Top 100 songs for October 27, 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 “Rise” by Herb Alpert. Meanwhile, “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” by Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer rises from No. 59 to No. 33. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
See debuts and biggest movers
This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) — Barbra Streisand/Donna Summerup 26 places, No. 59 → No. 33
- Dream Police — Cheap Trickup 20 places, No. 57 → No. 37
- Confusion — Electric Light Orchestraup 20 places, No. 75 → No. 55
New to this week’s Top 10
- TUSK — Fleetwood MacNo. 9
- You Decorated My Life — Kenny RogersNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) — Barbra Streisand/Donna SummerNo. 33
- Dream Police — Cheap TrickNo. 37
- Please Don't Leave — Lauren WoodNo. 38
- Street Life — The CrusadersNo. 39
- Victim Of Love — Elton JohnNo. 40
First-week entries
- What Can I Do With This Broken Heart — England Dan & John Ford ColeyNo. 78
- Don't Let Go — Isaac HayesNo. 81
- (Not Just) Knee Deep - Part 1 — FunkadelicNo. 82
- Pow Wow — Cory DayeNo. 84
- I Still Have Dreams — Richie FurayNo. 85
- Wait For Me — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 87
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.