List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1979
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The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart published since August 1958 by Billboard magazine which ranks the best-performing singles in the United States.[1] In 1979, it was compiled based on a combination of sales and airplay data sourced from surveys of retail outlets and playlists submitted by radio stations, respectively.[1] During the year, 23 different singles spent time at number one.[2]
That year, 10 acts earned their first number one song: Gloria Gaynor, Amii Stewart, Blondie, Peaches & Herb, Anita Ward, The Knack, Robert John, M, Styx, and Rupert Holmes; only Blondie would ever have another number one hit. The Bee Gees and Donna Summer were the only acts to have more than one new song reach number one in 1979.
Chart history
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| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457 | January 6 | "Too Much Heaven" | Bee Gees | [3] |
| January 13 | [4] | |||
| re | January 20 | "Le Freak" | Chic | [5] |
| January 27 | [6] | |||
| February 3 | [7] | |||
| 458 | February 10 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Rod Stewart | [8] |
| February 17 | [9] | |||
| February 24 | [10] | |||
| March 3 | [11] | |||
| 459 | March 10 | "I Will Survive" | Gloria Gaynor | [12] |
| March 17 | [13] | |||
| 460 | March 24 | "Tragedy" | Bee Gees | [14] |
| March 31 | [15] | |||
| re | April 7 | "I Will Survive" | Gloria Gaynor | [16] |
| 461 | April 14 | "What a Fool Believes" | The Doobie Brothers | [17] |
| 462 | April 21 | "Knock on Wood" | Amii Stewart | [18] |
| 463 | April 28 | "Heart of Glass" | Blondie | [19] |
| 464 | May 5 | "Reunited" | Peaches & Herb | [20] |
| May 12 | [21] | |||
| May 19 | [22] | |||
| May 26 | [23] | |||
| 465 | June 2 | "Hot Stuff" | Donna Summer | [24] |
| 466 | June 9 | "Love You Inside Out" | Bee Gees | [25] |
| re | June 16 | "Hot Stuff" | Donna Summer | [26] |
| June 23 | [27] | |||
| 467 | June 30 | "Ring My Bell" | Anita Ward | [28] |
| July 7 | [29] | |||
| 468 | July 14 | "Bad Girls" | Donna Summer | [30] |
| July 21 | [31] | |||
| July 28 | [32] | |||
| August 4 | [33] | |||
| August 11 | [34] | |||
| 469 | August 18 | "Good Times" | Chic | [35] |
| 470 | August 25 | "My Sharona" | The Knack | [36] |
| September 1 | [37] | |||
| September 8 | [38] | |||
| September 15 | [39] | |||
| September 22 | [40] | |||
| September 29 | [41] | |||
| 471 | October 6 | "Sad Eyes" | Robert John | [42] |
| 472 | October 13 | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" | Michael Jackson | [43] |
| 473 | October 20 | "Rise" | Herb Alpert | [44] |
| October 27 | [45] | |||
| 474 | November 3 | "Pop Muzik" | M | [46] |
| 475 | November 10 | "Heartache Tonight" | Eagles | [47] |
| 476 | November 17 | "Still" | Commodores | [48] |
| 477 | November 24 | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer | [49] |
| December 1 | [50] | |||
| 478 | December 8 | "Babe" | Styx | [51] |
| December 15 | [52] | |||
| 479 | December 22 | "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" | Rupert Holmes | [53] |
| December 29[a] | [56] | |||
Notes
Number-one artists
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Summer | 10 |
| 2 | The Knack | 6 |
| 3 | Bee Gees | 5 |
| 4 | Rod Stewart | 4 |
| Peaches & Herb | ||
| Chic | ||
| 7 | Gloria Gaynor | 3 |
| 8 | Anita Ward | 2 |
| Herb Alpert | ||
| Barbra Streisand | ||
| Styx | ||
| Rupert Holmes | ||
| 13 | The Doobie Brothers | 1 |
| Amii Stewart | ||
| Blondie | ||
| Robert John | ||
| Michael Jackson | ||
| M | ||
| Eagles | ||
| Commodores |