Top 100 songs for January 20, 1979
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1979 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Le Freak” by Chic. Meanwhile, “Heaven Knows” by Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreams rises from No. 77 to No. 40. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
See debuts and biggest movers
This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Heaven Knows — Donna Summer With Brooklyn Dreamsup 37 places, No. 77 → No. 40
- Lady — Little River Bandup 26 places, No. 78 → No. 52
- Every Time I Think Of You — The Babysup 20 places, No. 70 → No. 50
New to this week’s Top 10
- A Little More Love — Olivia Newton-JohnNo. 8
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? — Rod StewartNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Crazy Love — PocoNo. 72
- What A Fool Believes — The Doobie BrothersNo. 73
- Lonely Wind — KansasNo. 74
- You Stepped Into My Life — Melba MooreNo. 75
- Pops, We Love You (A Tribute To Father) — Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & Stevie WonderNo. 78
- Chip Away The Stone — AerosmithNo. 81
- Not Fade Away — Tanya TuckerNo. 84
- Every Which Way But Loose — Eddie RabbittNo. 87
- Goodbye, I Love You — FirefallNo. 88
- Our Love Is Insane — Desmond Child And RougeNo. 89
- Chase — Giorgio MoroderNo. 90
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.
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