POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 4, 1979
1

Bad Girls

Donna Summer

—

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 1

2

Good Times

Chic

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

3

Ring My Bell

Anita Ward

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 2

4

The Main Event/Fight

Barbra Streisand

↑ 6

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 10

5

Gold

John Stewart

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 6

6

My Sharona (From "Reality Bites")

The Knack

↑ 12

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 18

6

My Sharona

The Knack

↑ 12

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 18

7

Makin' It

David Naughton

↓ 2

Peak: 5 • 24 wks • Prev: 5

8

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

Dr. Hook

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 25 wks • Prev: 9

9

Hot Stuff

Donna Summer

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 4

10

I Want You To Want Me

Cheap Trick

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 7

11

You Can't Change That

Raydio

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 22 wks • Prev: 12

12

Mama Can't Buy You Love

Elton John

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 16

13

I Was Made For Lovin' You

KISS

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

14

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

McFadden & Whitehead

↓ 1

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 13

15

Shine A Little Love

Electric Light Orchestra

↓ 7

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

16

Sad Eyes

Robert John

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 23

17

Lead Me On

Maxine Nightingale

↑ 5

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 22

18

Boogie Wonderland

Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions

↓ 7

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

19

Do It Or Die

Atlanta Rhythm Section

—

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

20

Getting Closer

Wings

—

Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 20

21

I Can't Stand It No More

Peter Frampton

↓ 7

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

22

After The Love Has Gone

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 9

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 31

23

People Of The South Wind

Kansas

↑ 1

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

24

One Way Or Another

Blondie

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

25

Is She Really Going Out With Him?

Joe Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 27

26

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The Charlie Daniels Band

↑ 7

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 33

27

Suspicions

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 3

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

28

She Believes In Me

Kenny Rogers

↓ 11

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

29

I'll Never Love This Way Again

Dionne Warwick

↑ 6

Peak: 5 • 24 wks • Prev: 35

30

Does Your Mother Know

ABBA

↓ 9

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

31

Shadows In The Moonlight

Anne Murray

↓ 6

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

32

Goodbye Stranger

Supertramp

↑ 13

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

33

Lonesome Loser

Little River Band

↑ 11

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 44

34

Morning Dance

Spyro Gyra

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 36

35

Let's Go

The Cars

↑ 2

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 37

36

Heaven Must Have Sent You

Bonnie Pointer

↑ 3

Peak: 11 • 23 wks • Prev: 39

37

Kiss In The Dark

Pink Lady

↑ 1

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

38

Highway Song

Blackfoot

↑ 4

Peak: 26 • 14 wks • Prev: 42

39

Hot Summer Nights

Night

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 43

40

Born To Be Alive

Patrick Hernandez

↑ 7

Peak: 16 • 19 wks • Prev: 47

41

Don't Bring Me Down

Electric Light Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 15 wks

42

You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else

The Jones Girls

↑ 4

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

43

I Do Love You

GQ

↑ 9

Peak: 20 • 17 wks • Prev: 52

44

Last Of The Singing Cowboys

The Marshall Tucker Band

↑ 6

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 50

45

Oh Well

Rockets

↑ 12

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 57

46

We've Got Love

Peaches & Herb

↑ 5

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

47

Different Worlds

Maureen McGovern

↑ 11

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 58

48

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

—

Peak: 2 • 19 wks • Prev: 48

49

Girl Of My Dreams

Bram Tchaikovsky

↑ 7

Peak: 37 • 12 wks • Prev: 56

50

Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)

Robert Palmer

↑ 14

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 64

51

Up On The Roof

James Taylor

↓ 23

Peak: 28 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

52

The Boss

Diana Ross

↑ 9

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 61

53

Hold On

Triumph

↑ 2

Peak: 38 • 14 wks • Prev: 55

54

Sweets For My Sweet

Tony Orlando

↑ 9

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 63

55

Saturdaynight

Herman Brood

↑ 12

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

56

Weekend

Wet Willie

↓ 27

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

57

Driver's Seat

Sniff 'n' the Tears

↑ 15

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 72

58

Going Through The Motions

Hot Chocolate

↑ 7

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 65

59

Why Leave Us Alone

Five Special

↑ 25

Peak: 55 • 5 wks • Prev: 84

60

You've Got Another Thing Coming

Hotel

↑ 10

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

61

Heart Of The Night

Poco

↓ 29

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 32

62

Turn Off The Lights

Teddy Pendergrass

↑ 11

Peak: 48 • 6 wks • Prev: 73

63

Young Blood

Rickie Lee Jones

↑ 11

Peak: 40 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

64

Love Me Tonight

Blackjack

↑ 11

Peak: 62 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

65

Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

Journey

↑ 11

Peak: 16 • 20 wks • Prev: 76

66

Baby I Want You

Funky Communication Committee

↑ 2

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 68

67

Lady Writer

Dire Straits

↑ 11

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 78

68

Got To Give In To Love

Bonnie Boyer

↑ 12

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 80

69

Totally Hot

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 10

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 79

70

Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love

Lobo

↑ 11

Peak: 23 • 17 wks • Prev: 81

71

This Is Love

Oak

↑ 6

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 77

72

Cruel To Be Kind

Nick Lowe

↑ 10

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 82

73

Rise

Herb Alpert

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 83

74

What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

Stephanie Mills

↑ 12

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 86

75

Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)

Gerry Rafferty

↓ 41

Peak: 17 • 10 wks • Prev: 34

76

Chuck E.'s In Love

Rickie Lee Jones

↓ 36

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 40

77

Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough

Michael Jackson

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 87

78

Rock And Roll Dancin'

Beckmeier Brothers

↑ 10

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

79

Children Of The Sun

Billy Thorpe

↑ 10

Peak: 41 • 10 wks • Prev: 89

80

Hey, St. Peter

Flash And The Pan

↑ 5

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 85

81

Gone, Gone, Gone

Bad Company

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 6 wks

82

Ain't That A Shame

Cheap Trick

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 10 wks

83

Best Beat In Town

Switch

↑ 10

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

84

The Logical Song

Supertramp

↓ 43

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 41

85

Rocky II Disco

Maynard Ferguson

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 4 wks

86

Firecracker

Mass Production

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 10 wks

87

Dance The Night Away

Van Halen

↓ 38

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 49

88

In The Midnight Hour

Samantha Sang

↑ 2

Peak: 88 • 2 wks • Prev: 90

89

This Night Won't Last Forever

Michael Johnson

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 20 wks

90

H.a.p.p.y. Radio

Edwin Starr

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 5 wks

91

I Know A Heartache When I See One

Jennifer Warnes

—

Peak: 19 • 22 wks • Prev: 91

92

Reunited

Peaches & Herb

—

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 92

93

Just When I Needed You Most

Randy VanWarmer

↓ 40

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 53

94

Long Live Rock

The Who

↓ 40

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

95

You Take My Breath Away

Rex Smith

↓ 33

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 62

96

Minute By Minute

The Doobie Brothers

↓ 37

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 59

97

Shakedown Cruise

Jay Ferguson

↓ 37

Peak: 31 • 14 wks • Prev: 60

98

Love You Inside Out

Bee Gees

↓ 32

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 66

99

If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me

Bellamy Brothers

↓ 30

Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 69

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