Top 100 songs for September 22, 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, “You Decorated My Life” by Kenny Rogers rises from No. 60 to No. 37. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You Decorated My Life — Kenny Rogersup 23 places, No. 60 → No. 37
- Good Girls Don't — The Knackup 18 places, No. 49 → No. 31
- Arrow Through Me — Wingsup 17 places, No. 56 → No. 39
New to this week’s Top 10
- Rise — Herb AlpertNo. 4
New to this week’s Top 40
- Good Girls Don't — The KnackNo. 31
- Dirty White Boy — ForeignerNo. 35
- You Decorated My Life — Kenny RogersNo. 37
- Rolene — Moon MartinNo. 38
- Arrow Through Me — WingsNo. 39
- I Know A Heartache When I See One — Jennifer WarnesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Broken Hearted Me — Anne MurrayNo. 76
- Please Don't Leave — Lauren WoodNo. 80
- Let Me Know (I Have A Right) — Gloria GaynorNo. 81
- I'm So Anxious — Southside Johnny & The Asbury JukesNo. 82
- Dancin' 'round And 'round — Olivia Newton-JohnNo. 84
- Angeleyes — ABBANo. 85
- Do You Think I'm Disco? — Steve Dahl And Teenage RadiationNo. 88
- Hold On To The Night — HotelNo. 89
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.