Top 100 songs for February 24, 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, “Tragedy” by Bee Gees rises from No. 19 to No. 6. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Tragedy — Bee Geesup 13 places, No. 19 → No. 6
- Just One Look — Linda Ronstadtup 10 places, No. 70 → No. 60
- Precious Love — Bob Welchup 10 places, No. 75 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 40
- Stumblin' In — Suzi Quatro & Chris NormanNo. 37
- Knock On Wood — Amii StewartNo. 38
- Maybe I'm A Fool — Eddie MoneyNo. 39
First-week entries
- Watch Out For Lucy — Eric Clapton And His BandNo. 77
- It Hurts So Bad — Kim CarnesNo. 78
- Love Ballad — George BensonNo. 81
- Roxanne — The PoliceNo. 82
- You Can't Win (Part 1) — Michael JacksonNo. 83
- Call Out My Name — ZwolNo. 85
- Stay The Night — The Faragher Bros.No. 88
- Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) — ParliamentNo. 89
- Make It Last — Brooklyn DreamsNo. 90
- Can You Read My Mind — Maureen McGovernNo. 92
- This Is It — Dan HartmanNo. 93
- Heartaches — BTONo. 94
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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