Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979

"My Sharona" by the Knack, led by singer Doug Fieger (pictured in 2005) was the number-one song of 1979.

Donna Summer (pictured) had four songs on the year-end chart of 1979, the most of any artist that year: "Bad Girls" at number two, "Hot Stuff" at number seven, "MacArthur Park" at number 12, and "Heaven Knows" at number 39.

The Bee Gees had three songs within the top-40 of 1979's year-end chart: "Too Much Heaven" at number 11, "Tragedy" at number 16, and "Love You Inside Out" at number 33.

This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of (/wiki/1979inmusic). The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 22, 1979.

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Artist(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>"My Sharona"</td><td>The Knack</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>"Bad Girls"</td><td>Donna Summer</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>"Le Freak"</td><td>Chic</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"</td><td>Rod Stewart</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>"Reunited"</td><td>Peaches & Herb</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>"I Will Survive"</td><td>Gloria Gaynor</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>"Hot Stuff"</td><td>Donna Summer</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>"Y.M.C.A."</td><td>Village People</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>"Ring My Bell"</td><td>Anita Ward</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>"Sad Eyes"</td><td>Robert John</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>"Too Much Heaven"</td><td>Bee Gees</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>"MacArthur Park"</td><td>Donna Summer</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"</td><td>Dr. Hook</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>"Makin' It"</td><td>David Naughton</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>"Fire"</td><td>The Pointer Sisters</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>"Tragedy"</td><td>Bee Gees</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>"A Little More Love"</td><td>Olivia Newton-John</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>"Heart of Glass"</td><td>Blondie</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>"What a Fool Believes"</td><td>The Doobie Brothers</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>"Good Times"</td><td>Chic</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>"You Don't Bring Me Flowers"</td><td>Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>"Knock on Wood"</td><td>Amii Stewart</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>"Stumblin' In"</td><td>Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>"Lead Me On"</td><td>Maxine Nightingale</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"</td><td>The Jacksons</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>"Don't Cry Out Loud"</td><td>Melissa Manchester</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>"The Logical Song"</td><td>Supertramp</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>"My Life"</td><td>Billy Joel</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>"Just When I Needed You Most"</td><td>Randy VanWarmer</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>"You Can't Change That"</td><td>Raydio</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>"Shake Your Groove Thing"</td><td>Peaches & Herb</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>"I'll Never Love This Way Again"</td><td>Dionne Warwick</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>"Love You Inside Out"</td><td>Bee Gees</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>"I Want You to Want Me"</td><td>Cheap Trick</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>"The Main Event/Fight"</td><td>Barbra Streisand</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>"Mama Can't Buy You Love"</td><td>Elton John</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>"I Was Made for Dancin'"</td><td>Leif Garrett</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>"After the Love Has Gone"</td><td>Earth, Wind & Fire</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>"Heaven Knows"</td><td>Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>"The Gambler"</td><td>Kenny Rogers</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>"Lotta Love"</td><td>Nicolette Larson</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>"Lady"</td><td>Little River Band</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>"Heaven Must Have Sent You"</td><td>Bonnie Pointer</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>"Hold the Line"</td><td>Toto</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>"He's the Greatest Dancer"</td><td>Sister Sledge</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>"Sharing the Night Together"</td><td>Dr. Hook</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>"She Believes in Me"</td><td>Kenny Rogers</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>"In the Navy"</td><td>Village People</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>"Music Box Dancer"</td><td>Frank Mills</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"</td><td>The Charlie Daniels Band</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>"Gold"</td><td>John Stewart</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>"Goodnight Tonight"</td><td>Wings</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>"We Are Family"</td><td>Sister Sledge</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>"Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"</td><td>Bad Company</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>"Every 1's a Winner"</td><td>Hot Chocolate</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>"Take Me Home"</td><td>Cher</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>"Boogie Wonderland"</td><td>Earth, Wind & Fire & The Emotions</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>"(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away"</td><td>Andy Gibb</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>"What You Won't Do for Love"</td><td>Bobby Caldwell</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>"New York Groove"</td><td>Ace Frehley</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>"Sultans of Swing"</td><td>Dire Straits</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>"I Want Your Love"</td><td>Chic</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>"Chuck E.'s In Love"</td><td>Rickie Lee Jones</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>"I Love the Nightlife"</td><td>Alicia Bridges</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"</td><td>McFadden & Whitehead</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>"Lonesome Loser"</td><td>Little River Band</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>"Renegade"</td><td>Styx</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>"Love Is the Answer"</td><td>England Dan & John Ford Coley</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>"Got to Be Real"</td><td>Cheryl Lynn</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>"Born to Be Alive"</td><td>Patrick Hernandez</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>"Shine a Little Love"</td><td>Electric Light Orchestra</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>"I Just Fall in Love Again"</td><td>Anne Murray</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>"Shake It"</td><td>Ian Matthews</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>"I Was Made for Lovin' You"</td><td>Kiss</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>"I Just Wanna Stop"</td><td>Gino Vannelli</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>"Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)"</td><td>GQ</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>"Ooo Baby Baby"</td><td>Linda Ronstadt</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>"September"</td><td>Earth, Wind & Fire</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>"Time Passages"</td><td>Al Stewart</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>"Rise"</td><td>Herb Alpert</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>"Don't Bring Me Down"</td><td>Electric Light Orchestra</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>"Promises"</td><td>Eric Clapton</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>"Get Used to It"</td><td>Roger Voudouris</td></tr><tr><td>84</td><td>"How Much I Feel"</td><td>Ambrosia</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>"Suspicions"</td><td>Eddie Rabbitt</td></tr><tr><td>86</td><td>"You Take My Breath Away"</td><td>Rex Smith</td></tr><tr><td>87</td><td>"How You Gonna See Me Now"</td><td>Alice Cooper</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>"Double Vision"</td><td>Foreigner</td></tr><tr><td>89</td><td>"Everytime I Think of You"</td><td>The Babys</td></tr><tr><td>90</td><td>"I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)"</td><td>Instant Funk</td></tr><tr><td>91</td><td>"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"</td><td>Michael Jackson</td></tr><tr><td>92</td><td>"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"</td><td>Robert Palmer</td></tr><tr><td>93</td><td>"Somewhere in the Night"</td><td>Barry Manilow</td></tr><tr><td>94</td><td>"We've Got Tonight"</td><td>Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band</td></tr><tr><td>95</td><td>"Dance the Night Away"</td><td>Van Halen</td></tr><tr><td>96</td><td>"Dancin' Shoes"</td><td>Nigel Olsson</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>"The Boss"</td><td>Diana Ross</td></tr><tr><td>98</td><td>"Sail On"</td><td>Commodores</td></tr><tr><td>99</td><td>"I Do Love You"</td><td>GQ</td></tr><tr><td>100</td><td>"Strange Way"</td><td>Firefall</td></tr></tbody></table>