POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 11, 1979
1

Bad Girls

Donna Summer

—

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 1

2

Good Times

Chic

—

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 2

3

The Main Event/Fight

Barbra Streisand

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

4

My Sharona (From "Reality Bites")

The Knack

↑ 2

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 6

4

My Sharona

The Knack

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 6

5

Gold

John Stewart

—

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 5

6

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

Dr. Hook

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 25 wks • Prev: 8

7

Ring My Bell

Anita Ward

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 3

8

Makin' It

David Naughton

↓ 1

Peak: 5 • 24 wks • Prev: 7

9

Hot Stuff

Donna Summer

—

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 9

10

You Can't Change That

Raydio

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 22 wks • Prev: 11

11

I Was Made For Lovin' You

KISS

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 13

12

Mama Can't Buy You Love

Elton John

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Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

13

Sad Eyes

Robert John

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 16

14

I Want You To Want Me

Cheap Trick

↓ 4

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 10

15

Lead Me On

Maxine Nightingale

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 17

16

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

McFadden & Whitehead

↓ 2

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 14

17

Shine A Little Love

Electric Light Orchestra

↓ 2

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

18

Don't Bring Me Down

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 23

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

19

After The Love Has Gone

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

20

I'll Never Love This Way Again

Dionne Warwick

↑ 9

Peak: 5 • 24 wks • Prev: 29

21

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The Charlie Daniels Band

↑ 5

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 26

22

Suspicions

Eddie Rabbitt

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 27

23

Is She Really Going Out With Him?

Joe Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

24

One Way Or Another

Blondie

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Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

25

Lonesome Loser

Little River Band

↑ 8

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 33

26

Goodbye Stranger

Supertramp

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 32

27

Boogie Wonderland

Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions

↓ 9

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

28

Heaven Must Have Sent You

Bonnie Pointer

↑ 8

Peak: 11 • 23 wks • Prev: 36

29

Does Your Mother Know

ABBA

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 30

30

Morning Dance

Spyro Gyra

↑ 4

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 34

31

Let's Go

The Cars

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 35

32

I Do Love You

GQ

↑ 11

Peak: 20 • 17 wks • Prev: 43

33

Do It Or Die

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↓ 14

Peak: 19 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

34

Highway Song

Blackfoot

↑ 4

Peak: 26 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

35

Hot Summer Nights

Night

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 39

36

Born To Be Alive

Patrick Hernandez

↑ 4

Peak: 16 • 19 wks • Prev: 40

37

People Of The South Wind

Kansas

↓ 14

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

38

Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)

Robert Palmer

↑ 12

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

39

Oh Well

Rockets

↑ 6

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 45

40

Different Worlds

Maureen McGovern

↑ 7

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 47

41

You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else

The Jones Girls

↑ 1

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 42

42

Last Of The Singing Cowboys

The Marshall Tucker Band

↑ 2

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

43

Girl Of My Dreams

Bram Tchaikovsky

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

44

We've Got Love

Peaches & Herb

↑ 2

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

45

The Boss

Diana Ross

↑ 7

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 52

46

Driver's Seat

Sniff 'n' the Tears

↑ 11

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 57

47

Hold On

Triumph

↑ 6

Peak: 38 • 14 wks • Prev: 53

48

Saturdaynight

Herman Brood

↑ 7

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

49

I Can't Stand It No More

Peter Frampton

↓ 28

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 21

50

Young Blood

Rickie Lee Jones

↑ 13

Peak: 40 • 9 wks • Prev: 63

51

Turn Off The Lights

Teddy Pendergrass

↑ 11

Peak: 48 • 6 wks • Prev: 62

52

Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

Journey

↑ 13

Peak: 16 • 20 wks • Prev: 65

53

Going Through The Motions

Hot Chocolate

↑ 5

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 58

54

Sweets For My Sweet

Tony Orlando

—

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

55

You've Got Another Thing Coming

Hotel

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

56

Why Leave Us Alone

Five Special

↑ 3

Peak: 55 • 5 wks • Prev: 59

57

Baby I Want You

Funky Communication Committee

↑ 9

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 66

58

Lady Writer

Dire Straits

↑ 9

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

59

Got To Give In To Love

Bonnie Boyer

↑ 9

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

60

Totally Hot

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 9

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

61

Pop Muzik

M

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 24 wks

62

Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love

Lobo

↑ 8

Peak: 23 • 17 wks • Prev: 70

63

Cruel To Be Kind

Nick Lowe

↑ 9

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 72

64

Love Me Tonight

Blackjack

—

Peak: 62 • 6 wks • Prev: 64

65

This Is Love

Oak

↑ 6

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

66

What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

Stephanie Mills

↑ 8

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 74

67

Rise

Herb Alpert

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 73

68

Sail On

Commodores

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 17 wks

69

Rock And Roll Dancin'

Beckmeier Brothers

↑ 9

Peak: 53 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

70

She Believes In Me

Kenny Rogers

↓ 42

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 28

71

Gone, Gone, Gone

Bad Company

↑ 10

Peak: 56 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

72

Ain't That A Shame

Cheap Trick

↑ 10

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 82

73

Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough

Michael Jackson

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 77

74

Getting Closer

Wings

↓ 54

Peak: 20 • 10 wks • Prev: 20

75

Children Of The Sun

Billy Thorpe

↑ 4

Peak: 41 • 10 wks • Prev: 79

76

Best Beat In Town

Switch

↑ 7

Peak: 69 • 8 wks • Prev: 83

77

Firecracker

Mass Production

↑ 9

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 86

78

This Night Won't Last Forever

Michael Johnson

↑ 11

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 89

79

Hey, St. Peter

Flash And The Pan

↑ 1

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 80

80

H.a.p.p.y. Radio

Edwin Starr

↑ 10

Peak: 79 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

81

I Know A Heartache When I See One

Jennifer Warnes

↑ 10

Peak: 19 • 22 wks • Prev: 91

82

Get It Right Next Time

Gerry Rafferty

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 13 wks

83

Dependin' On You

The Doobie Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 12 wks

84

Rocky II Disco

Maynard Ferguson

↑ 1

Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 85

85

Ghost Dancer

Addrisi Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 8 wks

86

Good Friend

Mary Macgregor

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 12 wks

87

Do It Good

A Taste Of Honey

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 4 wks

88

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

Toby Beau

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 9 wks

89

Just Another Night

Ian Hunter

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 6 wks

90

Spooky

Atlanta Rhythm Section

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 14 wks

91

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonald

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 3 wks

92

Reunited

Peaches & Herb

—

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 92

93

Kiss In The Dark

Pink Lady

↓ 56

Peak: 37 • 11 wks • Prev: 37

94

Shadows In The Moonlight

Anne Murray

↓ 63

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

95

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

↓ 47

Peak: 2 • 19 wks • Prev: 48

96

Up On The Roof

James Taylor

↓ 45

Peak: 28 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

97

Weekend

Wet Willie

↓ 41

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 56

98

Love You Inside Out

Bee Gees

—

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 98

99

Heart Of The Night

Poco

↓ 38

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 61

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