POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1979
1

Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Rupert Holmes

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Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 1

2

Please Don't Go

KC And The Sunshine Band

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Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 2

3

Babe

Styx

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Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

4

Send One Your Love

Stevie Wonder

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Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 4

5

Still

Commodores

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Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 5

6

Do That To Me One More Time

Captain & Tennille

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Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 6

7

You're Only Lonely

J.D. Souther

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Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 7

8

No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer

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Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

9

Ladies Night

Kool & The Gang

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Peak: 8 • 24 wks • Prev: 9

10

Take The Long Way Home

Supertramp

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Peak: 10 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

11

Rock With You

Michael Jackson

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Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 11

12

Cool Change

Little River Band

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Peak: 10 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

13

We Don't Talk Anymore

Cliff Richard

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Peak: 7 • 20 wks • Prev: 13

14

Head Games

Foreigner

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Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 14

15

Cruisin'

Smokey Robinson

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Peak: 4 • 25 wks • Prev: 15

16

Better Love Next Time

Dr. Hook

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Peak: 12 • 19 wks • Prev: 16

17

The Long Run

Eagles

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Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 17

18

Jane

Jefferson Starship

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Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

19

I Want You Tonight

Pablo Cruise

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Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

20

Heartache Tonight

Eagles

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Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

21

This Is It

Kenny Loggins

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Peak: 11 • 23 wks • Prev: 21

22

Coward Of The County

Kenny Rogers

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Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 22

23

I Wanna Be Your Lover

Prince

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Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

24

Half The Way

Crystal Gayle

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Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 24

25

Don't Do Me Like That

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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Peak: 10 • 18 wks • Prev: 25

26

Wait For Me

Daryl Hall & John Oates

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Peak: 18 • 19 wks • Prev: 26

27

Damned If I Do

The Alan Parsons Project

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Peak: 27 • 17 wks • Prev: 27

28

Don't Let Go

Isaac Hayes

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Peak: 18 • 21 wks • Prev: 28

29

Ships

Barry Manilow

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Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

30

Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool)

Foghat

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Peak: 23 • 15 wks • Prev: 30

31

Chiquitita

ABBA

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Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

32

Pop Muzik

M

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Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 32

33

I Need A Lover

John Cougar

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Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

34

Deja Vu

Dionne Warwick

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Peak: 15 • 19 wks • Prev: 34

35

Sara

Fleetwood Mac

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Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

36

Yes, I'm Ready

Teri DeSario With K.C.

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Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 36

37

Broken Hearted Me

Anne Murray

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Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 37

38

Train, Train

Blackfoot

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Peak: 38 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

39

I Still Have Dreams

Richie Furay

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Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

40

Rotation

Herb Alpert

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Peak: 30 • 13 wks • Prev: 40

41

Love Pains

Yvonne Elliman

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Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 41

42

Forever Mine

The O'Jays

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Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 42

43

Rapper's Delight

Sugarhill Gang

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Peak: 36 • 12 wks • Prev: 43

44

I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love

Rita Coolidge

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Peak: 38 • 10 wks • Prev: 44

45

Savannah Nights

Tom Johnston

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Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 45

46

Video Killed The Radio Star

The Buggles

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Peak: 40 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

47

Rainbow Connection

Kermit (Jim Henson)

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Peak: 25 • 17 wks • Prev: 47

48

Romeo's Tune

Steve Forbert

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Peak: 11 • 19 wks • Prev: 48

49

Mistrusted Love

Mistress

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Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 49

50

Dim All The Lights

Donna Summer

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Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 50

51

She's In Love With You

Suzi Quatro

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Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

52

TUSK

Fleetwood Mac

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Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 52

53

You Know That I Love You

Santana

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Peak: 35 • 13 wks • Prev: 53

54

Do You Love What You Feel

Rufus And Chaka Khan

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Peak: 30 • 15 wks • Prev: 54

55

Lonely Eyes

Robert John

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Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

56

Voices

Cheap Trick

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Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 56

57

Since You Been Gone

Rainbow

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Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

58

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen

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Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 58

59

Lost Her In The Sun

John Stewart

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Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 59

60

Money

The Flying Lizards

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Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 60

61

Move Your Boogie Body

Bar-Kays

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Peak: 57 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

62

Dig The Gold

Joyce Cobb

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Peak: 42 • 12 wks • Prev: 62

63

Last Train To London

Electric Light Orchestra

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Peak: 39 • 11 wks • Prev: 63

64

Fool In The Rain

Led Zeppelin

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Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 64

65

Why Me

Styx

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Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 65

66

September Morn'

Neil Diamond

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Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 66

67

Daydream Believer

Anne Murray

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Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 67

68

Wonderland

Commodores

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Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 68

69

Dirty Water

The Inmates

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Peak: 51 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

70

An American Dream

The Dirt Band

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Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 70

71

Looks Like Love Again

Dann Rogers

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Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 71

72

Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl

The Spinners

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Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 72

73

Glide

Pleasure

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Peak: 55 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

74

Message In A Bottle

The Police

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Peak: 74 • 7 wks • Prev: 74

75

You're Gonna Get What's Coming

Bonnie Raitt

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Peak: 73 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

76

Heartbreaker

Pat Benatar

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Peak: 23 • 18 wks • Prev: 76

77

Longer

Dan Fogelberg

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Peak: 2 • 22 wks • Prev: 77

78

When I Wanted You

Barry Manilow

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Peak: 20 • 16 wks • Prev: 78

79

Stargazer

Peter Brown

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Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 79

80

Memorize Your Number

Leif Garrett

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Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

81

Star

Earth, Wind & Fire

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Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

82

Can We Still Be Friends

Robert Palmer

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Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 82

83

The Second Time Around

Shalamar

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Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 83

84

I Don't Want To Talk About It

Rod Stewart

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Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 84

85

99

Toto

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Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 85

86

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)

Bonnie Pointer

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Peak: 40 • 13 wks • Prev: 86

87

Don't Make Me Over

Jennifer Warnes

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Peak: 67 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

88

Shooting Star

Dollar

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Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

89

Volcano

Jimmy Buffett

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Peak: 66 • 7 wks • Prev: 89

90

Let Me Sleep Alone

Cugini

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Peak: 88 • 4 wks • Prev: 90

91

I Call Your Name

Switch

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Peak: 83 • 15 wks • Prev: 91

92

With You I'm Born Again

Billy Preston & Syreeta

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Peak: 4 • 29 wks • Prev: 92

93

Holdin' On For Dear Love

Lobo

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Peak: 75 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

94

You Decorated My Life

Kenny Rogers

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Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 94

95

If You Remember Me

Chris Thompson & Night

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Peak: 17 • 19 wks • Prev: 95

96

Rise

Herb Alpert

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Peak: 1 • 25 wks • Prev: 96

97

Dreaming

Blondie

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Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 97

98

Ready For The 80's

Village People

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Peak: 52 • 9 wks • Prev: 98

99

Peter Piper

Frank Mills

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Peak: 48 • 9 wks • Prev: 99

100

Please Don't Leave

Lauren Wood

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Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 100

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