This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1979.Top Records of 1979, Billboard, Talent In Action Section, December 22, 1979. p. TIA-10. Retrieved December 7, 2020. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 22, 1979. No. Title Artist(s)1 "My Sharona" The Knack2 "Bad Girls" Donna Summer3 "Le Freak" Chic4 "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Rod Stewart5 "Reunited" Peaches & Herb6 "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor7 "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer8 "Y.M.C.A." Village People9 "Ring My Bell" Anita Ward10 "Sad Eyes" Robert John11 "Too Much Heaven" Bee Gees12 "MacArthur Park" Donna Summer13 "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" Dr. Hook14 "Makin' It" David Naughton15 "Fire" The Pointer Sisters16 "Tragedy" Bee Gees17 "A Little More Love" Olivia Newton-John18 "Heart of Glass" Blondie19 "What a Fool Believes" The Doobie Brothers20 "Good Times" Chic21 "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand22 "Knock on Wood" Amii Stewart23 "Stumblin' In" Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman24 "Lead Me On" Maxine Nightingale25 "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" The Jacksons26 "Don't Cry Out Loud" Melissa Manchester27 "The Logical Song" Supertramp28 "My Life" Billy Joel29 "Just When I Needed You Most" Randy VanWarmer30 "You Can't Change That" Raydio31 "Shake Your Groove Thing" Peaches & Herb32 "I'll Never Love This Way Again" Dionne Warwick33 "Love You Inside Out" Bee Gees34 "I Want You to Want Me" Cheap Trick35 "The Main Event/Fight" Barbra Streisand36 "Mama Can't Buy You Love" Elton John37 "I Was Made for Dancin'" Leif Garrett38 "After the Love Has Gone" Earth, Wind & Fire39 "Heaven Knows" Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams40 "The Gambler" Kenny Rogers41 "Lotta Love" Nicolette Larson42 "Lady" Little River Band43 "Heaven Must Have Sent You" Bonnie Pointer44 "Hold the Line" Toto45 "He's the Greatest Dancer" Sister Sledge46 "Sharing the Night Together" Dr. Hook47 "She Believes in Me" Kenny Rogers48 "In the Navy" Village People49 "Music Box Dancer" Frank Mills50 "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" The Charlie Daniels Band51 "Gold" John Stewart52 "Goodnight Tonight" Wings53 "We Are Family" Sister Sledge54 "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" Bad Company55 "Every 1's a Winner" Hot Chocolate56 "Take Me Home" Cher57 "Boogie Wonderland" Earth, Wind & Fire & The Emotions58 "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" Andy Gibb59 "What You Won't Do for Love" Bobby Caldwell60 "New York Groove" Ace Frehley61 "Sultans of Swing" Dire Straits62 "I Want Your Love" Chic63 "Chuck E.'s In Love" Rickie Lee Jones64 "I Love the Nightlife" Alicia Bridges65 "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" McFadden & Whitehead66 "Lonesome Loser" Little River Band67 "Renegade" Styx68 "Love Is the Answer" England Dan & John Ford Coley69 "Got to Be Real" Cheryl Lynn70 "Born to Be Alive" Patrick Hernandez71 "Shine a Little Love" Electric Light Orchestra72 "I Just Fall in Love Again" Anne Murray73 "Shake It" Ian Matthews74 "I Was Made for Lovin' You" Kiss75 "I Just Wanna Stop" Gino Vannelli76 "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" GQ77 "Ooo Baby Baby" Linda Ronstadt78 "September" Earth, Wind & Fire79 "Time Passages" Al Stewart80 "Rise" Herb Alpert81 "Don't Bring Me Down" Electric Light Orchestra82 "Promises" Eric Clapton83 "Get Used to It" Roger Voudouris84 "How Much I Feel" Ambrosia85 "Suspicions" Eddie Rabbitt86 "You Take My Breath Away" Rex Smith87 "How You Gonna See Me Now" Alice Cooper88 "Double Vision" Foreigner89 "Everytime I Think of You" The Babys90 "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" Instant Funk91 "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" Michael Jackson92 "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" Robert Palmer93 "Somewhere in the Night" Barry Manilow94 "We've Got Tonight" Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band95 "Dance the Night Away" Van Halen96 "Dancin' Shoes" Nigel Olsson97 "The Boss" Diana Ross98 "Sail On" Commodores99 "I Do Love You" GQ100 "Strange Way" Firefall
See also 1979 in music Billboard Year-End Hot Soul Singles of 1979 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1979 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1979
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