Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 11, 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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Bad Girls

Donna Summer

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

B.Esty, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

Inside the New ‘Love to Love You, Donna Summer’ Documentary: 'It Was a Mourning & Healing Process for Everyone Involved'

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 11, 1979

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Bad Girls
  Donna Summer
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Producer(s):

B.Esty, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

2
- Good Times
  Chic
- 2
- 2
- 9
- - 2
  - 2
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Edwards, C.Mims,Jr., Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

3
- The Main Event/Fight
  Barbra Streisand
- 4
- 3
- 9
- - 4
  - 3
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

4
- My Sharona
  The Knack
- 6
- 4
- 8
- - 6
  - 4
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

5
- Gold
  John Stewart
- 5
- 5
- 13
- - 5
  - 5
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

6
- When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
  Dr. Hook
- 8
- 6
- 18
- - 8
  - 6
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

7
- Ring My Bell
  Anita Ward
- 3
- 1
- 14
- - 3
  - 1
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

8
- Makin' It
  David Naughton
- 7
- 5
- 20
- - 7
  - 5
  - 20

Producer(s):

F.Perren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

9
- Hot Stuff
  Donna Summer
- 9
- 1
- 17
- - 9
  - 1
  - 17

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, P.Belotte, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

10
- You Can't Change That
  Raydio
- 11
- 10
- 16
- - 11
  - 10
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

11
- I Was Made For Lovin' You
  KISS
- 13
- 11
- 12
- - 13
  - 11
  - 12

Producer(s):

V.Poncia, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

12
- Mama Can't Buy You Love
  Elton John
- 12
- 12
- 10
- - 12
  - 12
  - 10

Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

13
- Sad Eyes
  Robert John
- 16
- 13
- 13
- - 16
  - 13
  - 13

Producer(s):

G.Tobin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

14
- I Want You To Want Me
  Cheap Trick
- 10
- 7
- 16
- - 10
  - 7
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

15
- Lead Me On
  Maxine Nightingale
- 17
- 15
- 12
- - 17
  - 15
  - 12

Producer(s):

D.Diante, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Windsong/Unknown

16
- Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
  McFadden & Whitehead
- 14
- 13
- 16
- - 14
  - 13
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

17
- Shine A Little Love
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 15
- 8
- 13
- - 15
  - 8
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet

18
- Don't Bring Me Down
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 41
- 18
- 2
- - 41
  - 18
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

19
- After The Love Has Gone
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 22
- 19
- 6
- - 22
  - 19
  - 6

Producer(s):

M.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arc/Columbia/Unknown

20
- I'll Never Love This Way Again
  Dionne Warwick
- 29
- 20
- 8
- - 29
  - 20
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

21
- The Devil Went Down To Georgia
  The Charlie Daniels Band
- 26
- 21
- 8
- - 26
  - 21
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

C.Daniels, F.Edwards, J.W.Marshall, C.F.Hayward, J.Crain, W.J.Digregorio

Producer(s):

J.Boylan, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

22
- Suspicions
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 27
- 22
- 10
- - 27
  - 22
  - 10

Producer(s):

D.Malloy, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

23
- Is She Really Going Out With Him?
  Joe Jackson
- 25
- 23
- 10
- - 25
  - 23
  - 10

Producer(s):

D.Kirshenbaum, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

24
- One Way Or Another
  Blondie
- 24
- 24
- 11
- - 24
  - 24
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis

25
- Lonesome Loser
  Little River Band
- 33
- 25
- 4
- - 33
  - 25
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Boylan, Little River Band, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

26
- Goodbye Stranger
  Supertramp
- 32
- 26
- 6
- - 32
  - 26
  - 6

Producer(s):

Supertramp, P.Henderson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

27
- Boogie Wonderland
  Earth, Wind & Fire With The Emotions
- 18
- 6
- 14
- - 18
  - 6
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ARC

28
- Heaven Must Have Sent You
  Bonnie Pointer
- 36
- 28
- 9
- - 36
  - 28
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Gordy,Jr., J.Bowen, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

29
- Does Your Mother Know
  ABBA
- 30
- 19
- 13
- - 30
  - 19
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Anderson, B.Ulvaeus, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

30
- Morning Dance
  Spyro Gyra
- 34
- 30
- 9
- - 34
  - 30
  - 9

Producer(s):

J.Beckstein, R.Calandra, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Infinity/Unknown

31
- Let's Go
  The Cars
- 35
- 31
- 7
- - 35
  - 31
  - 7

Producer(s):

R.Baker, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

32
- I Do Love You
  GQ
- 43
- 32
- 7
- - 43
  - 32
  - 7

Producer(s):

J.Simpson, B.R.Fleming, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

33
- Do It Or Die
  Atlanta Rhythm Section
- 19
- 19
- 12
- - 19
  - 19
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

34
- Highway Song
  Blackfoot
- 38
- 34
- 8
- - 38
  - 34
  - 8

Producer(s):

A.Nalli, H.Weck, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

35
- Hot Summer Nights
  Night
- 39
- 35
- 8
- - 39
  - 35
  - 8

Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet/Unknown

36
- Born To Be Alive
  Patrick Hernandez
- 40
- 36
- 8
- - 40
  - 36
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Vanlou, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

37
- People Of The South Wind
  Kansas
- 23
- 23
- 11
- - 23
  - 23
  - 11

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 11, 1979

Billboard Hot 100

Bad Girls

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Inside the New ‘Love to Love You, Donna Summer’ Documentary: 'It Was a Mourning & Healing Process for Everyone Involved'

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Bad Girls

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Good Times

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The Main Event/Fight

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My Sharona

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Gold

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When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

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Ring My Bell

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Makin' It

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Hot Stuff

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You Can't Change That

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I Was Made For Lovin' You

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Mama Can't Buy You Love

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Sad Eyes

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I Want You To Want Me

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Lead Me On

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Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

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Shine A Little Love

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Don't Bring Me Down

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After The Love Has Gone

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I'll Never Love This Way Again

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The Devil Went Down To Georgia

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Suspicions

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Is She Really Going Out With Him?

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One Way Or Another

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Lonesome Loser

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Goodbye Stranger

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