Top 100 songs for September 1, 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 “My Sharona” by The Knack. Meanwhile, “Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough” by Michael Jackson rises from No. 54 to No. 35. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough — Michael Jacksonup 19 places, No. 54 → No. 35
- Rise — Herb Alpertup 15 places, No. 34 → No. 19
- Get A Move On — Eddie Moneyup 15 places, No. 81 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough — Michael JacksonNo. 35
- What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin' — Stephanie MillsNo. 36
- Saturdaynight — Herman BroodNo. 38
- Young Blood — Rickie Lee JonesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Voulez-Vous — ABBANo. 80
- Hold On — Ian GommNo. 81
- Good Girls Don't — The KnackNo. 82
- Must Have Been Crazy — ChicagoNo. 83
- One Fine Day — Rita CoolidgeNo. 84
- Hello, Hello, Hello — New EnglandNo. 85
- Girls Talk — Dave EdmundsNo. 86
- Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) — Pat TraversNo. 87
- Sure Know Something — KISSNo. 88
- Come To Me — France JoliNo. 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.