Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 20, 1979

Billboard Hot 100

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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1

Le Freak

Chic

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Last week

2

Weeks at no. 1

4

Weeks on chart

13

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

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Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 20, 1979

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Le Freak
  Chic
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

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Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

2
- Too Much Heaven
  Bee Gees
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

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Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

3
- My Life
  Billy Joel
- 3
- 3
- 12
- - 3
  - 3
  - 12

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

4
- Y.M.C.A.
  Village People
- 7
- 4
- 14
- - 7
  - 4
  - 14

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

5
- Hold The Line
  Toto
- 5
- 5
- 16
- - 5
  - 5
  - 16

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Producer(s):

Toto, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

6
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
  Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
- 4
- 1
- 13
- - 4
  - 1
  - 13

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Producer(s):

B.Gaudio, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Ooh Baby Baby
  Linda Ronstadt
- 8
- 7
- 11
- - 8
  - 7
  - 11

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Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

8
- A Little More Love
  Olivia Newton-John
- 11
- 8
- 9
- - 11
  - 8
  - 9

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Producer(s):

J.Farrar, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

9
- Promises
  Eric Clapton And His Band
- 10
- 9
- 15
- - 10
  - 9
  - 15

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

10
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
  Rod Stewart
- 22
- 10
- 5
- - 22
  - 10
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

11
- Every 1's A Winner
  Hot Chocolate
- 15
- 11
- 11
- - 15
  - 11
  - 11

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Producer(s):

M.Most, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Infinity/Unknown

12
- September
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 14
- 12
- 10
- - 14
  - 12
  - 10

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Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

13
- We've Got Tonight
  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- 13
- 13
- 13
- - 13
  - 13
  - 13

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Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- Fire
  The Pointer Sisters
- 19
- 14
- 11
- - 19
  - 14
  - 11

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Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet/Unknown

15
- Lotta Love
  Nicolette Larson
- 16
- 15
- 9
- - 16
  - 15
  - 9

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Producer(s):

T.Templeman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

16
- New York Groove
  Ace Frehley
- 17
- 16
- 15
- - 17
  - 16
  - 15

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Producer(s):

E.Kramer, A.Frehley, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

17
- Somewhere In The Night
  Barry Manilow
- 27
- 17
- 6
- - 27
  - 17
  - 6

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Producer(s):

B.Manilow, R. Dante, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

18
- I Was Made For Dancin'
  Leif Garrett
- 20
- 18
- 11
- - 20
  - 18
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Brothers

19
- Shake It
  Ian Matthews
- 21
- 19
- 10
- - 21
  - 19
  - 10

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Producer(s):

S.Robertson, I.Matthews, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mushroom/Unknown

20
- Sharing The Night Together
  Dr. Hook
- 6
- 6
- 19
- - 6
  - 6
  - 19

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Producer(s):

R.Haffkine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

21
- Soul Man
  Blues Brothers
- 28
- 21
- 7
- - 28
  - 21
  - 7

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Producer(s):

B.T.Schler, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

22
- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away
  Andy Gibb
- 9
- 9
- 15
- - 9
  - 9
  - 15

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

23
- Got To Be Real
  Cheryl Lynn
- 36
- 23
- 8
- - 36
  - 23
  - 8

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Producer(s):

Pigmead, D.Paich, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Don't Hold Back
  Chanson
- 26
- 24
- 11
- - 26
  - 24
  - 11

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Producer(s):

D.Williams, J.Jamison, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola/Unknown

25
- How You Gonna See Me Now
  Alice Cooper
- 12
- 12
- 14
- - 12
  - 12
  - 14

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Producer(s):

D.Foster, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

26
- Please Come Home For Christmas
  Eagles
- 18
- 18
- 7
- - 18
  - 18
  - 7

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Songwriter(s):

C.Brown, G.C.Redd

Producer(s):

B.Szymczyk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

27
- No Tell Lover
  Chicago
- 38
- 27
- 5
- - 38
  - 27
  - 5

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Producer(s):

P.Ramone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

28
- The Gambler
  Kenny Rogers
- 32
- 28
- 12
- - 32
  - 28
  - 12

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Songwriter(s):

D.A.Schlitz. Jr.

Producer(s):

L.Butler

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

29
- Don't Cry Out Loud
  Melissa Manchester
- 33
- 29
- 10
- - 33
  - 29
  - 10

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Producer(s):

V.Morrison, F.Mills, R.Stevens

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

30
- Take Me To The River
  Talking Heads
- 34
- 30
- 12
- - 34
  - 30
  - 12

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Producer(s):

B.Eno, Talking Heads, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Unknown

31
- A Man I'll Never Be
  Boston
- 31
- 31
- 10
- - 31
  - 31
  - 10

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Producer(s):

T.Scholz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

32
- Home And Dry
  Gerry Rafferty
- 35
- 32
- 8
- - 35
  - 32
  - 8

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Producer(s):

H.Murphy, G.Rafferty, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

33
- Shattered
  The Rolling Stones
- 37
- 33
- 6
- - 37
  - 33
  - 6

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Producer(s):

The Glimmer Twins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Unknown

34
- Love Don't Live Here Anymore
  Rose Royce
- 39
- 34
- 7
- - 39
  - 34
  - 7

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Producer(s):

N.Whitfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitfield/Unknown

35
- I Will Survive
  Gloria Gaynor
- 49
- 35
- 6
- - 49
  - 35
  - 6

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Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

RIAA Certification: Gold

36
- Baby I'm Burnin'
  Dolly Parton
- 40
- 36
- 7
- - 40
  - 36
  - 7

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Producer(s):

G.Klein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

37
- Blue Morning, Blue Day
  Foreigner
- 46
- 37
- 5
- - 46
  - 37
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

38
- One Last Kiss
  The J. Geils Band
- 43
- 38
- 10
- - 43
  - 38
  - 10

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Producer(s):

J.Wissert, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

39
- You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
  Meat Loaf
- 41
- 39
- 11
- - 41
  - 39
  - 11

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Songwriter(s):

J.Steinman

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

40
- Heaven Knows
  Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams
- 77
- 40
- 2
- - 77
  - 40
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

41
- You Need A Woman Tonight
  Captain & Tennille
- 44
- 41
- 7
- - 44
  - 41
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

42
- Dancin' Shoes
  Nigel Olsson
- 48
- 42
- 6
- - 48
  - 42
  - 6

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Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang