Top 100 songs for August 11, 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, “Don't Bring Me Down” by Electric Light Orchestra rises from No. 41 to No. 18. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Don't Bring Me Down — Electric Light Orchestraup 23 places, No. 41 → No. 18
- Young Blood — Rickie Lee Jonesup 13 places, No. 63 → No. 50
- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' — Journeyup 13 places, No. 65 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- You Can't Change That — RaydioNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Don't Bring Me Down — Electric Light OrchestraNo. 18
- I Do Love You — GQNo. 32
- Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) — Robert PalmerNo. 38
- Oh Well — RocketsNo. 39
- Different Worlds — Maureen McGovernNo. 40
First-week entries
- Pop Muzik — MNo. 61
- Sail On — CommodoresNo. 68
- Get It Right Next Time — Gerry RaffertyNo. 82
- Dependin' On You — The Doobie BrothersNo. 83
- Ghost Dancer — Addrisi BrothersNo. 85
- Good Friend — Mary MacgregorNo. 86
- Do It Good — A Taste Of HoneyNo. 87
- Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye — Toby BeauNo. 88
- Just Another Night — Ian HunterNo. 89
- Spooky — Atlanta Rhythm SectionNo. 90
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' — Long John Baldry & Kathi MacDonaldNo. 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.