Top 100 songs for March 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 “Tragedy” by Bee Gees. Meanwhile, “In The Navy” by Village People rises from No. 67 to No. 49. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- In The Navy — Village Peopleup 18 places, No. 67 → No. 49
- Sweet Lui-Louise — Ironhorseup 15 places, No. 87 → No. 72
- Such A Woman — Tycoonup 13 places, No. 82 → No. 69
New to this week’s Top 40
- Love Ballad — George BensonNo. 38
- Watch Out For Lucy — Eric Clapton And His BandNo. 40
First-week entries
- Bridge Over Troubled Water — Linda CliffordNo. 77
- Just When I Needed You Most — Randy VanWarmerNo. 81
- Feelin' Satisfied — BostonNo. 83
- Crazy Love — The Allman Brothers BandNo. 84
- I Need Your Help Barry Manilow — Ray StevensNo. 85
- The Logical Song — SupertrampNo. 86
- California Dreamin' — AmericaNo. 88
- Love Takes Time — OrleansNo. 89
- Saturday Night, Sunday Morning — Thelma HoustonNo. 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.