Top 100 songs for September 29, 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, “Come To Me” by France Joli rises from No. 63 to No. 40. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Come To Me — France Joliup 23 places, No. 63 → No. 40
- Gotta Serve Somebody — Bob Dylanup 18 places, No. 68 → No. 50
- Broken Hearted Me — Anne Murrayup 13 places, No. 76 → No. 63
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- This Night Won't Last Forever — Michael JohnsonNo. 37
- Midnight Wind — John StewartNo. 38
- Please Don't Go — KC And The Sunshine BandNo. 39
- Come To Me — France JoliNo. 40
First-week entries
- Still — CommodoresNo. 68
- Victim Of Love — Elton JohnNo. 76
- Dreaming — BlondieNo. 79
- Half The Way — Crystal GayleNo. 80
- 5:15 — The WhoNo. 81
- Damned If I Do — The Alan Parsons ProjectNo. 87
- Starry Eyes — The RecordsNo. 89
- Sweet Summer Lovin' — Dolly PartonNo. 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.