POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 29, 1979
1

My Sharona (From "Reality Bites")

The Knack

—

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 1

1

My Sharona

The Knack

—

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 1

2

Sad Eyes

Robert John

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 6

3

Rise

Herb Alpert

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 4

4

Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough

Michael Jackson

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 12

5

After The Love Has Gone

Earth, Wind & Fire

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

6

Lonesome Loser

Little River Band

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 7

7

I'll Never Love This Way Again

Dionne Warwick

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 24 wks • Prev: 8

8

Sail On

Commodores

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 17 wks • Prev: 9

9

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The Charlie Daniels Band

↓ 6

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

10

Don't Bring Me Down

Electric Light Orchestra

—

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

11

Pop Muzik

M

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 17

12

Cruel To Be Kind

Nick Lowe

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

13

Heaven Must Have Sent You

Bonnie Pointer

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 23 wks • Prev: 14

14

Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)

Robert Palmer

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

15

Driver's Seat

Sniff 'n' the Tears

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

16

Born To Be Alive

Patrick Hernandez

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 19 wks • Prev: 18

17

Lead Me On

Maxine Nightingale

↓ 12

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 5

18

Different Worlds

Maureen McGovern

↑ 3

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

19

Dim All The Lights

Donna Summer

↑ 8

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 27

20

I Do Love You

GQ

—

Peak: 20 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

21

The Boss

Diana Ross

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

22

What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

Stephanie Mills

↑ 1

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 23

23

Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

Journey

↑ 1

Peak: 16 • 20 wks • Prev: 24

24

Spooky

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

25

Good Times

Chic

↓ 14

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 11

26

Get It Right Next Time

Gerry Rafferty

↑ 2

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

27

Dirty White Boy

Foreigner

↑ 8

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

28

Dependin' On You

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

29

Good Girls Don't

The Knack

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 31

30

You Decorated My Life

Kenny Rogers

↑ 7

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 37

31

Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love

Lobo

↑ 1

Peak: 23 • 17 wks • Prev: 32

32

The Main Event/Fight

Barbra Streisand

↓ 13

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 19

33

Arrow Through Me

Wings

↑ 6

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 39

34

Rolene

Moon Martin

↑ 4

Peak: 30 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

35

Ain't That A Shame

Cheap Trick

↑ 1

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

36

I Know A Heartache When I See One

Jennifer Warnes

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 22 wks • Prev: 40

37

This Night Won't Last Forever

Michael Johnson

↑ 5

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 42

38

Midnight Wind

John Stewart

↑ 7

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 45

39

Please Don't Go

KC And The Sunshine Band

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 49

40

Come To Me

France Joli

↑ 23

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 63

41

Good Friend

Mary Macgregor

↑ 3

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 44

42

Hold On

Ian Gomm

↑ 9

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 51

43

Firecracker

Mass Production

—

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 43

44

Remember (Walking In The Sand)

Louise Goffin

↑ 2

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 46

45

Found A Cure

Ashford & Simpson

↑ 2

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 47

46

So Good, So Right

Brenda Russell

↑ 4

Peak: 30 • 17 wks • Prev: 50

47

Get A Move On

Eddie Money

↑ 1

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

48

I've Never Been In Love

Suzi Quatro

↑ 6

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

49

Goodbye Stranger

Supertramp

↓ 24

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 25

50

Gotta Serve Somebody

Bob Dylan

↑ 18

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 68

51

Mama Can't Buy You Love

Elton John

↓ 17

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 34

52

If You Remember Me

Chris Thompson & Night

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 19 wks • Prev: 57

53

Street Life

The Crusaders

↑ 6

Peak: 36 • 16 wks • Prev: 59

54

Groove Me

Fern Kinney

↑ 2

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

55

Sure Know Something

KISS

↑ 5

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 60

56

Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)

Pat Travers

↑ 5

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

57

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

Toby Beau

↑ 1

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

58

You're Only Lonely

J.D. Souther

↑ 4

Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 62

59

Fins

Jimmy Buffett

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 64

60

Reason To Be

Kansas

↑ 5

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

61

Killer Cut

Charlie

↑ 6

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 67

62

Let's Go

The Cars

↓ 33

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 29

63

Broken Hearted Me

Anne Murray

↑ 13

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 76

64

Hell On Wheels

Cher

↑ 8

Peak: 59 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

65

Girls Talk

Dave Edmunds

↑ 1

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 66

66

Rainbow Connection

Kermit (Jim Henson)

↑ 12

Peak: 25 • 17 wks • Prev: 78

67

One Fine Day

Rita Coolidge

↑ 4

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

68

Still

Commodores

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 20 wks

69

Hello, Hello, Hello

New England

↑ 1

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

70

Please Don't Leave

Lauren Wood

↑ 10

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 80

71

Stillsane

Carolyne Mas

↑ 2

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 73

72

Let Me Know (I Have A Right)

Gloria Gaynor

↑ 9

Peak: 42 • 13 wks • Prev: 81

73

I'm So Anxious

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

↑ 9

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 82

74

In Thee

Blue Oyster Cult

↑ 5

Peak: 74 • 4 wks • Prev: 79

75

Angeleyes

ABBA

↑ 10

Peak: 64 • 5 wks • Prev: 85

76

Victim Of Love

Elton John

★ NEW

Peak: 31 • 10 wks

77

Hot Summer Nights

Night

↓ 44

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

78

Do You Think I'm Disco?

Steve Dahl And Teenage Radiation

↑ 10

Peak: 58 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

79

Dreaming

Blondie

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 14 wks

80

Half The Way

Crystal Gayle

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 16 wks

81

5:15

The Who

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 7 wks

82

Dancin' 'round And 'round

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 2

Peak: 82 • 2 wks • Prev: 84

83

Plain Jane

Sammy Hagar

↑ 4

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

84

Hold On To The Night

Hotel

↑ 5

Peak: 80 • 4 wks • Prev: 89

85

Beautiful Girls

Van Halen

↑ 1

Peak: 84 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

86

If You Want It

Niteflyte

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 92

87

Damned If I Do

The Alan Parsons Project

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 17 wks

88

All Things Are Possible

Dan Peek

↑ 2

Peak: 78 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

89

Starry Eyes

The Records

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 6 wks

90

Sweet Summer Lovin'

Dolly Parton

★ NEW

Peak: 77 • 3 wks

91

Must Have Been Crazy

Chicago

—

Peak: 83 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

92

You Stepped Into My Life

Wayne Newton

↑ 1

Peak: 90 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

93

Oh Well

Rockets

↓ 16

Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 77

94

For Love

Pousette-Dart Band

↓ 11

Peak: 83 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

95

Children Of The Sun

Billy Thorpe

↓ 54

Peak: 41 • 10 wks • Prev: 41

96

Suspicions

Eddie Rabbitt

↓ 43

Peak: 13 • 17 wks • Prev: 53

97

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

Dr. Hook

↓ 42

Peak: 6 • 25 wks • Prev: 55

98

Bad Girls

Donna Summer

↓ 46

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 52

99

Ghost Dancer

Addrisi Brothers

↓ 25

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

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