RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (DUCKHEAD/popradiotop20.com) TOP POP SINGLES OF 1979*
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Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 DA YA THINK I'M SEXY?-ROD STEWART-JANUARY 2 WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES-DOOBIE BROTHERS-March 3 BABE-STYX-November 4 HEARTACHE TONIGHT-EAGLES-October 5 REUNITED-PEACHES & HERB-April 6 TOO MUCH HEAVEN-BEE GEES-January 7 SAIL ON-COMMODORES-September 8 TRAGEDY-Bee Gees-March 9 SAD EYES-Robert John-September 10 MY SHARONA-Knack-August 11 Heart Of Glass-Blondie-April 12 Rise-Herb Alpert-October 13 Lonesome Loser-Little River Band-August 14 The Logical Song-Supertramp-June 15 I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor-March 16 Fire-Pointer Sisters-February 17 Hot Stuff-Donna Summer-May 18 Still-Commodores-November 19 After The Love Has Gone-Earth,Wind & Fire-August 20 I'll Never Love This Way Again-Dionne Warwick-September 21 Sultans Of Swing-Dire Straits-March 22 Gold-John Stewart-July 23 Escape (Pina Colada Song)-Rupert Holmes-December 24 A Little More Love-Olivia Newton-John-January 25 Chuck E.'s In Love-Rickie Lee Jones-June 26 The Main Event/Fight-Barbra Streisand-July 27 Shine A Little Love-Electric Light Orchestra-July 28 You Decorated My Life-Kenny Rogers-October 29 No More Tears(Enough Is Enough)-Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer-November 30 Knock On Wood-Amii Stewart-April 31 She Believes In Me-Kenny Rogers-June 32 Bad Girls-Donna Summer-July 33 Lead Me On-Maxine Nightingale-August 34 We Are Family-Sister Sledge-June 35 Lady-Little River Band-March 36 Goodnight Tonight-Wings-May 37 Just When I Needed You Most-Randy Vanwarmer-May 38 When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman-Dr. Hook-July 39 We Don't Talk Anymore-Cliff Richard-December 40 Heaven Knows-Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams-February 41 Lotta Love-Nicolette Larson-January 42 Do That To Me One More Time-Captain & Tennille-December 43 Love You Inside Out-Bee Gees-May 44 Ring My Bell-Anita Ward-July 45 Don't Bring Me Down-Electric Light Orchestra-August 46 Good Times-Chic-August 47 Jane-Jefferson Starship-December 48 Hold The Line-Toto-January 49 Pop Muzik-M-October 50 Soul Man-Blues Brothers-February 51 Music Box Dancer-Frank Mills-March 52 Mama Can't Buy You Love-Elton John-July 53 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough-Michael Jackson-October 54 Bad Case Of Loving You-Robert Palmer-September 55 Tusk-Fleetwood Mac-November 56 Cool Change-Little River Band-December 57 I Want Your Love-Chic-April 58 You Can't Change That-Raydio-August 59 Blow Away-George Harrison-April 60 September-Earth, Wind & Fire-January 61 Please,Don't Go-K.C. & The Sunshine Band-November 62 Goodbye Stranger-Supertramp-August 63 Stumblin' In-Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman-April 64 Dim All The Lights-Donna Summer-October 65 Ships-Barry Manilow-November 66 Minute By Minute-Doobie Brothers-June 67 Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)-Jacksons-April 68 Take The Long Way Home-Supertramp-December 69 Driver's Seat-Sniff 'N' The Tears-September 70 Cruel To Be Kind-Nick Lowe-September 71 Crazy Love-Poco-March 72 Got To Be Real-Cheryl Lynn-February 73 Shake Your Groove Thing-Peaches & Herb-March 74 You're Only Lonely-J.D. Souther-November 75 Lovin',Touchin',Squeezin'-Journey-October 76 Let's Go-Cars-August 77 Love Takes Time-Orleans-May 78 The Devil Went Down To Georgia-Charlie Daniels Band-August 79 Boogie Wonderland-Earth,Wind & Fire & The Emotions-June 80 This Is It-Kenny Loggins-December 81 I Want You To Want Me-Cheap Trick-June 82 Days Gone Down-Gerry Rafferty-July 83 Love Is The Answer-England Dan & John Ford Coley-May 84 Every 1's A Winner-Hot Chocolate-January 85 Shake It-Ian Mathews-February 86 No Tell Lover-Chicago-February 87 All My Love-Bed Zeppelin-October 88 Do It Or Die-Atlanta Rhythm Section-July 89 Spooky-Atlanta Rhythm Section-September 90 Good Girls Don't-The Knack-October 91 You Take My Breath Away-Rex Smith-June 92 I Just Fall In Love Again-Anne Murray-March 93 Love Ballad-George Benson-April 94 Dance The Night Away-Van Halen-June 95 Every Time I Think Of You-Babys-March 96 Honesty-Billy Joel-May 97 Somewhere In The Night-Barry Manilow-February 98 Big Shot-Billy Joel-March 99 Head Games-Foreigner-December 100 Send One Your Love-Stevie Wonder-December 101 Don't Cry Out Loud-Melissa Manchester-March 102 Getting Closer-Wings-July 103 Precious Love-Bob Welch-April 104 Heart Of The Night-Poco-June 105 Rock And Roll Fantasy-Bad Company-June 106 In The Navy-Village People-April 107 He's The Greatest Dancer-Sister Sledge-April 108 I Was Made For Loving You-Kiss-July 198 Dependin' On You-Doobie Brothers-September 110 Broken Hearted Me-Anne Murray-November 111 Livin' It Up (Friday Night)-Bell & James-April 112 Get It Right Next Time-Gerry Rafferty-September 113 I Can't Stand It No More-Peter Frampton-July 114 What You Won't Do For Love-Bobby Caldwell-March 115 Heaven Must Have Sent You-Bonnie Pointer-September 116 Dirty White Boy-Foreigner-October 117 Deeper Than The Night-Olivia Newton-John-May 118 Ladies Night-Kool & The Gang-December 119 Blue Morning,Blue Day-Foreigner-February 120 Is She Really Going Out With Him-Joe Jackson-July 121 Dancin' Shoes-Nigel Olsson-March 122 Hot Summer Nights-Night-August 123 Shakedown Cruise-Jay Ferguson-June 124 Hold On-Ian Gomm-October 125 Ain't Love A Bitch-Rod Stewart-May 126 Forever In Blue Jeans-Neil Diamond-March 127 Renegade-Styx-May 128 I Want You Tonight-Pablo Cruise-November 129A Better Love Next Time-Doctor Hook-December 129B Get Used To It-Roger Voudouris-June 131A Dreaming-Blondie-November 131B Maybe I'm A Fool-Eddie Money-March 133 Arrow Through Me-Wings-October 134 I Know A Heartache When I See One-Jennifer Warnes-October 135 Does Your Mother Know-Abba-July 136 Half The Way Crystal Gayle-November 137A Fins-Jimmy Buffett-November 137B Suspicions-Eddie Rabbitt-August 137C This Night Won't Last Forever-Michael Johnsont-November 140A Home And Dry-Gerry Rafferty-January 140B Take Me Home-Cher-April 142A If You Remember Me-Night & Chris Thompson-November 142B New York Groove-Ace Frehley-January 142C Please Don't Leave-Lauren Wood-November *Here is how Duckhead calculated this chart from Radio and Record charts. Points Points for the yearly charts are calculated using inverse points from the weekly charts. Each week, the # 1 song gets 20 points, the # 2 song gets 19 points, # 3 gets 18, and so on. The # 20 song gets 1 point. Each song's points are added up for each week to reach the total. A song's entire chart run will be used for the yearly chart. Songs appear on the yearly chart corresponding to the year they peak on the weekly charts. Tie-Breakers For songs that tie in points on the yearly charts, the following tie-breakers are used: 1. Most weeks at # 1 2. Most weeks at # 2 3. Most weeks at # 3 4. Most weeks at # 4 5. Etc. If songs remain tied after all 20 tie-breakers, then they will be listed as tied on the yearly chart. Tied songs appear in alphabetical order, and are marked by letters, for example: 99A and 99B.