Top 100 songs for April 7, 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, “Love Takes Time” by Orleans rises from No. 69 to No. 35. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Takes Time — Orleansup 34 places, No. 69 → No. 35
- Crazy Love — The Allman Brothers Bandup 24 places, No. 63 → No. 39
- Goodnight Tonight — Wingsup 22 places, No. 38 → No. 16
New to this week’s Top 10
- Music Box Dancer — Frank MillsNo. 6
- Heart Of Glass — BlondieNo. 9
- Lady — Little River BandNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Love Is The Answer — England Dan & John Ford ColeyNo. 32
- Love Takes Time — OrleansNo. 35
- Renegade — StyxNo. 38
- Crazy Love — The Allman Brothers BandNo. 39
- Roxanne — The PoliceNo. 40
First-week entries
- Old Time Rock & Roll — Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandNo. 72
- Diamonds — Chris ReaNo. 75
- It Must Be Love — Alton McClain & DestinyNo. 77
- Just The Same Way — JourneyNo. 81
- Give Me An Inch — Ian MatthewsNo. 85
- Body Heat — Alicia BridgesNo. 86
- I (Who Have Nothing) — SylvesterNo. 87
- Dancer — Gino SoccioNo. 88
- Love Is Gonna Come At Last — BadfingerNo. 89
- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay — Sammy HagarNo. 90
- High On Your Love Suite — Rick JamesNo. 91
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.