Top 100 songs for December 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 “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes. Meanwhile, “Sara” by Fleetwood Mac rises from No. 45 to No. 35. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Sara — Fleetwood Macup 10 places, No. 45 → No. 35
- Do You Love What You Feel — Rufus And Chaka Khanup 10 places, No. 64 → No. 54
- Lost Her In The Sun — John Stewartup 10 places, No. 69 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
- Ladies Night — Kool & The GangNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sara — Fleetwood MacNo. 35
- Yes, I'm Ready — Teri DeSario With K.C.No. 36
- Train, Train — BlackfootNo. 38
- Rotation — Herb AlpertNo. 40
First-week entries
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love — QueenNo. 58
- Fool In The Rain — Led ZeppelinNo. 64
- September Morn' — Neil DiamondNo. 66
- Daydream Believer — Anne MurrayNo. 67
- Heartbreaker — Pat BenatarNo. 76
- Star — Earth, Wind & FireNo. 81
- Can We Still Be Friends — Robert PalmerNo. 82
- I Don't Want To Talk About It — Rod StewartNo. 84
- 99 — TotoNo. 85
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) — Bonnie PointerNo. 86
- Don't Make Me Over — Jennifer WarnesNo. 87
- Shooting Star — DollarNo. 88
- Volcano — Jimmy BuffettNo. 89
- Let Me Sleep Alone — CuginiNo. 90
- Holdin' On For Dear Love — LoboNo. 93
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.