Jul 1979 (8 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1979), Record World 5 - 1979, Holland 6 - Jun 1979 (10 weeks), Canada 7 - Jun 1979 (8 weeks), UK 8 - Aug 1979 (11 weeks), RIANZ 9 - Aug 1979 (14 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 20 - May 1994 (10 weeks), US BB 29 of 1979, US Radio 44 of 1979 (peak 4 9 weeks), US CashBox 46 of 1979, WABC NY 95 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1979) |
| 54 |
Abba |
I Have a Dream |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Dec 1979 (11 weeks), Switzerland 1 - Dec 1979 (13 weeks), Belgium 1 - Dec 1979 (13 weeks), Europe 1 for 3 weeks - Jan 1980, UK 2 - Dec 1979 (10 weeks), Austria 2 - Feb 1980 (6 months), Springbok 3 - Oct 1979 (15 weeks), ODK Germany 4 - Dec 1979 (27 weeks) (8 weeks in top 10), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1979), Germany 5 - Jan 1980 (4 months), Switzerland 15 of 1980, Scrobulate 22 of swedish, Germany 180 of the 1980s (peak 4 17 weeks), RYM 169 of 1979 |
| 55 |
Eruption |
One Way Ticket |
1979 |
France (SNEP) 1 - May 1979 (4 months), Austria 1 - Apr 1979 (8 months), Switzerland 1 - Mar 1979 (15 weeks), France 3 - Mar 1979 (3 weeks), Belgium 3 - Mar 1979 (15 weeks), Holland 4 - Apr 1979 (11 weeks), Springbok 5 - May 1979 (15 weeks), Switzerland 7 of 1979, Germany 7 - Apr 1979 (5 months), ODK Germany 7 - Apr 1979 (25 weeks) (10 weeks in top 10), Sweden (alt) 8 - May 1979 (16 weeks), UK 9 - Apr 1979 (10 weeks), RIANZ 32 - Jul 1979 (11 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 160 of the 1970s (peak 4, 26 weeks, 807k sales estimated, 1979), Germany 232 of the 1970s (peak 7 19 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1979), RYM 145 of 1979 |
| 56 |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
After the Love Has Gone |
1979 |
US Billboard 2 - Jul 1979 (17 weeks), Grammy in 1979 (Nominated), UK 4 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), Record World 4 - 1979, Canada 4 - Sep 1979 (10 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1979), RIANZ 8 - Sep 1979 (14 weeks), POP 15 of 1979, Holland 20 - Aug 1979 (6 weeks), US Radio 23 of 1979 (peak 2 10 weeks), Belgium 23 - Sep 1979 (2 weeks), US BB 38 of 1979, WABC NY 39 of 1979, US CashBox 42 of 1979, Canada 85 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1979) |
| 57 |
The Jackson 5 |
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) |
1979 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jun 1979), Record World 3 - 1979, Holland 3 - Feb 1979 (10 weeks), UK 4 - Mar 1979 (12 weeks), Belgium 4 - Mar 1979 (10 weeks), Canada 5 - Apr 1979 (11 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Feb 1979 (22 weeks), RIANZ 8 - May 1979 (18 weeks), France 10 - May 1979 (1 week), POP 16 of 1979, US BB 25 of 1979, US CashBox 26 of 1979, WABC NY 30 of 1979, US Radio 47 of 1979 (peak 7 11 weeks), Canada 98 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 1979) |
| 58 |
Fleetwood Mac |
Tusk |
1979 |
Canada 3 - Sep 1979 (11 weeks), RIANZ 4 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), UK 6 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), Austria 6 - Jan 1980 (4 months), ODK Germany 7 - Nov 1979 (23 weeks) (5 weeks in top 10), D.Marsh 7 of 1979, US Billboard 8 - Oct 1979 (14 weeks), Record World 8 - 1979, Holland free40 8 of 1979, Holland 9 - Sep 1979 (11 weeks), Germany 9 - Jan 1980 (4 months), Belgium 19 - Oct 1979 (6 weeks), Canada 54 of 1979, US Radio 61 of 1979 (peak 8 7 weeks), US CashBox 64 of 1979, US BB 94 of 1980, WXPN 477, RYM 74 of 1979, Guardian Rock 69 |
| 59 |
Abba |
Does Your Mother Know |
1979 |
Belgium 1 - May 1979 (11 weeks), Europe 1 for 3 weeks - Jun 1979, UK 4 - May 1979 (9 weeks), Holland 4 - May 1979 (8 weeks), Switzerland 6 - May 1979 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 10 - May 1979 (15 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Germany 11 - May 1979 (3 months), Springbok 12 - Aug 1979 (7 weeks), Austria 13 - Jun 1979 (3 months), Record World 17 - 1979, Canada 17 - Jul 1979 (5 weeks), US Billboard 19 - May 1979 (14 weeks), RIANZ 27 - Jul 1979 (7 weeks), Canada 52 of 1979, US Radio 130 of 1979 (peak 19 2 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1979), RYM 153 of 1979 |
| 60 |
Boney M |
Hooray Hooray It's a Holi-Holiday |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Apr 1979 (11 weeks), Belgium 1 - Apr 1979 (11 weeks), Europe 1 for 6 weeks - May 1979, Norway 2 - Apr 1979 (12 weeks), UK 3 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), Austria 3 - May 1979 (4 months), Switzerland 4 - Apr 1979 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 4 - Apr 1979 (22 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Germany 5 - Apr 1979 (4 months), France (SNEP) 6 - May 1979 (3 months), RIANZ 7 - Jun 1979 (13 weeks), France 9 - Jul 1979 (2 weeks), Sweden (alt) 11 - Apr 1979 (10 weeks), Springbok 12 - May 1979 (10 weeks), Germany 273 of the 1970s (peak 4 15 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1979) |
| 61 |
The Police |
Walking On the Moon |
1979 |
UK 1 - Dec 1979 (10 weeks), Eire 1 for 1 week - Dec 1979, France (SNEP) 2 - May 1980 (2 months), France 2 - Mar 1980 (2 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1979), Holland 9 - Dec 1979 (9 weeks), Belgium 10 - Jan 1980 (7 weeks), Springbok 10 - May 1980 (8 weeks), Holland free40 19 of 1980, Poland 29 - Jan 1998 (11 weeks), Scrobulate 72 of new wave, OzNet 250, France (InfoDisc) 258 of the 1980s (peak 6, 23 weeks, 577k sales estimated, 1979), TheQ 338, Acclaimed 1630 (1979), RYM 90 of 1979 |
| 62 |
Charlie Daniels Band |
The Devil Went Down to Georgia |
1979 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1989), US Billboard 3 - Jun 1979 (18 weeks), Record World 3 - 1979, Scrobulate 8 of country, RIANZ 13 - Sep 1979 (10 weeks), UK 14 - Sep 1979 (10 weeks), POP 19 of 1979, Holland 25 - Nov 1979 (4 weeks), WABC NY 34 of 1979, US Radio 42 of 1979 (peak 3 8 weeks), US CashBox 49 of 1979, US BB 50 of 1979, Canada 56 of 1979, RIAA 255, Acclaimed 1493 (1979), RYM 144 of 1979, Party 290 of 1999 |
| 63 |
Blondie |
Sunday Girl |
1979 |
UK 1 - May 1979 (13 weeks), Eire 1 for 4 weeks - May 1979, RIANZ 3 - Jun 1979 (12 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jun 1979), Austria 5 - Jul 1979 (3 months), Switzerland 5 - Jul 1979 (10 weeks), Norway 5 - Jul 1979 (13 weeks), ODK Germany 6 - Jun 1979 (18 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Germany 7 - Jun 1979 (3 months), Springbok 8 - Jul 1979 (7 weeks), Belgium 15 - Dec 1978 (3 weeks), Sweden (alt) 18 - Jun 1979 (2 weeks), Holland 22 - Nov 1978 (5 weeks), Scrobulate 53 of new wave, Germany 322 of the 1970s (peak 6 12 weeks), RYM 43 of 1979 |
| 64 |
Boney M |
El Lute |
1979 |
Austria 1 - Sep 1979 (5 months), Germany 1 - Jan 1980 (6 months), ODK Germany 1 - Aug 1979 (33 weeks) (8 weeks at number 1) (20 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 8 weeks - Aug 1979, Holland 2 - Aug 1979 (12 weeks), Switzerland 2 - Aug 1979 (14 weeks), Belgium 2 - Aug 1979 (10 weeks), Springbok 2 - Oct 1979 (16 weeks), Norway 4 - Aug 1979 (15 weeks), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1979), Switzerland 8 of 1979, UK 12 - Aug 1979 (11 weeks), Germany 22 of the 1970s (peak 1 22 weeks) |
| 65 |
Rickie Lee Jones |
Chuck E's in Love |
1979 |
Canada 2 - Jun 1979 (10 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Apr 1979 (15 weeks), RIANZ 5 - Jun 1979 (16 weeks), Record World 7 - 1979, France 9 - Sep 1979 (1 week), Holland 12 - Jul 1979 (7 weeks), UK 18 - Jun 1979 (9 weeks), US CashBox 24 of 1979, Belgium 27 - Aug 1979 (1 week), Japan (Tokyo) 33 - Oct 1995 (6 weeks), US Radio 37 of 1979 (peak 4 9 weeks), WABC NY 59 of 1979, US BB 63 of 1979, Canada 64 of 1979 |
| 66 |
Peaches & Herb |
Shake Your Groove Thing |
1979 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1979), US Billboard 5 - Dec 1978 (21 weeks), Record World 7 - 1979, RIANZ 10 - Apr 1979 (14 weeks), Belgium 15 - Mar 1979 (2 weeks), Holland 20 - Mar 1979 (6 weeks), UK 26 - Jan 1979 (10 weeks), POP 29 of 1979, US BB 31 of 1979, WABC NY 35 of 1979, Canada 38 of 1979, US CashBox 50 of 1979, US Radio 51 of 1979 (peak 5 8 weeks), Brazil 61 of 1979 |
| 67 |
Dionne Warwick |
I'll Never Love This Way Again |
1979 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1979), US Billboard 5 - Jun 1979 (24 weeks), Record World 5 - 1979, Belgium 11 - Mar 1980 (6 weeks), Springbok 11 - Nov 1979 (11 weeks), WABC NY 18 of 1979, US Radio 21 of 1979 (peak 5 14 weeks), RIANZ 24 - Oct 1979 (11 weeks), Holland 25 - Mar 1980 (5 weeks), US CashBox 29 of 1979, US BB 32 of 1979, Canada 51 of 1979, UK 62 - May 1983 (5 weeks), Brazil 77 of 1979 |
| 68 |
Blondie |
Dreaming |
1979 |
UK 2 - Sep 1979 (8 weeks), Canada 3 - Oct 1979 (12 weeks), Norway 6 - Nov 1979 (7 weeks), RIANZ 9 - Nov 1979 (6 weeks), Belgium 14 - Oct 1979 (7 weeks), Holland 18 - Oct 1979 (5 weeks), Austria 18 - Nov 1979 (1 month), Sweden (alt) 19 - Nov 1979 (2 weeks), D.Marsh 21 of 1979, Record World 23 - 1979, ODK Germany 26 - Oct 1979 (13 weeks), US Billboard 27 - Sep 1979 (13 weeks), Holland free40 38 of 1979, Canada 60 of 1979, Scrobulate 74 of new wave, Acclaimed 1828 (1979), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Sep 1979), RYM 34 of 1979 |
| 69 |
Robert Palmer |
Bad Case of Loving You |
1979 |
Canada 1 - Aug 1979 (14 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1979, Record World 9 - 1979, France 9 - Dec 1979 (1 week), US Billboard 14 - Jul 1979 (15 weeks), Belgium 16 - Aug 1979 (3 weeks), RIANZ 20 - Sep 1979 (10 weeks), Holland 27 - Aug 1979 (4 weeks), Canada 35 of 1979, Holland free40 37 of 1979, UK 61 - Jul 1979 (5 weeks), US CashBox 76 of 1979, US BB 92 of 1979, US Radio 96 of 1979 (peak 14 5 weeks), OzNet 425 |
| 70 |
Ian Dury & The Blockheads |
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick |
1979 |
UK 1 - Dec 1978 (19 weeks), France 2 - Mar 1979 (2 weeks), RIANZ 3 - Mar 1979 (16 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1979), Norway 7 - Jan 1979 (10 weeks), Holland 9 - Dec 1978 (8 weeks), Sweden (alt) 9 - Jan 1979 (12 weeks), Belgium 10 - Jan 1979 (7 weeks), Austria 12 - Mar 1979 (3 months), Holland free40 14 of 1979, ODK Germany 22 - Feb 1979 (10 weeks), Virgin 57, OzNet 324, UKMIX 942, Acclaimed 1357 (1978), RYM 29 of 1978 |
| 71 |
The Commodores |
Sail On |
1979 |
Record World 1 - 1979, Canada 2 - Sep 1979 (12 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Aug 1979 (17 weeks), Holland 4 - Sep 1979 (11 weeks), RIANZ 6 - Sep 1979 (15 weeks), UK 8 - Aug 1979 (10 weeks), Belgium 13 - Sep 1979 (8 weeks), Sweden (alt) 19 - Sep 1979 (2 weeks), US CashBox 22 of 1979, US Radio 33 of 1979 (peak 4 10 weeks), Canada 48 of 1979, WABC NY 75 of 1979, US BB 98 of 1979 |
| 72 |
Racey |
Lay Your Love on Me |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Feb 1979 (13 weeks), Australia 1 of 1979, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1979, RIANZ 1 - May 1979 (25 weeks), Australia 1 for 8 weeks - May 1979, UK 3 - Nov 1978 (14 weeks), Belgium 4 - Feb 1979 (12 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1979), ODK Germany 14 - Mar 1979 (18 weeks), Germany 19 - Apr 1979 (2 months), OzNet 990 |
| 73 |
Sniff & The Tears |
Driver's Seat |
1979 |
Holland 1 - Oct 1980 (22 weeks), France 1 - Sep 1979 (5 weeks), Belgium 3 - Nov 1980 (18 weeks), Canada 8 - Aug 1979 (7 weeks), Record World 10 - 1979, US Billboard 15 - Jul 1979 (15 weeks), RIANZ 20 - Nov 1979 (8 weeks), Poland 32 - Nov 1991 (23 weeks), ODK Germany 32 - Oct 1991 (19 weeks), Holland free40 34 of 1980, UK 42 - Jun 1979 (5 weeks), Europe 58 of the 1970s (1979), US Radio 103 of 1979 (peak 15 5 weeks), OzNet 789, RYM 54 of 1978 |
| 74 |
McFadden & Whitehead |
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now |
1979 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 1979), UK 5 - May 1979 (10 weeks), France 9 - Jul 1979 (1 week), POP 9 of 1979, D.Marsh 10 of 1979, WABC NY 12 of 1979, US Billboard 13 - Apr 1979 (18 weeks), Record World 15 - 1979, RIANZ 30 - Aug 1979 (9 weeks), US BB 65 of 1979, US CashBox 82 of 1979, US Radio 83 of 1979 (peak 13 7 weeks), Acclaimed 1888 (1979), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jul 1979) |
| 75 |
AC/DC |
Highway to Hell |
1979 |
UK Songs 2013-23 peak 4 - Dec 2013 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 2007), Belgium 12 - Aug 1979 (4 weeks), France (SNEP) 15 - May 1980 (1 month), Sweden 16 - Nov 1992 (2 weeks), Holland 27 - Aug 1979 (4 weeks), Poland 28 - Nov 1992 (6 weeks), ODK Germany 30 - Oct 1979 (44 weeks), Switzerland 37 - Nov 1992 (5 weeks), TheQ 38, POP 44 of 1979, US Billboard 47 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), UK 56 - Sep 1979 (4 weeks), Scrobulate 76 of classic rock, Rolling Stone 254, Acclaimed 413 (1979), RYM 35 of 1979, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 76 |
Milk & Honey |
Hallelujah |
1979 |
Sweden (alt) 1 - May 1979 (18 weeks), Norway 1 - Apr 1979 (18 weeks), Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1979, EuroVision Song Contest winner 1979 (for Israel in Jerusalem), Switzerland 2 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), Belgium 3 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), UK 5 - Apr 1979 (8 weeks), Holland 8 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), ODK Germany 11 - May 1979 (11 weeks), Germany 13 - May 1979 (2 months), Austria 15 - May 1979 (3 months), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1979) |
| 77 |
Kenny Rogers |
She Believes (In Me) |
1979 |
Record World 4 - 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1979), US Billboard 5 - Apr 1979 (16 weeks), Canada 12 - Jun 1979 (6 weeks), WABC NY 27 of 1979, Canada 30 of 1979, POP 38 of 1979, RIANZ 39 - Jul 1979 (4 weeks), Brazil 40 of 1979, UK 42 - Jun 1979 (7 weeks), US Radio 45 of 1979 (peak 5 9 weeks), US BB 47 of 1979, US CashBox 61 of 1979 |
| 78 |
Sister Sledge |
He's the Greatest Dancer |
1979 |
France 2 - May 1979 (4 weeks), UK 6 - Mar 1979 (11 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Feb 1979 (19 weeks), Record World 12 - 1979, Canada 14 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), Holland 16 - Mar 1979 (7 weeks), RIANZ 17 - May 1979 (18 weeks), Belgium 19 - Apr 1979 (4 weeks), US BB 45 of 1979, Scrobulate 47 of disco, US Radio 67 of 1979 (peak 9 7 weeks), US CashBox 70 of 1979, WABC NY 71 of 1979, Canada 72 of 1979, OzNet 949 |
| 79 |
Nicolette Larson |
Lotta Love |
1979 |
France 4 - Mar 1979 (3 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Nov 1978 (18 weeks), Record World 8 - 1979, Canada 9 - Dec 1978 (15 weeks), RIANZ 22 - Feb 1979 (10 weeks), US BB 41 of 1979, Canada 46 of 1979, US Radio 53 of 1979 (peak 8 10 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 61 - Jun 1991 (4 weeks), US CashBox 63 of 1979, Brazil 63 of 1979 |
| 80 |
Promises |
Baby, It's You |
1979 |
New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks - Jun 1979, RIANZ 1 - Apr 1979 (20 weeks), Sweden (alt) 2 - Dec 1978 (18 weeks), Germany 3 - Feb 1979 (4 months), Springbok 3 - May 1979 (14 weeks), ODK Germany 4 - Jan 1979 (22 weeks) (11 weeks in top 10), Belgium 10 - Jan 1979 (5 weeks), Switzerland 11 - Mar 1979 (7 weeks), Australia 14 of 1979, Holland 17 - Dec 1978 (6 weeks), Germany 224 of the 1970s (peak 4 15 weeks), RYM 128 of 1978 |
| 81 |
Cheryl Lynn |
Got To Be Real |
1979 |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Sep 2001), Record World 9 - 1979, US Billboard 12 - Dec 1978 (17 weeks), RIANZ 23 - Mar 1979 (12 weeks), POP 28 of 1979, Japan (Tokyo) 29 - May 1996 (5 weeks), WABC NY 44 of 1979, US BB 69 of 1979, UK 70 - Apr 2010 (3 weeks), US Radio 73 of 1979 (peak 12 7 weeks), US CashBox 89 of 1979, Scrobulate 93 of disco, Party 97 of 1999 |
| 82 |
Billy Joel |
Honesty |
1979 |
France 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1979, France (SNEP) 2 - May 1979 (4 months), France 3 - Jul 1979 (2 weeks), Canada 6 - May 1979 (8 weeks), Springbok 8 - May 1979 (10 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 10 of the 1970s (peak 1, 37 weeks, 579k sales estimated, 1979), Record World 17 - 1979, US Billboard 24 - Apr 1979 (11 weeks), Holland 28 - Jul 1979 (4 weeks), RIANZ 38 - Jun 1979 (4 weeks), POP 51 of 1979, Italy 54 of 1979, Holland free40 81 of 1979 |
| 83 |
Donna Summer |
Dim All the Lights |
1979 |
US Billboard 2 - Aug 1979 (20 weeks), Record World 2 - 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1979), RIANZ 14 - Sep 1979 (15 weeks), Belgium 24 - Nov 1979 (1 week), US Radio 25 of 1979 (peak 2 11 weeks), ODK Germany 25 - Oct 1979 (8 weeks), WABC NY 26 of 1979, UK 29 - Sep 1979 (9 weeks), US CashBox 45 of 1979, US BB 74 of 1980, Canada 94 of 1979 |
| 84 |
Maxine Nightingale |
Lead Me On |
1979 |
Record World 4 - 1979, Canada 4 of 1979, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1979), US Billboard 5 - May 1979 (23 weeks), RIANZ 8 - Oct 1979 (10 weeks), US BB 24 of 1979, WABC NY 36 of 1979, D.Marsh 36 of 1979, Brazil 44 of 1979, US CashBox 48 of 1979, US Radio 48 of 1979 (peak 5 9 weeks) |
| 85 |
The Babys |
Everytime I Think of You |
1979 |
Holland 7 - Jan 1979 (10 weeks), Belgium 11 - Feb 1979 (7 weeks), Canada 12 - Feb 1979 (8 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Jan 1979 (16 weeks), Record World 13 - 1979, Holland free40 29 of 1979, RIANZ 41 - Jun 1979 (7 weeks), US CashBox 73 of 1979, Canada 84 of 1979, US BB 89 of 1979, Brazil 94 of 1979, US Radio 100 of 1979 (peak 13 4 weeks) |
| 86 |
Nick Lowe |
Cruel to Be Kind |
1979 |
Canada 5 - Aug 1979 (12 weeks), France 7 - Sep 1979 (1 week), UK 12 - Aug 1979 (11 weeks), US Billboard 12 - Jul 1979 (15 weeks), Record World 15 - 1979, D.Marsh 23 of 1979, RIANZ 34 - Oct 1979 (6 weeks), POP 70 of 1979, US Radio 85 of 1979 (peak 12 4 weeks), Canada 90 of 1979, US CashBox 93 of 1979, WXPN 347, Acclaimed 2035 (1979), RYM 49 of 1978 |
| 87 |
Anne Murray |
I Just Fall In Love Again |
1979 |
Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Apr 1979, Canada 6 - Feb 1979 (14 weeks), US Billboard 12 - Jan 1979 (16 weeks), Canada 16 of 1979, Record World 17 - 1979, UK 58 - Apr 1979 (2 weeks), US BB 72 of 1979, Brazil 76 of 1979, US Radio 82 of 1979 (peak 12 7 weeks), US CashBox 85 of 1979, WABC NY 87 of 1979 |
| 88 |
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
We've Got Tonight |
1979 |
Canada 6 - Oct 1978 (15 weeks), France 10 - Mar 1979 (1 week), Record World 11 - 1979, Springbok 11 - May 1979 (9 weeks), RIANZ 12 - Jan 1979 (10 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Oct 1978 (16 weeks), POP 31 of 1979, UK 41 - Feb 1979 (10 weeks), WABC NY 77 of 1979, Canada 89 of 1979, US CashBox 91 of 1979, US BB 94 of 1979, US Radio 94 of 1979 (peak 13 4 weeks), RYM 179 of 1978 |
| 89 |
Supertramp |
Goodbye Stranger |
1979 |
Canada 1 - Jul 1979 (12 weeks), France 4 - Oct 1979 (2 weeks), Scrobulate 7 of 70s, France (SNEP) 9 - Aug 1979 (2 months), Record World 13 - 1979, US Billboard 15 - Jul 1979 (14 weeks), RIANZ 40 - Oct 1979 (3 weeks), UK 57 - Oct 1979 (3 weeks), Canada 58 of 1979, TheQ 73, Holland free40 89 of 1979, US Radio 103 of 1979 (peak 15 5 weeks), RYM 45 of 1979 |
| 90 |
Suzi Quatro |
She's in Love With You |
1979 |
Springbok 1 - Nov 1979 (20 weeks), Belgium 4 - Nov 1979 (9 weeks), South Africa 4 of 1979, Holland 6 - Nov 1979 (8 weeks), Austria 6 - Nov 1979 (2 months), Switzerland 6 - Nov 1979 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 8 - Oct 1979 (22 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Norway 10 - Feb 1980 (1 week), UK 11 - Oct 1979 (9 weeks), Germany 12 - Jan 1980 (3 months), RIANZ 24 - Nov 1979 (5 weeks), US Billboard 41 - Nov 1979 (10 weeks), RYM 192 of 1979 |
| 91 |
Instant Funk |
I Got My Mind Made Up |
1979 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1979), Belgium 12 - Jun 1979 (2 weeks), Canada 16 - Apr 1979 (8 weeks), US Billboard 20 - Feb 1979 (18 weeks), Holland 24 - May 1979 (7 weeks), Record World 26 - 1979, WABC NY 38 of 1979, UK 46 - Jan 1979 (5 weeks), Brazil 86 of 1979, US BB 90 of 1979, US Radio 135 of 1979 (peak 20 1 week) |
| 92 |
Kenny Rogers |
Gambler |
1979 |
Library of Congress artifact added 2017 (1978), Grammy in 1979 (Nominated), US Billboard 16 - Nov 1978 (21 weeks), Record World 18 - 1979, UK 22 - Apr 1985 (6 weeks), RIANZ 29 - Feb 1979 (8 weeks), US BB 40 of 1979, Canada 65 of 1979, UK Songs 2013-23 peak 66 - Mar 2020 (1 week), US CashBox 94 of 1979, US Radio 110 of 1979 (peak 16 5 weeks), RIAA 188 |
| 93 |
Joe Jackson |
Is She Really Going Out With Him? |
1979 |
Holland 3 - Aug 1988 (9 weeks), Canada 4 - Jul 1979 (9 weeks), France 10 - Jul 1979 (1 week), Belgium 12 - Sep 1988 (5 weeks), UK 13 - Aug 1979 (9 weeks), Record World 16 - 1979, RIANZ 18 - Jul 1979 (15 weeks), D.Marsh 18 of 1979, US Billboard 21 - Jun 1979 (15 weeks), Holland free40 56 of 1988, Canada 67 of 1979, WABC NY 91 of 1979, Acclaimed 574 (1978), RYM 46 of 1978 |
| 94 |
Bonnie Pointer |
Heaven Must Have Sent You |
1979 |
Mexico 1 for 1 week - Oct 1979, US Billboard 11 - Jun 1979 (23 weeks), Record World 13 - 1979, RIANZ 21 - Oct 1979 (11 weeks), US BB 43 of 1979, POP 62 of 1979, US CashBox 69 of 1979, US Radio 72 of 1979 (peak 11 8 weeks) |
| 95 |
The Knack |
Good Girls Don't |
1979 |
Canada 1 - Sep 1979 (13 weeks), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Nov 1979, Record World 10 - 1979, US Billboard 11 - Sep 1979 (16 weeks), RIANZ 20 - Oct 1979 (7 weeks), Canada 33 of 1979, POP 50 of 1979, WABC NY 64 of 1979, UK 66 - Oct 1979 (2 weeks), US CashBox 83 of 1979, US Radio 84 of 1979 (peak 11 5 weeks), RYM 161 of 1979 |
| 96 |
Tubeway Army |
Are Friends Electric? |
1979 |
UK 1 - May 1979 (16 weeks), France 2 - Jul 1979 (3 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1979), Holland free40 7 of 1979, RIANZ 8 - Sep 1979 (17 weeks), Holland 9 - Aug 1979 (8 weeks), Austria 12 - Sep 1979 (3 months), Belgium 16 - Aug 1979 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 23 - Aug 1979 (16 weeks), UKMIX 575, Acclaimed 1752 (1979), RYM 7 of 1979, Guardian Dance 6 |
| 97 |
Roxy Music |
Dance Away |
1979 |
Eire 1 for 1 week - Jun 1979, UK 2 - Apr 1979 (14 weeks), France 4 - Feb 1979 (1 week), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jun 1979), Holland 6 - Jun 1979 (9 weeks), RIANZ 10 - Jun 1979 (13 weeks), Belgium 12 - Jun 1979 (8 weeks), Sweden (alt) 20 - Oct 1979 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 30 - Jul 1979 (12 weeks), US Billboard 44 - Apr 1979 (9 weeks), Holland free40 62 of 1979, RYM 71 of 1979 |
| 98 |
The Clash |
London Calling |
1979 |
France 3 - Feb 1980 (3 weeks), Scrobulate 3 of punk, UK 11 - Dec 1979 (13 weeks), Rolling Stone 15, nuTsie 30 of 1970s, Acclaimed 35 (1979), Poland 40 - Oct 1999 (2 weeks), 43 in 2FM list, WXPN 43, KROQ 67 of 1980, TheQ 252, RYM 2 of 1979, WFUV 88, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 99 |
Abba |
Voulez-Vous |
1979 |
Belgium 1 - Jul 1979 (11 weeks), France 2 - Aug 1979 (4 weeks), UK 3 - Jul 1979 (11 weeks), Holland 4 - Jul 1979 (9 weeks), Switzerland 9 - Aug 1979 (6 weeks), ODK Germany 14 - Aug 1979 (16 weeks), Germany 17 - Aug 1979 (2 months), Scrobulate 53 of swedish, POP 65 of 1979, US Billboard 80 - Sep 1979 (3 weeks), RYM 114 of 1979 |
| 100 |
Leif Garrett |
I Was Made For Dancin' |
1979 |
RIANZ 3 - Nov 1978 (10 weeks), UK 4 - Jan 1979 (10 weeks), Belgium 5 - Feb 1979 (7 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Nov 1978 (20 weeks), ODK Germany 10 - Mar 1979 (10 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Holland 11 - Feb 1979 (8 weeks), Germany 17 - Mar 1979 (2 months), Record World 19 - 1979, US BB 37 of 1979, US Radio 76 of 1979 (peak 10 7 weeks), Canada 86 of 1979, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Mar 1979) |
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4 Jun 2018
London Calling
Is it possible if you can increase the scores of 'Rolling Stone'and'RYM'. seriously some 'professional'charts like Hall of fame,RYM,Rolling stone should take up more proportion,normal charts only means if songs were'good-selled' or not. London calling is even one of the greatest song in history, at least itshould be at Top 20 in 1979,is that true.
This site focuses on success in the charts, which only has a passing correlation with how "good" a song is. There are plenty of songs that are high in the charts but of dubious quality, look at the top 10 of this year and anyone will hate at least one of them. Conversely there are plenty of great songs from 1979 that are not in this list, personally I'd include "A Message to You Rudy" and "Gangsters" by The Specials, "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello, "Making Plans For Nigel" by XTC, "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen, "Money (That's What I Want)" by The Flying Lizards, "Breakfast in America" by Supertramp, "Cool For Cats" by Squeeze and "Song for Guy" by Elton John (just to name a few).
But the goal of this site is NOT to allow our personal preferences to influence the results. So however much we may personally rate, for example "London Calling" (or "I Fought the Law", or "English Civil War (Johnny Comes Marching Home)") we will not adjust the scoring mechanism to promote it. That approach would deliver a different (more personal) listing.
Now that's not to say that such an approach is invalid, indeed we enjoy a good personal site, but that is not what we are trying to deliver.
If you want to set up such a site our CSV file would help, and tell us about it when you have so we can check it out.
6 Oct 2017
1978 song
looking for song with some lyrics +" +stay one more +night " + I need u onemore night. +Something like that. + Either 1977 or 1978. +TY
We suspect you have the wrong year and are after "One More Night" from 1985
23 Sep 2016
Looking for a disco song from end of 1979
Hi,
There is a song from 1979 (or may be early 1980) which I've been looking for since 25 years. The only thing I remember is that at the +beginning of it you hear this: WHUP TIL A WHUP TIL A WHUP TIL A WHUP TIL A WHUP TIL A WHUP TIL A WHUP TIL A WHUP TIL A WHUUUUUUUP .... and then a short text. The first part was song by a female or a group of females and then the short text by a female. Some track of "Avant" or "U.N." remind me of this song I'm searching for. Can anyone help me? I have no doubt that this song exists somewhere on YouTube but as long as I don't know the name the seach is hopeless although I'm still checking videos of YouTube every day but so far no success.
Any hint or suggestion is most appreciated.
Cheers!
Ben
17 Sep 2016
Looking for a song played April, May 1979
Don´t know the lyrics at all. It´s a song that sounds similar to "Mellowlovin´" from Judy Cheeks. It´s not her who sings that song, but music is very similar, with guitar, castanets.. It really lasted very short on radio, and never again played it. Can you help?
15 Apr 2016
Looking +for +a +song
I am trying +to +find a song with the lyrics "in a game of second +chances". It's an +R&B song that came out 1977, 1978 or 1979. I have +checked +the +discographies +of Herbert Hancock + and Quincy Jones. +Can you help?
15 Jul 2012
You are my sunshine
There was a song in either 1979 or 1980 that began with bells playing the melody to, "you are my sunshine, my only sunshine,...". Do you remember the name of this song?
1 Jul 2012
Tough question I think
I remember a song, actually more the melody which was a popular song in South Africa somewhere between 1978 and 1982. +I guess it was on the Springbok Radio charts. The artist or lead singer was male and it included lyrics that went something like this:" +the girl is a young "egyptian" (of this word I am not sure at ALL) and the next phrase was something like :" a frightful and young "egyptian" (again not sure)or :"a frightfully young "egyptian"". +If I have to narrow down the years it was a hit in RSA I would say probably between late 1981 and late 1982.
Please give it some thought.
It is a quite an upbeat song,at least the chorus of which the above phrases form part of, is.
5 Feb 2012
The Cars- let's Go
This chart features some really great songs, but I can't beleive "Let's Go" The Cars was left out. It was clearly one of the best songs of 1979. Even the charts were it failed to reach top 10, decided to include it in the top 100 songs of 1979.
The position of each song is set by its chart entries. The 100th song was a number one in Switzerland and Italy while in contrast "Let's Go" was not in the top 10 in the US or the top 50 in the UK. The rules of the site don't let us "decide" to change the order that the numbers deliver. On this site the order is set by the chart entries and the rules, no one, not even the administrators, get to fiddle with the results.
The song is, of course, listed, on the page dedicated to The Cars.
19 Jul 2011
Heartbreak hotel alt.
I remember a song from the early 80's (I think).. can't remember the name or the band (1 hit wonder probably)but do remember some lyrics..the chorus goes something like this:
"Why don't we put in at heartbreak hotel, I long for service at the ring of a bell, we could sleep in late, (sleep in late), your mommy and daddy can wait. (daddy can wait)"
other lyrics are.."Hey mama it's a long long way, to the borderline home where the butterflies play all day"
I know it sounds a bit naff but was a catchy tune, can't find it in any search i've done...any ideas
Regards, Nev
You were correct in thinking it was a one hit wonder and you got the lyrics quite close, but we think the line is "Why don't we put in at the halfway hotel"
The song is "Halfway Hotel" by Voyager and was in the following charts:
"Springbok 12 - Aug 1979 (5 weeks), Sweden (alt) 18 - Jul 1979 (2 weeks), UK 33 - May 1979 (8 weeks), RIANZ 34 - Nov 1979 (5 weeks)"