Top 100 songs for February 17, 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 “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?” by Rod Stewart. Meanwhile, “Sultans Of Swing” by Dire Straits rises from No. 47 to No. 33. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Sultans Of Swing — Dire Straitsup 14 places, No. 47 → No. 33
- Precious Love — Bob Welchup 12 places, No. 87 → No. 75
- Tragedy — Bee Geesup 10 places, No. 29 → No. 19
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sultans Of Swing — Dire StraitsNo. 33
- Stormy — SantanaNo. 36
- Song On The Radio — Al StewartNo. 38
- Forever In Blue Jeans — Neil DiamondNo. 39
- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) — SylvesterNo. 40
First-week entries
- Sinner Man — Sarah DashNo. 81
- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) — The JacksonsNo. 82
- Heart Of Glass — BlondieNo. 84
- Keep On Dancin' — Gary's GangNo. 85
- Wheels Of Life — Gino VannelliNo. 86
- Don't Stop Me Now — QueenNo. 87
- The Man With The Child In His Eyes — Kate BushNo. 88
- Souvenirs — VoyageNo. 89
- I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) — Instant FunkNo. 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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