Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 27, 1979

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Le Freak

Chic

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Duran Duran Plot 2023 North American Arena Tour With Bastille, Nile Rodgers & Chic: See Dates

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 27, 1979

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Le Freak
  Chic
- 1
- 1
- 14
- - 1
  - 1
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

2
- Too Much Heaven
  Bee Gees
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

3
- Y.M.C.A.
  Village People
- 4
- 3
- 15
- - 4
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

4
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
  Rod Stewart
- 10
- 4
- 6
- - 10
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

5
- My Life
  Billy Joel
- 3
- 3
- 13
- - 3
  - 3
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

6
- A Little More Love
  Olivia Newton-John
- 8
- 6
- 10
- - 8
  - 6
  - 10

Producer(s):

J.Farrar, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

7
- Ooh Baby Baby
  Linda Ronstadt
- 7
- 7
- 12
- - 7
  - 7
  - 12

Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

8
- Hold The Line
  Toto
- 5
- 5
- 17
- - 5
  - 5
  - 17

Producer(s):

Toto, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9
- Every 1's A Winner
  Hot Chocolate
- 11
- 9
- 12
- - 11
  - 9
  - 12

Producer(s):

M.Most, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Infinity/Unknown

10
- September
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 12
- 10
- 11
- - 12
  - 10
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

M.White, A.McKay, A.Willis

Producer(s):

M.White

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

11
- Fire
  The Pointer Sisters
- 14
- 11
- 12
- - 14
  - 11
  - 12

Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet/Unknown

12
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
  Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond
- 6
- 1
- 14
- - 6
  - 1
  - 14

Producer(s):

B.Gaudio, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- Lotta Love
  Nicolette Larson
- 15
- 13
- 10
- - 15
  - 13
  - 10

Producer(s):

T.Templeman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

14
- New York Groove
  Ace Frehley
- 16
- 14
- 16
- - 16
  - 14
  - 16

Producer(s):

E.Kramer, A.Frehley, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

15
- Somewhere In The Night
  Barry Manilow
- 17
- 15
- 7
- - 17
  - 15
  - 7

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, R. Dante, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

16
- I Was Made For Dancin'
  Leif Garrett
- 18
- 16
- 12
- - 18
  - 16
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Brothers

17
- Got To Be Real
  Cheryl Lynn
- 23
- 17
- 9
- - 23
  - 17
  - 9

Producer(s):

Pigmead, D.Paich, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Shake It
  Ian Matthews
- 19
- 18
- 11
- - 19
  - 18
  - 11

Producer(s):

S.Robertson, I.Matthews, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mushroom/Unknown

19
- Soul Man
  Blues Brothers
- 21
- 19
- 8
- - 21
  - 19
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.T.Schler, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

20
- I Will Survive
  Gloria Gaynor
- 35
- 20
- 7
- - 35
  - 20
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- No Tell Lover
  Chicago
- 27
- 21
- 6
- - 27
  - 21
  - 6

Producer(s):

P.Ramone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

22
- Don't Hold Back
  Chanson
- 24
- 22
- 12
- - 24
  - 22
  - 12

Producer(s):

D.Williams, J.Jamison, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola/Unknown

23
- Promises
  Eric Clapton And His Band
- 9
- 9
- 16
- - 9
  - 9
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

24
- The Gambler
  Kenny Rogers
- 28
- 24
- 13
- - 28
  - 24
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

D.A.Schlitz. Jr.

Producer(s):

L.Butler

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

25
- Don't Cry Out Loud
  Melissa Manchester
- 29
- 25
- 11
- - 29
  - 25
  - 11

Producer(s):

V.Morrison, F.Mills, R.Stevens

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

26
- Heaven Knows
  Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams
- 40
- 26
- 3
- - 40
  - 26
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

27
- We've Got Tonight
  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- 13
- 13
- 14
- - 13
  - 13
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Gold

28
- Take Me To The River
  Talking Heads
- 30
- 28
- 13
- - 30
  - 28
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Eno, Talking Heads, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Unknown

29
- Blue Morning, Blue Day
  Foreigner
- 37
- 29
- 6
- - 37
  - 29
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

30
- Home And Dry
  Gerry Rafferty
- 32
- 30
- 9
- - 32
  - 30
  - 9

Producer(s):

H.Murphy, G.Rafferty, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

31
- Baby I'm Burnin'
  Dolly Parton
- 36
- 31
- 8
- - 36
  - 31
  - 8

Producer(s):

G.Klein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

32
- Shattered
  The Rolling Stones
- 33
- 32
- 7
- - 33
  - 32
  - 7

Producer(s):

The Glimmer Twins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Unknown

33
- Love Don't Live Here Anymore
  Rose Royce
- 34
- 33
- 8
- - 34
  - 33
  - 8

Producer(s):

N.Whitfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitfield/Unknown

34
- Sharing The Night Together
  Dr. Hook
- 20
- 6
- 20
- - 20
  - 6
  - 20

Producer(s):

R.Haffkine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

35
- (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away
  Andy Gibb
- 22
- 9
- 16
- - 22
  - 9
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

36
- Shake Your Groove Thing
  Peaches & Herb
- 44
- 36
- 7
- - 44
  - 36
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/MVP/Unknown

37
- One Last Kiss
  The J. Geils Band
- 38
- 37
- 11
- - 38
  - 37
  - 11

Producer(s):

J.Wissert, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 27, 1979

Billboard Hot 100

Le Freak

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Duran Duran Plot 2023 North American Arena Tour With Bastille, Nile Rodgers & Chic: See Dates

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Le Freak

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Too Much Heaven

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Y.M.C.A.

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Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

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My Life

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A Little More Love

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Ooh Baby Baby

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Hold The Line

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Every 1's A Winner

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September

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Fire

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You Don't Bring Me Flowers

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Lotta Love

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New York Groove

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Somewhere In The Night

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I Was Made For Dancin'

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Got To Be Real

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Shake It

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Soul Man

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I Will Survive

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No Tell Lover

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Don't Hold Back

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Promises

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The Gambler

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Don't Cry Out Loud