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

Quincy Jones Produced Classics in the Late '70s and Early '80s — Even When He Wasn’t Working With Michael Jackson

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Billboard Hot 100™

Week of August 11, 1979

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Last Week

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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 Records/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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kirshner

38
- Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
  Robert Palmer
- 50
- 38
- 4
- - 50
  - 38
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

39
- Oh Well
  Rockets
- 45
- 39
- 6
- - 45
  - 39
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

40
- Different Worlds
  Maureen McGovern
- 47
- 40
- 6
- - 47
  - 40
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner/Curb

41
- You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else
  The Jones Girls
- 42
- 41
- 8
- - 42
  - 41
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

42
- Last Of The Singing Cowboys
  The Marshall Tucker Band
- 44
- 42
- 7
- - 44
  - 42
  - 7

Producer(s):

S.Levine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

43
- Girl Of My Dreams
  Bram Tchaikovsky
- 49
- 43
- 6
- - 49
  - 43
  - 6

Producer(s):

P.Ker, N.Garvey, B.Tchaikovsky

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

44
- We've Got Love
  Peaches & Herb
- 46
- 44
- 7
- - 46
  - 44
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/MVP

45
- The Boss
  Diana Ross
- 52
- 45
- 5
- - 52
  - 45
  - 5

Producer(s):

N.Ashford, V.Simpson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

46
- Driver's Seat
  Sniff 'n' the Tears
- 57
- 46
- 4
- - 57
  - 46
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

47
- Hold On
  Triumph
- 53
- 47
- 9
- - 53
  - 47
  - 9

Producer(s):

M.A.Levine, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

48
- Saturdaynight
  Herman Brood
- 55
- 48
- 5
- - 55
  - 48
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ariola America

49
- I Can't Stand It No More
  Peter Frampton
- 21
- 14
- 12
- - 21
  - 14
  - 12

Producer(s):

P.Frampton, C.Kimsey, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

50
- Young Blood
  Rickie Lee Jones
- 63
- 50
- 3
- - 63
  - 50
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

51
- Turn Off The Lights
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 62
- 51
- 4
- - 62
  - 51
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

52
- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
  Journey
- 65
- 52
- 4
- - 65
  - 52
  - 4

Producer(s):

R.Baker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

53
- Going Through The Motions
  Hot Chocolate
- 58
- 53
- 5
- - 58
  - 53
  - 5

Producer(s):

M.Most, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Infinity/Unknown

54
- Sweets For My Sweet
  Tony Orlando
- 54
- 54
- 6
- - 54
  - 54
  - 6

Producer(s):

Appell, Medress, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca/Unknown

55
- You've Got Another Thing Coming
  Hotel
- 60
- 55
- 5
- - 60
  - 55
  - 5

Producer(s):

D.Eric, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Records/Unknown

56
- Why Leave Us Alone
  Five Special
- 59
- 56
- 3
- - 59
  - 56
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

57
- Baby I Want You
  Funky Communication Committee
- 66
- 57
- 5
- - 66
  - 57
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Free Flight

58
- Lady Writer
  Dire Straits
- 67
- 58
- 3
- - 67
  - 58
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Wexler, B.Beckett, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

59
- Got To Give In To Love
  Bonnie Boyer
- 68
- 59
- 3
- - 68
  - 59
  - 3

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

60
- Totally Hot
  Olivia Newton-John
- 69
- 60
- 3
- - 69
  - 60
  - 3

Producer(s):

N.a., Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Records/Unknown

61 NEW
NEW
- Pop Muzik
  M
- -
- 61
- 1
- - -
  - 61
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire

62
- Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love
  Lobo
- 70
- 62
- 3
- - 70
  - 62
  - 3

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Records/Unknown

63
- Cruel To Be Kind
  Nick Lowe
- 72
- 63
- 3
- - 72
  - 63
  - 3

Producer(s):

N.Lowe, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

64
- Love Me Tonight
  Blackjack
- 64
- 64
- 4
- - 64
  - 64
  - 4

Producer(s):

T.David, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

65
- This Is Love
  Oak
- 71
- 65
- 4
- - 71
  - 65
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

66
- What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'
  Stephanie Mills
- 74
- 66
- 4
- - 74
  - 66
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Mtume, R.Lucas, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

67
- Rise
  Herb Alpert
- 73
- 67
- 3
- - 73
  - 67
  - 3

Producer(s):

H.Alpert, R.Badazz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

68 NEW
NEW
- Sail On
  Commodores
- -
- 68
- 1
- - -
  - 68
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

69
- Rock And Roll Dancin'
  Beckmeier Brothers
- 78
- 69
- 3
- - 78
  - 69
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Casablanca

70
- She Believes In Me
  Kenny Rogers
- 28
- 5
- 16
- - 28
  - 5
  - 16

Producer(s):

L.Butler, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

71
- Gone, Gone, Gone
  Bad Company
- 81
- 71
- 2
- - 81
  - 71
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song

72
- Ain't That A Shame
  Cheap Trick
- 82
- 72
- 2
- - 82
  - 72
  - 2

Producer(s):

Cheap Trick, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

73
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
  Michael Jackson
- 77
- 73
- 3
- - 77
  - 73
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson, G.Phillinganes

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

74
- Getting Closer
  Wings
- 20
- 20
- 9
- - 20
  - 20
  - 9

Producer(s):

P.McCartney, C.Thomas, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

75
- Children Of The Sun
  Billy Thorpe
- 79
- 75
- 3
- - 79
  - 75
  - 3

Producer(s):

S.Proffer, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn/Unknown

76
- Best Beat In Town
  Switch
- 83
- 76
- 4
- - 83
  - 76
  - 4

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

77
- Firecracker
  Mass Production
- 86
- 77
- 2
- - 86
  - 77
  - 2

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

78
- This Night Won't Last Forever
  Michael Johnson
- 89
- 78
- 2
- - 89
  - 78
  - 2

Producer(s):

E.Starr, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

79
- Hey, St. Peter
  Flash And The Pan
- 80
- 79
- 3
- - 80
  - 79
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

80
- H.a.p.p.y. Radio
  Edwin Starr
- 90
- 80
- 2
- - 90
  - 80
  - 2

Producer(s):

E.Starr, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

81
- I Know A Heartache When I See One
  Jennifer Warnes
- 91
- 70
- 7
- - 91
  - 70
  - 7

Producer(s):

R.Rraboni, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Unknown

82 NEW
NEW
- Get It Right Next Time
  Gerry Rafferty
- -
- 82
- 1
- - -
  - 82
  - 1

Producer(s):

H.Murphy, G.Rafferty, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

83 NEW
NEW
- Dependin' On You
  The Doobie Brothers
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

84
- Rocky II Disco
  Maynard Ferguson
- 85
- 84
- 2
- - 85
  - 84
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

85 NEW
NEW
- Ghost Dancer
  Addrisi Brothers
- -
- 85
- 1
- - -
  - 85
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Brothers

86 NEW
NEW
- Good Friend
  Mary Macgregor
- -
- 86
- 1
- - -
  - 86
  - 1

Producer(s):

E.Bernstein, N.Gimbel, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO/Unknown

87 NEW
NEW
- Do It Good
  A Taste Of Honey
- -
- 87
- 1
- - -
  - 87
  - 1

Producer(s):

F.Mizell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

88 NEW
NEW
- Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
  Toby Beau
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Producer(s):

N.Putnam, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

89 NEW
NEW
- Just Another Night
  Ian Hunter
- -
- 89
- 1
- - -
  - 89
  - 1

Producer(s):

I.Hunter, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/Unknown

90 NEW
NEW
- Spooky
  Atlanta Rhythm Section
- -
- 90
- 1
- - -
  - 90
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

91 NEW
NEW
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
  Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonald
- -
- 91
- 1
- - -
  - 91
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI America

92
- Reunited
  Peaches & Herb
- 92
- 1
- 22
- - 92
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/MVP

93
- Kiss In The Dark
  Pink Lady
- 37
- 37
- 11
- - 37
  - 37
  - 11

Producer(s):

M.Lloyd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Curb/Unknown

94
- Shadows In The Moonlight
  Anne Murray
- 31
- 25
- 12
- - 31
  - 25
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

95
- We Are Family
  Sister Sledge
- 48
- 2
- 16
- - 48
  - 2
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

96
- Up On The Roof
  James Taylor
- 51
- 28
- 11
- - 51
  - 28
  - 11

Producer(s):

P.Asher, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

97
- Weekend
  Wet Willie
- 56
- 29
- 12
- - 56
  - 29
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

98
- Love You Inside Out
  Bee Gees
- 98
- 1
- 17
- - 98
  - 1
  - 17

Producer(s):

The Bee Gees, A.Galuten, K.Richardson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RSO

99
- Heart Of The Night
  Poco
- 61
- 20
- 14
- - 61
  - 20
  - 14

Producer(s):

R.Ors, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Records/Unknown

100
- The Logical Song
  Supertramp
- 84
- 6
- 21
- - 84
  - 6
  - 21

Producer(s):

Supertramp, P.Henderson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of August 11, 1979

Billboard Hot 100™

Bad Girls

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Quincy Jones Produced Classics in the Late '70s and Early '80s — Even When He Wasn’t Working With Michael Jackson

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Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Bad Girls

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Good Times

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Main Event/Fight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Sharona

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gold

Imprint/Promotion Label:

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ring My Bell

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Makin' It

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hot Stuff

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Can't Change That

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Was Made For Lovin' You

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mama Can't Buy You Love

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sad Eyes

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Want You To Want Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lead Me On

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shine A Little Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don't Bring Me Down

Imprint/Promotion Label:

After The Love Has Gone

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I'll Never Love This Way Again

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Suspicions

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Is She Really Going Out With Him?

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Way Or Another

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lonesome Loser

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Goodbye Stranger