Top 100 songs for December 15, 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 “Babe” by Styx. Meanwhile, “The Long Run” by Eagles rises from No. 33 to No. 19. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Long Run — Eaglesup 14 places, No. 33 → No. 19
- Romeo's Tune — Steve Forbertup 14 places, No. 70 → No. 56
- I Wanna Be Your Lover — Princeup 13 places, No. 40 → No. 27
New to this week’s Top 10
- Take The Long Way Home — SupertrampNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Deja Vu — Dionne WarwickNo. 38
- I Still Have Dreams — Richie FurayNo. 39
- Video Killed The Radio Star — The BugglesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Sara — Fleetwood MacNo. 45
- Why Me — StyxNo. 75
- Wonderland — CommodoresNo. 78
- Looks Like Love Again — Dann RogersNo. 81
- Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl — The SpinnersNo. 82
- Longer — Dan FogelbergNo. 87
- When I Wanted You — Barry ManilowNo. 88
- Stargazer — Peter BrownNo. 89
- Memorize Your Number — Leif GarrettNo. 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.