THE YEARS TOP SONGS
Top 100 Song Hits of 1979
1979
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart for 1970. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved.
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1979 TOP 100
| Rank | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.) | Glen Campbell |
| 99 | Squeeze Box | The Who |
| 98 | Take the Money and Run | The Steve Miller Band |
| 97 | The Boys Are Back In Town | Thin Lizzy |
| 96 | Disco Duck | Rick Dees |
| 95 | Rock and Roll All Nite | Kiss |
| 94 | Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again | Barry Manilow |
| 93 | Junk Food Junkie | Larry Groce |
| 92 | Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) | Parliament |
| 91 | Money Honey | The Bay City Rollers |
| 90 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Neil Sedaka |
| 89 | Young Hearts Run Free | Candi Staton |
| 88 | Baby I Love Your Way | Peter Frampton |
| 87 | Walk Away from Love | David Ruffin |
| 86 | Who'd She Coo? | The Ohio Players |
| 85 | Slow Ride | Foghat |
| 84 | With Your Love | Jefferson Starship |
| 83 | You're My Best Friend | Queen |
| 82 | Still the One | Orleans |
| 81 | Rock and Roll Music | The Beach Boys |
| 80 | She's Gone | Daryl Hall and John Oates |
| 79 | Getaway | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| 78 | Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) | The Bee Gees |
| 77 | Got to Get You Into My Life | The Beatles |
| 76 | Rhiannon | Fleetwood Mac |
| 75 | Fox On the Run | The Sweet |
| 74 | Let Her In | John Travolta |
| 73 | Summer | War |
| 72 | Wake Up Everybody, Pt. 1 | Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes |
| 71 | I'm Easy | Keith Carradine |
| 70 | Wham Bam | Silver |
| 69 | Evil Woman | Electric Light Orchestra |
| 68 | This Masquerade | George Benson |
| 67 | Baby Face | Wing and A Prayer Fife and Drum Corps |
| 66 | Let 'Em In | Paul McCartney and Wings |
| 65 | Let's Do It Again | The Staple Singers |
| 64 | Island Girl | Elton John |
| 63 | Saturday Night | The Bay City Rollers |
| 62 | Shop Around | The Captain and Tennille |
| 61 | I'll Be Good to You | The Brothers Johnson |
| 60 | Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel | Tavares |
| 59 | Sing a Song | Earth, Wind and Fire |
| 58 | Welcome Back (Theme from "Welcome Back, Kotter") | John Sebastian |
| 57 | Convoy | C.W. McCall |
| 56 | Fooled Around and Fell in Love | Elvin Bishop |
| 55 | Devil Woman | Cliff Richard |
| 54 | Times of Your Life | Paul Anka |
| 53 | Say You Love Me | Fleetwood Mac |
| 52 | I Love Music | The O'Jays |
| 51 | Dream On | Aerosmith |
| 50 | Show Me the Way | Peter Frampton |
| 49 | Lowdown | Boz Scaggs |
| 48 | If You Leave Me Now | Chicago |
| 47 | Shannon | Henry Gross |
| 46 | A Little Bit More | Dr. Hook |
| 45 | That's the Way I Like It | K.C. and The Sunshine Band |
| 44 | Sweet Thing | Rufus |
| 43 | Theme from "Mahogany" (Do You Know Where You're Going To) | Diana Ross |
| 42 | Deep Purple | Donny and Marie Osmond |
| 41 | Love to Love You Baby | Donna Summer |
| 40 | All By Myself | Eric Carmen |
| 39 | Lonely Night (Angel Face) | The Captain and Tennille |
| 38 | Turn The Beat Around | Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 37 | Dream Weaver | Gary Wright |
| 36 | Let Your Love Flow | Bellamy Brothers |
| 35 | Only Sixteen | Dr. Hook |
| 34 | Moonlight Feels Right | Starbuck |
| 33 | Golden Years | David Bowie |
| 32 | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine | Lou Rawls |
| 31 | You Should Be Dancing | The Bee Gees |
| 30 | Love Rollercoaster | Ohio Players |
| 29 | Theme From "S.W.A.T" | Rhythm Heritage |
| 28 | Right Back Where We Started From | Maxine Nightingale |
| 27 | Sweet Love | The Commodores |
| 26 | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty | K.C. and The Sunshine Band |
| 25 | Take It to the Limit | Eagles |
| 24 | Get Up and Boogie (That's Right) | Silver Convention |
| 23 | Love Hurts | Nazareth |
| 22 | You Sexy Thing | Hot Chocolate |
| 21 | I'd Really Love to See You Tonight | England Dan and John Ford Coley |
| 20 | Boogie Fever | The Sylvers |
| 19 | Misty Blue | Dorothy Moore |
| 18 | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen |
| 17 | More, More, More | Andrea True Connection |
| 16 | Get Closer | Seals and Crofts |
| 15 | Love Hangover | Diana Ross |
| 14 | Fly Robin Fly | Silver Convention |
| 13 | I Write the Songs | Barry Manilow |
| 12 | Afternoon Delight | Starland Vocal Band |
| 11 | Sara Smile | Daryl Hall and John Oates |
| 10 | A Fifth of Beethoven | Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band |
| 9 | Love Is Alive | Gary Wright |
| 8 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | Paul Simon |
| 7 | Love Machine, Pt. 1 | The Miracles |
| 6 | Kiss and Say Goodbye | The Manhattans |
| 5 | Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry |
| 4 | December 1963 (Oh What a Night) | The Four Seasons |
| 3 | Disco Lady | Johnnie Taylor |
| 2 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Elton John and Kiki Dee |
| 1 | Silly Love Songs | Paul McCartney and Wings |
