Top 100 songs for May 26, 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 “Reunited” by Peaches & Herb. Meanwhile, “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward rises from No. 73 to No. 39. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Ring My Bell — Anita Wardup 34 places, No. 73 → No. 39
- Gold — John Stewartup 34 places, No. 78 → No. 44
- Does Your Mother Know — ABBAup 20 places, No. 83 → No. 63
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- I Want You To Want Me — Cheap TrickNo. 32
- Boogie Wonderland — Earth, Wind & Fire with The EmotionsNo. 34
- Ring My Bell — Anita WardNo. 39
- Dance The Night Away — Van HalenNo. 40
First-week entries
- Bad Girls — Donna SummerNo. 55
- I Was Made For Lovin' You — KISSNo. 70
- Shadows In The Moonlight — Anne MurrayNo. 71
- I Can't Stand It No More — Peter FramptonNo. 72
- Do It Or Die — Atlanta Rhythm SectionNo. 79
- Weekend — Wet WillieNo. 80
- If You Can't Give Me Love — Suzi QuatroNo. 81
- Go West — Village PeopleNo. 82
- Music Box — Evelyn "Champagne" KingNo. 85
- Church — Bob WelchNo. 86
- Head First — The BabysNo. 87
- Lead Me On — Maxine NightingaleNo. 89
- If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me — Bellamy BrothersNo. 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.