Top 100 songs for July 21, 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 “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer. Meanwhile, “After The Love Has Gone” by Earth, Wind & Fire rises from No. 68 to No. 46. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- After The Love Has Gone — Earth, Wind & Fireup 22 places, No. 68 → No. 46
- Goodbye Stranger — Supertrampup 13 places, No. 69 → No. 56
- One Way Or Another — Blondieup 12 places, No. 41 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 10
- Good Times — ChicNo. 4
New to this week’s Top 40
- One Way Or Another — BlondieNo. 29
- My Sharona — The KnackNo. 34
- The Devil Went Down To Georgia — The Charlie Daniels BandNo. 37
- Kiss In The Dark — Pink LadyNo. 40
First-week entries
- Lonesome Loser — Little River BandNo. 63
- Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) — Robert PalmerNo. 74
- Driver's Seat — Sniff 'n' the TearsNo. 82
- Turn Off The Lights — Teddy PendergrassNo. 83
- Love Me Tonight — BlackjackNo. 85
- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' — JourneyNo. 86
- This Is Love — OakNo. 87
- What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' — Stephanie MillsNo. 96
- Best Beat In Town — SwitchNo. 97
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.