Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 8, 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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Babe

Styx

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

Ahead of Super Bowl LIII Spotlight, Atlanta Music Leaders Declare 'It's The New Motown'

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 8, 1979

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Babe
  Styx
- 2
- 1
- 10
- - 2
  - 1
  - 10

Producer(s):

Styx, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

2
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
  Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Producer(s):

G.Klein, P.Jabara, B.Roberts

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

3
- Still
  Commodores
- 3
- 1
- 11
- - 3
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

4
- Please Don't Go
  KC And The Sunshine Band
- 4
- 4
- 16
- - 4
  - 4
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T.K.

5
- Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
  Rupert Holmes
- 6
- 5
- 8
- - 6
  - 5
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Infinity

6
- Send One Your Love
  Stevie Wonder
- 7
- 6
- 6
- - 7
  - 6
  - 6

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

7
- Heartache Tonight
  Eagles
- 5
- 1
- 10
- - 5
  - 1
  - 10

Producer(s):

B.Szymczyk, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

8
- You're Only Lonely
  J.D. Souther
- 11
- 8
- 14
- - 11
  - 8
  - 14

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

9
- Ships
  Barry Manilow
- 9
- 9
- 9
- - 9
  - 9
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, R. Dante, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

10
- Do That To Me One More Time
  Captain & Tennille
- 14
- 10
- 8
- - 14
  - 10
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

11
- Take The Long Way Home
  Supertramp
- 13
- 11
- 9
- - 13
  - 11
  - 9

Producer(s):

Supertramp, P.Henderson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

12
- Broken Hearted Me
  Anne Murray
- 12
- 12
- 12
- - 12
  - 12
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

13
- Ladies Night
  Kool & The Gang
- 15
- 13
- 10
- - 15
  - 13
  - 10

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite

14
- Pop Muzik
  M
- 10
- 1
- 18
- - 10
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire

15
- Cool Change
  Little River Band
- 18
- 15
- 8
- - 18
  - 15
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Boylan, Little River Band, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

16
- Half The Way
  Crystal Gayle
- 21
- 16
- 11
- - 21
  - 16
  - 11

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

17
- We Don't Talk Anymore
  Cliff Richard
- 20
- 17
- 8
- - 20
  - 17
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Welch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

18
- Head Games
  Foreigner
- 23
- 18
- 5
- - 23
  - 18
  - 5

Producer(s):

R.Baker, M.Jones, I.Mc Donald

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

19
- Dim All The Lights
  Donna Summer
- 8
- 2
- 16
- - 8
  - 2
  - 16

Producer(s):

G.Moroder, P.Belotte, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

20
- Better Love Next Time
  Dr. Hook
- 22
- 20
- 9
- - 22
  - 20
  - 9

Producer(s):

R.Haffkine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

21
- Rock With You
  Michael Jackson
- 29
- 21
- 6
- - 29
  - 21
  - 6

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

22
- Tusk
  Fleetwood Mac
- 16
- 8
- 10
- - 16
  - 8
  - 10

Producer(s):

Fleetwood Mac, R.Dashut, K.Cayllat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

23
- I Want You Tonight
  Pablo Cruise
- 25
- 23
- 9
- - 25
  - 23
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Schnee, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

24
- Cruisin'
  Smokey Robinson
- 28
- 24
- 10
- - 28
  - 24
  - 10

Producer(s):

S.Robinson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

25
- You Decorated My Life
  Kenny Rogers
- 19
- 7
- 14
- - 19
  - 7
  - 14

Producer(s):

D.hupp, B.Morrison, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

26
- Jane
  Jefferson Starship
- 30
- 26
- 6
- - 30
  - 26
  - 6

Producer(s):

R.Nevison, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

27
- This Is It
  Kenny Loggins
- 35
- 27
- 8
- - 35
  - 27
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

28
- If You Remember Me
  Chris Thompson & Night
- 17
- 17
- 16
- - 17
  - 17
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet

29
- I Need A Lover
  John Cougar
- 31
- 29
- 9
- - 31
  - 29
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Riva

30
- Coward Of The County
  Kenny Rogers
- 36
- 30
- 4
- - 36
  - 30
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

31
- Dreaming
  Blondie
- 27
- 27
- 11
- - 27
  - 27
  - 11

Producer(s):

M.Chapman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

32
- Damned If I Do
  The Alan Parsons Project
- 34
- 32
- 11
- - 34
  - 32
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

33 NEW
NEW
- The Long Run
  Eagles
- -
- 33
- 1
- - -
  - 33
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

34
- Love Pains
  Yvonne Elliman
- 38
- 34
- 9
- - 38
  - 34
  - 9

Producer(s):

S.Barri, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

35
- Wait For Me
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 40
- 35
- 7
- - 40
  - 35
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

36
- Don't Let Go
  Isaac Hayes
- 41
- 36
- 7
- - 41
  - 36
  - 7

Producer(s):

I.Hayes, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

37
- Don't Do Me Like That
  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- 54
- 37
- 4
- - 54
  - 37
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

T.E.Petty

Producer(s):

J.Iovine, T.E.Petty

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 8, 1979

Billboard Hot 100

Babe

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Ahead of Super Bowl LIII Spotlight, Atlanta Music Leaders Declare 'It's The New Motown'

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Babe

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No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

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Still

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Please Don't Go

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Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Send One Your Love

Producer(s):

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Heartache Tonight

Producer(s):

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You're Only Lonely

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Ships

Producer(s):

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Do That To Me One More Time

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Take The Long Way Home

Producer(s):

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Broken Hearted Me

Producer(s):

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Ladies Night

Producer(s):

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Pop Muzik

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Cool Change

Producer(s):

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Half The Way

Producer(s):

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We Don't Talk Anymore

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Head Games

Producer(s):

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Dim All The Lights

Producer(s):

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Better Love Next Time

Producer(s):

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Rock With You

Producer(s):

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Tusk

Producer(s):

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I Want You Tonight

Producer(s):

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Cruisin'

Producer(s):

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You Decorated My Life

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