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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 17, 1979

30 positions ← 08/10 08/24 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
2 1 1 1 7 My Sharona THE KNACK 1
1 2 2 2 8 The Main Event/Fight BARBRA STREISAND 1
14 8 5 3 6 After The Love Has Gone EARTH, WIND & FIRE 3
19 10 6 4 5 Sad Eyes ROBERT JOHN 4
9 4 3 5 8 Lead Me On MAXINE NIGHTINGALE 3
8 3 4 6 7 Good Times CHIC 3
20 14 7 7 5 Goodbye Stranger SUPERTRAMP 7
28 16 12 8 4 Don't Bring Me Down ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 8
24 15 10 9 5 Lonesome Loser LITTLE RIVER BAND 9
16 12 8 10 6 Let's Go THE CARS 8
11 9 11 11 6 The Devil Went Down To Georgia THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND 9
30 23 17 12 4 I'll Never Love This Way Again DIONNE WARWICK 12
7 5 9 13 9 You Can't Change That RAYDIO 5
- 27 19 14 3 Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) ROBERT PALMER 14
3 6 13 15 10 Bad Girls DONNA SUMMER 2
- 29 22 16 3 Hot Summer Nights NIGHT 16
- - 24 17 2 Driver's Seat SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS 17
6 7 14 18 11 Mama Can't Buy You Love ELTON JOHN 4
29 22 21 19 4 Suspicions EDDIE RABBITT 19
5 13 16 20 12 When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman DR. HOOK 3
4 11 15 21 12 Gold JOHN STEWART 1
DEBUT 22 1 Sail On COMMODORES 22
12 19 20 23 9 I Was Made For Lovin' You KISS 12
- - 26 24 2 I Do Love You G.Q. 24
DEBUT 25 1 Cruel To Be Kind NICK LOWE 25
DEBUT 26 1 Pop Muzik M 26
- - 27 27 2 Morning Dance SPYRO GYRA 27
17 17 18 28 9 Is She Really Going Out With Him JOE JACKSON 17
10 18 23 29 11 Do It Or Die ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 8
25 26 28 30 14 I Want You To Want Me CHEAP TRICK 11