Top 100 songs for November 17, 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 “Still” by Commodores. Meanwhile, “Head Games” by Foreigner rises from No. 63 to No. 43. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Head Games — Foreignerup 20 places, No. 63 → No. 43
- Escape (The Pina Colada Song) — Rupert Holmesup 17 places, No. 40 → No. 23
- Cool Change — Little River Bandup 13 places, No. 37 → No. 24
New to this week’s Top 40
- Cruisin' — Smokey RobinsonNo. 36
- Confusion — Electric Light OrchestraNo. 37
- Damned If I Do — The Alan Parsons ProjectNo. 38
- We Don't Talk Anymore — Cliff RichardNo. 40
First-week entries
- Coward Of The County — Kenny RogersNo. 63
- Don't Do Me Like That — Tom Petty And The HeartbreakersNo. 71
- Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool) — FoghatNo. 73
- Rotation — Herb AlpertNo. 82
- I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love — Rita CoolidgeNo. 83
- Savannah Nights — Tom JohnstonNo. 86
- Since You Been Gone — RainbowNo. 87
- Yes, I'm Ready — Teri DeSario With K.C.No. 90
- What's A Matter Baby — Ellen FoleyNo. 92
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.
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