POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 6, 1979
1

Sad Eyes

Robert John

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 2

2

Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough

Michael Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 4

3

Rise

Herb Alpert

—

Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 3

4

My Sharona (From "Reality Bites")

The Knack

↓ 3

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 1

4

My Sharona

The Knack

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 1

5

Sail On

Commodores

↑ 3

Peak: 4 • 17 wks • Prev: 8

6

Lonesome Loser

Little River Band

—

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 6

7

I'll Never Love This Way Again

Dionne Warwick

—

Peak: 5 • 24 wks • Prev: 7

8

Pop Muzik

M

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 11

9

After The Love Has Gone

Earth, Wind & Fire

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 5

10

Dim All The Lights

Donna Summer

↑ 9

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 19

11

Don't Bring Me Down

Electric Light Orchestra

↓ 1

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

12

Cruel To Be Kind

Nick Lowe

—

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

13

Heaven Must Have Sent You

Bonnie Pointer

—

Peak: 11 • 23 wks • Prev: 13

14

Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)

Robert Palmer

—

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

15

Driver's Seat

Sniff 'n' the Tears

—

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

16

Born To Be Alive

Patrick Hernandez

—

Peak: 16 • 19 wks • Prev: 16

17

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

The Charlie Daniels Band

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 9

18

Different Worlds

Maureen McGovern

—

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

19

The Boss

Diana Ross

↑ 2

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

20

Spooky

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↑ 4

Peak: 17 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

21

Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

Journey

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 20 wks • Prev: 23

22

What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

Stephanie Mills

—

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 22

23

Get It Right Next Time

Gerry Rafferty

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 26

24

Dirty White Boy

Foreigner

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 27

25

You Decorated My Life

Kenny Rogers

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 30

26

Dependin' On You

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 28

27

Good Girls Don't

The Knack

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

28

Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love

Lobo

↑ 3

Peak: 23 • 17 wks • Prev: 31

29

Lead Me On

Maxine Nightingale

↓ 12

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 17

30

Arrow Through Me

Wings

↑ 3

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 33

31

Rolene

Moon Martin

↑ 3

Peak: 30 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

32

Come To Me

France Joli

↑ 8

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 40

33

I Know A Heartache When I See One

Jennifer Warnes

↑ 3

Peak: 19 • 22 wks • Prev: 36

34

Hold On

Ian Gomm

↑ 8

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

35

This Night Won't Last Forever

Michael Johnson

↑ 2

Peak: 19 • 20 wks • Prev: 37

36

Midnight Wind

John Stewart

↑ 2

Peak: 28 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

37

Please Don't Go

KC And The Sunshine Band

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 39

38

Good Times

Chic

↓ 13

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 25

39

Gotta Serve Somebody

Bob Dylan

↑ 11

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 50

40

Good Friend

Mary Macgregor

↑ 1

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

41

Found A Cure

Ashford & Simpson

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 45

42

So Good, So Right

Brenda Russell

↑ 4

Peak: 30 • 17 wks • Prev: 46

43

Remember (Walking In The Sand)

Louise Goffin

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 44

44

I've Never Been In Love

Suzi Quatro

↑ 4

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

45

I Do Love You

GQ

↓ 25

Peak: 20 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

46

Get A Move On

Eddie Money

↑ 1

Peak: 46 • 8 wks • Prev: 47

47

Still

Commodores

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 68

48

If You Remember Me

Chris Thompson & Night

↑ 4

Peak: 17 • 19 wks • Prev: 52

49

Street Life

The Crusaders

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 16 wks • Prev: 53

50

Sure Know Something

KISS

↑ 5

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

51

Broken Hearted Me

Anne Murray

↑ 12

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 63

52

Heartache Tonight

Eagles

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 15 wks

53

You're Only Lonely

J.D. Souther

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 58

54

Fins

Jimmy Buffett

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 59

55

Rainbow Connection

Kermit (Jim Henson)

↑ 11

Peak: 25 • 17 wks • Prev: 66

56

Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)

Pat Travers

—

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

57

Reason To Be

Kansas

↑ 3

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

58

Please Don't Leave

Lauren Wood

↑ 12

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 70

59

The Main Event/Fight

Barbra Streisand

↓ 27

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 32

60

Killer Cut

Charlie

↑ 1

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 61

61

Hell On Wheels

Cher

↑ 3

Peak: 59 • 5 wks • Prev: 64

62

Let Me Know (I Have A Right)

Gloria Gaynor

↑ 10

Peak: 42 • 13 wks • Prev: 72

63

Victim Of Love

Elton John

↑ 13

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 76

64

TUSK

Fleetwood Mac

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 15 wks

65

Angeleyes

ABBA

↑ 10

Peak: 64 • 5 wks • Prev: 75

66

One Fine Day

Rita Coolidge

↑ 1

Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

67

Ain't That A Shame

Cheap Trick

↓ 32

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

68

Do You Think I'm Disco?

Steve Dahl And Teenage Radiation

↑ 10

Peak: 58 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

69

Dreaming

Blondie

↑ 10

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 79

70

Half The Way

Crystal Gayle

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 80

71

5:15

The Who

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

72

Babe

Styx

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 19 wks

73

I'm So Anxious

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

—

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 73

74

Firecracker

Mass Production

↓ 31

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 43

75

Damned If I Do

The Alan Parsons Project

↑ 12

Peak: 27 • 17 wks • Prev: 87

76

Goodbye Stranger

Supertramp

↓ 27

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 49

77

Starry Eyes

The Records

↑ 12

Peak: 56 • 6 wks • Prev: 89

78

Sweet Summer Lovin'

Dolly Parton

↑ 12

Peak: 77 • 3 wks • Prev: 90

79

Dream Police

Cheap Trick

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 10 wks

80

Hold On To The Night

Hotel

↑ 4

Peak: 80 • 4 wks • Prev: 84

81

Plain Jane

Sammy Hagar

↑ 2

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

82

My Forbidden Lover

Chic

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 9 wks

83

All Things Are Possible

Dan Peek

↑ 5

Peak: 78 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

84

Beautiful Girls

Van Halen

↑ 1

Peak: 84 • 4 wks • Prev: 85

85

Mama Can't Buy You Love

Elton John

↓ 34

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 51

86

If You Want It

Niteflyte

—

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 86

87

Groove Me

Fern Kinney

↓ 33

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

88

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

Toby Beau

↓ 31

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

89

Cruisin'

Smokey Robinson

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 25 wks

90

Fooled By A Feeling

Barbara Mandrell

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 5 wks

91

You Stepped Into My Life

Wayne Newton

↑ 1

Peak: 90 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

92

Touch Me When We're Dancing

Bama

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 5 wks

93

Ladies Night

Kool & The Gang

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 24 wks

94

Get It Up

Ronnie Milsap

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 11 wks

95

Another Night

Wilson Bros.

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 2 wks

96

Let's Go

The Cars

↓ 34

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 62

97

Girls Talk

Dave Edmunds

↓ 32

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 65

98

Bad Girls

Donna Summer

—

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 98

99

When You're #1

Gene Chandler

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 2 wks

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