Top 100 songs for March 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 “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor. Meanwhile, “Heart Of Glass” by Blondie rises from No. 47 to No. 26. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Heart Of Glass — Blondieup 21 places, No. 47 → No. 26
- Blow Away — George Harrisonup 14 places, No. 69 → No. 55
- Love Ballad — George Bensonup 13 places, No. 63 → No. 50
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Heart Of Glass — BlondieNo. 26
- Precious Love — Bob WelchNo. 36
- Superman — Herbie MannNo. 37
- Dog + Butterfly — HeartNo. 38
- Bustin' Loose — Chuck Brown & The Soul SearchersNo. 39
- Take Me Home — CherNo. 40
First-week entries
- In The Navy — Village PeopleNo. 67
- Renegade — StyxNo. 73
- Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy — Bad CompanyNo. 74
- Reunited — Peaches & HerbNo. 76
- Happiness — The Pointer SistersNo. 77
- Hard Times For Lovers — Judy CollinsNo. 81
- Such A Woman — TycoonNo. 82
- Don't You Write Her Off — McGuinn, Clark & HillmanNo. 85
- Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) — G.Q.No. 86
- Sweet Lui-Louise — IronhorseNo. 87
- (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right — Barbara MandrellNo. 88
- Good Times Roll — The CarsNo. 89
- Get Used To It — Roger VoudourisNo. 90
- There But For The Grace Of God Go I — MachineNo. 92
- You And Me — LinerNo. 93
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.