Top 100 songs for April 14, 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 “What A Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers. Meanwhile, “I (Who Have Nothing)” by Sylvester rises from No. 87 to No. 65. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I (Who Have Nothing) — Sylvesterup 22 places, No. 87 → No. 65
- Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) — G.Q.up 21 places, No. 53 → No. 32
- Love Is Gonna Come At Last — Badfingerup 13 places, No. 89 → No. 76
New to this week’s Top 10
- Reunited — Peaches & HerbNo. 7
- Stumblin' In — Suzi Quatro & Chris NormanNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) — G.Q.No. 32
- Roller — April WineNo. 38
- Happiness — The Pointer SistersNo. 39
- Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy — Bad CompanyNo. 40
First-week entries
- Little Bit Of Soap — Nigel OlssonNo. 73
- Deeper Than The Night — Olivia Newton-JohnNo. 79
- Gone Long Gone — ChicagoNo. 84
- Star Love — Cheryl LynnNo. 85
- One Chain (Don't Make No Prison) — SantanaNo. 87
- Dancin' Fool — Frank ZappaNo. 88
- When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman — Dr. HookNo. 90
- Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes — Claudja BarryNo. 91
- One More Minute — Saint TropezNo. 93
- Walk On By — AWBNo. 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.