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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 31, 1979

30 positions ← 08/24 09/07 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
10 9 4 1 7 Lonesome Loser LITTLE RIVER BAND 1
5 3 1 2 8 After The Love Has Gone EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1
6 4 3 3 7 Sad Eyes ROBERT JOHN 3
1 1 2 4 9 My Sharona THE KNACK 1
12 8 6 5 6 Don't Bring Me Down ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 5
3 5 5 6 10 Lead Me On MAXINE NIGHTINGALE 3
17 12 10 7 6 I'll Never Love This Way Again DIONNE WARWICK 7
7 7 8 8 7 Goodbye Stranger SUPERTRAMP 7
19 14 12 9 5 Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) ROBERT PALMER 9
- 22 16 10 3 Sail On COMMODORES 10
8 10 11 11 8 Let's Go THE CARS 8
24 17 14 12 4 Driver's Seat SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS 12
4 6 9 13 9 Good Times CHIC 3
2 2 7 14 10 The Main Event/Fight BARBRA STREISAND 1
11 11 13 15 8 The Devil Went Down To Georgia THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND 9
- 26 18 16 3 Pop Muzik M 16
- 25 21 17 3 Cruel To Be Kind NICK LOWE 17
22 16 15 18 5 Hot Summer Nights NIGHT 15
- - 28 19 2 Heaven Must Have Sent You BONNIE POINTER 19
- - 27 20 2 Rise HERB ALPERT 20
26 24 22 21 4 I Do Love You G.Q. 21
- - 23 22 2 Spooky ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION 22
- - 26 23 2 Get It Right Next Time GERRY RAFFERTY 23
9 13 17 24 11 You Can't Change That RAYDIO 5
21 19 20 25 6 Suspicions EDDIE RABBITT 19
DEBUT 26 1 Dependin' On You THE DOOBIE BROTHERS 26
14 18 24 27 13 Mama Can't Buy You Love ELTON JOHN 4
13 15 19 28 12 Bad Girls DONNA SUMMER 2
16 20 25 29 14 When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman DR. HOOK 3
DEBUT 30 1 Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' JOURNEY 30