THE TOP 100 BIGGEST SINGLES OF 1979

1. LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME Racey (HP: #1 – Weeks In Top 100: 31) 
2. HEART OF GLASS / SUNDAY GIRL Blondie (HP: #1 – Weeks: 24) 
3. SOME GIRLS Racey (HP: #1 – Weeks: 28) * continued charting in 1980
4. I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN’ YOU Kiss (HP: #2 – Weeks: 26) * continued charting in 1980
5. BORN TO BE ALIVE Patrick Hernandez (HP: #1 – Weeks: 24) * continued charting in 1980
6. MY SHARONA The Knack (HP: #1 – Weeks: 22) * continued charting in 1980
7. LE FREAK Chic (HP: #1 – Weeks: 25) * carried over from 1978 charts
8. POP MUZIK M (HP: #1 – Weeks: 21) 
9. KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Stewart (HP: #2 – Weeks: 27) 
10. BABY IT’S YOU Promises (HP: #2 – Weeks: 24) 
11. I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats (HP: #1 – Weeks: 16) * continued charting in 1980
12. STUMBLIN’ IN Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman (HP: #2 – Weeks: 22) * carried over from 1978 charts
13. UP THERE CAZALY Two Man Band (HP: #1 – Weeks: 22) 
14. HOT STUFF Donna Summer (HP: #1 – Weeks: 22) 
15. DA YA THINK I’M SEXY? Rod Stewart (HP: #1 – Weeks: 19) * carried over from 1978 charts
16. BRIGHT EYES Art Garfunkel (HP: #2 – Weeks: 24) 
17. MAKE LOVE TO ME Kelly Marie (HP: #5 – Weeks: 32) * carried over from 1978 charts
18. VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR Buggles (HP: #1 – Weeks: 9) * continued charting in 1980
19. LUCKY NUMBER Lene Lovich (HP: #2 – Weeks: 21) 
20. C’MON AUSSIE C’MON The Mojo Singers (HP: #1 – Weeks: 18) 
21. Y.M.C.A. Village People (HP: #1 – Weeks: 17) * carried over from 1978 charts
22. ON THE INSIDE Lynne Hamilton (HP: #4 – Weeks: 24) 
23. HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK Ian Dury And The Blockheads (HP: #2 – Weeks: 21) 
24. WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard (HP: #3 – Weeks: 17) * continued charting in 1980
25. I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor (HP: #5 – Weeks: 22) 
26. COMPUTER GAMES Mi-Sex (HP: #1 – Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1980
27. GOOSE BUMPS Christie Allen (HP: #3 – Weeks: 16) * continued charting in 1980
28. COOL FOR CATS UK Squeeze (HP: #5 – Weeks: 21) 
29. TRAGEDY Bee Gees (HP: #2 – Weeks: 16) 
30. RING MY BELL Anita Ward (HP: #3 – Weeks: 24) 
31. CA PLANE POUR MOI Plastic Bertrand (HP: #2 – Weeks: 18) * carried over from 1978 charts
32. TOO MUCH HEAVEN / REST YOUR LOVE ON ME Bee Gees (HP: #5 – Weeks: 19) * carried over from 1978 charts
33. HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Night (HP: #3 – Weeks: 24) * continued charting in 1980
34. TUSK Fleetwood Mac (HP: #3 – Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1980
35. YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond (HP: #4 – Weeks: 16) * carried over from 1978 charts
36. GET USED TO IT Roger Voudouris (HP: #4 – Weeks: 20) 
37. GOLD John Stewart (HP: #5 – Weeks: 20) 
38. CHIQUITITA ABBA (HP: #4 – Weeks: 19) 
39. SURE KNOW SOMETHING Kiss (HP: #4 – Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1980
40. DON’T BRING ME DOWN Electric Light Orchestra (HP: #6 – Weeks: 20) * continued charting in 1980
41. SIX RIBBONS Jon English & Mario Millo (HP: #5 – Weeks: 19) * carried over from 1978 charts
42. FIRE Pointer Sisters (HP: #7 – Weeks: 22) 
43. ONE WAY TICKET Eruption (HP: #10 – Weeks: 24) 
44. BOOGIE WONDERLAND Earth, Wind & Fire (HP: #5 – Weeks: 17) 
45. LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Rose Royce (HP: #10 – Weeks: 32) 
46. LUCKY STARS Dean Friedman with Denise Marsa (HP: #6 – Weeks: 23) 
47. INSTANT REPLAY Dan Hartman (HP: #6 – Weeks: 19) 
48. I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE Alicia Bridges (HP: #9 – Weeks: 24) 
49. LET’S GO The Cars (HP: #6 – Weeks: 21) * continued charting in 1980
50. I’M COMING HOME Beeb Birtles & Graham Goble (HP: #6 – Weeks: 20) 
51. MUSIC BOX DANCER Frank Mills (HP: #14 – Weeks: 28) 
52. DREAM POLICE Cheap Trick (HP: #5 – Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1980
53. DARLIN’ Frankie Miller (HP: #8 – Weeks: 21) * carried over from 1978 charts
54. DON’T STOP ‘TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson (HP: #2 – Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1980
55. IN THE NAVY Village People (HP: #7 – Weeks: 18) 
56. YOU CAN’T CHANGE THAT Raydio (HP: #6 – Weeks: 19) 
57. HELLO, THIS IS JOANNIE Paul Evans (HP: #22 – Weeks: 35) * continued charting in 1980
58. GOODNIGHT TONIGHT Wings (HP: #6 – Weeks: 18) 
59. REUNITED Peaches & Herb (HP: #8 – Weeks: 19) 
60. EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU The Babys (HP: #6 – Weeks: 21) 
61. HIT AND RUN Jo Jo Zep And The Falcons (HP: #12 – Weeks: 23) * continued charting in 1980
62. KISS YOU ALL OVER Exile (HP: #2 – Weeks: 15) * carried over from 1978 charts
63. GIRLS TALK Dave Edmunds (HP: #9 – Weeks: 19) * continued charting in 1980
64. HOORAY, HOORAY IT’S A HOLI-HOLIDAY Boney M. (HP: #7 – Weeks: 18) 
65. THE NIPS ARE GETTING BIGGER Mental As Anything (HP: #16 – Weeks: 24) * continued charting in 1980
66. CARE FOR KIDS Kids (HP: #17 – Weeks: 28) 
67. A LITTLE MORE LOVE Olivia Newton-John (HP: #9 – Weeks: 14) * carried over from 1978 charts
68. MY LIFE Billy Joel (HP: #6 – Weeks: 14) * carried over from 1978 charts
69. HOLD THE LINE Toto (HP: #8 – Weeks: 18) 
70. WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES The Doobie Brothers (HP: #12 – Weeks: 22) 
71. SONG FOR GUY Elton John (HP: #14 – Weeks: 20) 
72. DREAM LOVER Glenn Shorrock (HP: #8 – Weeks: 18) 
73. SAD EYES Robert John (HP: #9 – Weeks: 16) * continued charting in 1980
74. RASPUTIN Boney M. (HP: #3 – Weeks: 12) * carried over from 1978 charts
75. DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW ABBA (HP: #7 – Weeks: 16) 
76. BAD CASE OF LOVIN’ YOU (DOCTOR, DOCTOR) Robert Palmer (HP: #13 – Weeks: 21) 
77. IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME The Bellamy Brothers (HP: #12 – Weeks: 23) * continued charting in 1980
78. I’LL PUT YOU TOGETHER AGAIN Hot Chocolate (HP: #12 – Weeks: 21) 
79. SOMETHING’S MISSING (IN MY LIFE) Marcia Hines (HP: #9 – Weeks: 18) 
80. SEPTEMBER Earth, Wind & Fire (HP: #12 – Weeks: 19) 
81. LOST IN LOVE Air Supply (HP: #13 – Weeks: 18) 
82. HALFWAY HOTEL Voyager (HP: #15 – Weeks: 22) * continued charting in 1980
83. I SEE RED Split Enz (HP: #15 – Weeks: 24) 
84. JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST Randy Vanwarmer (HP: #17 – Weeks: 22) * continued charting in 1980
85. SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER Dr. Hook (HP: #10 – Weeks: 14) * carried over from 1978 charts
86. YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) Sylvester (HP: #16 – Weeks: 22) 
87. HEAVEN KNOWS Donna Summer (HP: #15 – Weeks: 20) 
88. BOY OH BOY Racey (HP: #12 – Weeks: 13) * continued charting in 1980
89. ARE ‘FRIENDS’ ELECTRIC Tubeway Army (HP: #12 – Weeks: 18) 
90. LOTTA LOVE Nicolette Larson (HP: #11 – Weeks: 16) 
91. LIGHT MY FIRE Amii Stewart (HP: #14 – Weeks: 16) 
92. CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe (HP: #12 – Weeks: 15) * continued charting in 1980
93. THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA The Charlie Daniels Band (HP: #14 – Weeks: 18) * continued charting in 1980
94. YOU NEEDED ME Anne Murray (HP: #7 – Weeks: 12) * carried over from 1978 charts
95. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM Joe Jackson (HP: #15 – Weeks: 19) 
96. (YOU GOTTA WALK) DON’T LOOK BACK Peter Tosh (HP: #20 – Weeks: 20) * carried over from 1978 charts
97. PART TIME LOVE Elton John (HP: #12 – Weeks: 14) * carried over from 1978 charts
98. HOT CHILD IN THE CITY Nick Gilder (HP: #18 – Weeks: 16) * carried over from 1978 charts
99. SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING Peaches & Herb (HP: #13 – Weeks: 16) 
100. SHINE A LITTLE LOVE Electric Light Orchestra (HP: #14 – Weeks: 15) 

AND THE NEXT 100…

101. EVERY NIGHT Phoebe Snow (HP: #22 – Weeks: 22) 
102. THE LOGICAL SONG Supertramp (HP: #16 – Weeks: 20) 
103. CHASE / LOVE’S THEME Giorgio Moroder (HP: #26 – Weeks: 21) 
104. SHOOTING STAR Dollar (HP: #23 – Weeks: 20) 
105. BAD GIRLS Donna Summer (HP: #14 – Weeks: 16) 
106. SO MANY WAYS John St. Peeters (HP: #13 – Weeks: 16) 
107. NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand (HP: #8 – Weeks: 9) * continued charting in 1980
108. DIAMONDS Chris Rea (HP: #13 – Weeks: 18) 
109. EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE Eddie Rabbitt (HP: #32 – Weeks: 34) 
110. DO TO ME Smokie (HP: #16 – Weeks: 15) 
111. WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr. Hook (HP: #20 – Weeks: 17) 
112. HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER Sister Sledge (HP: #22 – Weeks: 19) 
113. THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (HP: #25 – Weeks: 21) 
114. CHUCK E’S IN LOVE Rickie Lee Jones (HP: #15 – Weeks: 14) 
115. HEARTACHE TONIGHT Eagles (HP: #13 – Weeks: 12) * continued charting in 1980
116. SULTANS OF SWING Dire Straits (HP: #8 – Weeks: 10) * carried over from 1978 charts
117. NICE LEGS, SHAME ABOUT THE FACE Dave And The Derros (HP: #20 – Weeks: 17) 
118. MAYBE Thom Pace (HP: #23 – Weeks: 15) * continued charting in 1980
119. MY FRIEND THE WIND Demis Roussos (HP: #21 – Weeks: 19) 
120. WELL ALL RIGHT Santana (HP: #20 – Weeks: 15) * carried over from 1978 charts
121. RISE Herb Alpert (HP: #19 – Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1980
122. MacARTHUR PARK Donna Summer (HP: #10 – Weeks: 12) * carried over from 1978 charts
123. THREE TIMES A LADY Commodores (HP: #9 – Weeks: 13) * carried over from 1978 charts
124. (BOOGIE WOOGIE) DANCING SHOES Claudja Barry (HP: #32 – Weeks: 22) * continued charting in 1980
125. WE ARE FAMILY Sister Sledge (HP: #19 – Weeks: 16) 
126. HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC (HP: #24 – Weeks: 18) * continued charting in 1980
127. BUT YOU DON’T CARE Mi-Sex (HP: #25 – Weeks: 19) 
128. BABE Styx (HP: #7 – Weeks: 7) * continued charting in 1980
129. OLIVER’S ARMY Elvis Costello And The Attractions (HP: #24 – Weeks: 16) 
130. MEXICAN GIRL Smokie (HP: #19 – Weeks: 13) * carried over from 1978 charts
131. HAVEN’T STOPPED DANCING YET Gonzalez (HP: #30 – Weeks: 22) 
132. BABY I’M BURNIN’ Dolly Parton (HP: #34 – Weeks: 24) 
133. DON’T THROW STONES The Sports (HP: #26 – Weeks: 16) 
134. SHE BELIEVES IN ME Kenny Rogers (HP: #34 – Weeks: 23) 
135. FALLING IN LOVE WITH ONLY YOU Christie Allen (HP: #20 – Weeks: 16) 
136. THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT Barbra Streisand (HP: #21 – Weeks: 17) 
137. MIAMI John Cougar (HP: #31 – Weeks: 20) 
138. I’LL BE AROUND Doug Parkinson And The Southern Star Band (HP: #22 – Weeks: 18) 
139. YOU THRILL ME Exile (HP: #31 – Weeks: 20) 
140. I WANNA MAKE IT WITH YOU TONIGHT Mona Lisa & Terry Young (HP: #35 – Weeks: 21) 
141. NEW YORK GROOVE Ace Frehley (HP: #29 – Weeks: 25) 
142. I’M EVERY WOMAN Chaka Khan (HP: #27 – Weeks: 22) 
143. I WANT YOU TO WANT ME Cheap Trick (HP: #43 – Weeks: 24) 
144. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Australian Crawl (HP: #22 – Weeks: 17) * continued charting in 1980
145. LONESOME LOSER Little River Band (HP: #19 – Weeks: 13) 
146. WE’VE GOT TONIGHT Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band (HP: #31 – Weeks: 21) 
147. GET YOUR LOVE RIGHT Jon English (HP: #27 – Weeks: 14) 
148. SHADOW BOXER The Angels (HP: #25 – Weeks: 14) 
149. THE SMURF SONG Father Abraham & The Smurfs (HP: #22 – Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1980
150. RUBY Ol’55 (HP: #36 – Weeks: 22) 
151. ISLAND NIGHTS Marc Hunter (HP: #22 – Weeks: 14) 
152. MAGNET AND STEEL Walter Egan (HP: #32 – Weeks: 16) * carried over from 1978 charts
153. PROMISES Eric Clapton (HP: #26 – Weeks: 15) 
154. LET’S GET BACK TOGETHER Promises (HP: #27 – Weeks: 15) 
155. YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE Dolly Parton (HP: #33 – Weeks: 19) 
156. HOW YOU GONNA SEE ME NOW Alice Cooper (HP: #11 – Weeks: 8) * carried over from 1978 charts
157. WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Manhattan Transfer (HP: #27 – Weeks: 13) * carried over from 1978 charts
158. GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) ABBA (HP: #10 – Weeks: 8) * continued charting in 1980
159. STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Dragon (HP: #27 – Weeks: 11) * carried over from 1978 charts
160. ROXANNE The Police (HP: #34 – Weeks: 15) 
161. I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN Dionne Warwick (HP: #35 – Weeks: 17) * continued charting in 1980
162. COCAINE J.J. Cale (HP: #45 – Weeks: 22) * re-entered from previous years
163. CONTACT Edwin Starr (HP: #37 – Weeks: 16) 
164. SUBSTITUTE Clout (HP: #21 – Weeks: 10) * carried over from 1978 charts
165. CAPTAIN CAPTAIN Moscos & Stone (HP: #41 – Weeks: 18) * carried over from 1978 charts
166. TI AMO Umberto Tozzi (HP: #25 – Weeks: 10) * continued charting in 1980
167. TWIST A ST. TROPEZ Telex (HP: #35 – Weeks: 18) * continued charting in 1980
168. HAMMER HORROR Kate Bush (HP: #17 – Weeks: 8) * carried over from 1978 charts
169. CARS Gary Numan (HP: #13 – Weeks: 7) * continued charting in 1980
170. HOW MUCH I FEEL Ambrosia (HP: #30 – Weeks: 13) * carried over from 1978 charts
171. BLOW AWAY George Harrison (HP: #34 – Weeks: 15) 
172. OUT OF THE BLUE The Angels (HP: #29 – Weeks: 11) * continued charting in 1980
173. MARRIED MEN Bette Midler (HP: #37 – Weeks: 19) 
174. HONG KONG GARDEN Siousxie And The Banshees (HP: #38 – Weeks: 15) 
175. JET BOY JET GIRL Elton Motello (HP: #33 – Weeks: 15) * carried over from 1978 charts
176. STILL Commodores (HP: #38 – Weeks: 15) * continued charting in 1980
177. DREADLOCK HOLIDAY 10cc (HP: #16 – Weeks: 8) * carried over from 1978 charts
178. SHAPE I’M IN Jo Jo Zep And The Falcons (HP: #26 – Weeks: 9) * continued charting in 1980
179. HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE Blondie (HP: #39 – Weeks: 15) 
180. WHO WERE YOU WITH IN THE MOONLIGHT Dollar (HP: #39 – Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1980
181. WALKING IN THE RAIN Cheetah (HP: #24 – Weeks: 15) * carried over from 1978 charts
182. SUNBURN Graham Gouldman (HP: #37 – Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1980
183. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE The Police (HP: #12 – Weeks: 6) * continued charting in 1980
184. WHEN I DREAM Jack Clement (HP: #40 – Weeks: 14) 
185. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS / BICYCLE RACE Queen (HP: #25 – Weeks: 8) * carried over from 1978 charts
186. COMIN’ HOME The Radiators (HP: #33 – Weeks: 13) * continued charting in 1980
187. MARY’S BOY CHILD / OH MY LORD Boney M. (HP: #33 – Weeks: 11) * carried over from 1978 charts
188. TROJAN HORSE Luv’ (HP: #50 – Weeks: 18) * continued charting in 1980
189. WE BELONG TO THE NIGHT Ellen Foley (HP: #19 – Weeks: 7) * continued charting in 1980
190. I WAS MADE FOR DANCIN’ Leif Garrett (HP: #13 – Weeks: 8) * carried over from 1978 charts
191. DRIVER’S SEAT Sniff ‘n’ the Tears (HP: #20 – Weeks: 8) * continued charting in 1980
192. ONE DAY AT A TIME The Hawking Brothers (HP: #41 – Weeks: 20) * carried over from 1978 charts
193. SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU Elvis Presley (HP: #52 – Weeks: 20) * re-entered from previous years
194. GOTTA GO HOME / EL LUTE Boney M. (HP: #44 – Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1980
195. JUST ONE LOOK Linda Ronstadt (HP: #38 – Weeks: 11) * carried over from 1978 charts
196. CHOIR GIRL Cold Chisel (HP: #17 – Weeks: 5) * continued charting in 1980
197. LITTLE SISTER Ry Cooder (HP: #39 – Weeks: 14) * continued charting in 1980
198. YOU ANGEL YOU Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (HP: #50 – Weeks: 17) 
199. STAY WITH ME TILL DAWN Judie Tzuke (HP: #23 – Weeks: 10) * continued charting in 1980
200. PRECIOUS LOVE Bob Welch (HP: #37 – Weeks: 12) 

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