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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 6, 1979

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/30/78 01/13 →

2 WKS AGO agrees with LAST WEEK this week. The chart file has no 2 WKS AGO figure, so the archive takes it from the LAST WEEK column of the week before, 12/30/1978. That week was the frozen repeat of 12/23/1978 in Billboard’s year-end double issue, so both columns name the 12/23 chart.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	2	8	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Too Much HeavenBEE GEES	1
2	1	1	11	Le FreakCHIC	1
3	4	4	10	My LifeBILLY JOEL	3
4	3	3	11	You Don't Bring Me FlowersBARBRA STREISAND & NEIL DIAMOND	1
5	5	5	27	I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)ALICIA BRIDGES	5
6	7	7	17	Sharing The Night TogetherDR. HOOK	6
7	8	8	12	Y.M.C.A.VILLAGE PEOPLE	7
8	10	10	14	Hold The LineTOTO	8
9	9	9	13	(Our Love) Don't Throw It All AwayANDY GIBB	9
10	11	11	9	Ooh Baby BabyLINDA RONSTADT	10
11	13	13	13	PromisesERIC CLAPTON AND HIS BAND	11
12	12	12	12	How You Gonna See Me NowALICE COOPER	12
13	19	19	7	A Little More LoveOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN	13
14	17	17	11	We've Got TonightBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND	14
15	18	18	8	SeptemberEARTH, WIND & FIRE	15
16	22	22	9	Every 1's A WinnerHOT CHOCOLATE	16
17	27	27	7	Lotta LoveNICOLETTE LARSON	17
18	20	20	5	Please Come Home For ChristmasEAGLES	18
19	23	23	13	New York GrooveACE FREHLEY	19
20	28	28	9	FirePOINTER SISTERS	20
21	21	21	14	I'm Every WomanCHAKA KHAN	21
22	26	26	8	Shake ItIAN MATTHEWS	22
23	6	6	18	I Just Wanna StopGINO VANNELLI	4
24	30	30	9	I Was Made For Dancin'LEIF GARRETT	24
25	25	25	9	Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed GirlsQUEEN	25
26	14	14	15	Time PassagesAL STEWART	7
27	40	40	3	Da Ya Think I'm SexyROD STEWART	27
28	32	32	9	Don't Hold BackCHANSON	28
29	33	33	13	Instant ReplayDAN HARTMAN	29
30	34	34	12	I Will Be In Love With YouLIVINGSTON TAYLOR	30
31	57	57	4	Somewhere In The NightBARRY MANILOW	31
32	54	54	5	Soul ManBLUES BROTHERS	32
33	37	37	8	A Man I'll Never BeBOSTON	33
34	38	38	10	The GamblerKENNY ROGERS	34
35	35	35	12	My Best Friend's GirlTHE CARS	35
36	39	39	10	Take Me To The RiverTALKING HEADS	36
37	41	41	8	Don't Cry Out LoudMELISSA MANCHESTER	37
38	15	15	18	MacArthur ParkDONNA SUMMER	1
39	43	43	6	Home And DryGERRY RAFFERTY	39
40	44	44	6	Got To Be RealCHERYL LYNN	40
41	42	42	10	Mary JaneRICK JAMES	41
42	53	53	5	Love Don't Live Here AnymoreROSE ROYCE	42
43	49	49	9	You Took The Words Right Out Of My MouthMEAT LOAF	43
44	45	45	8	One Last KissTHE J. GEILS BAND	44
45	55	55	4	ShatteredTHE ROLLING STONES	45
46	56	56	5	Baby I'm Burnin'DOLLY PARTON	46
47	47	47	7	You Thrill MeEXILE	47
48	48	48	11	The Dream Never DiesCOOPER BROTHERS	48
49	59	59	5	You Need A Woman TonightTHE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE	49
50	50	50	6	RadioactiveGENE SIMMONS	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	16	16	15	Strange WayFIREFALL	11
52	29	29	19	How Much I FeelAMBROSIA	3
53	64	64	4	Dancin' ShoesNIGEL OLSSON	53
54	77	77	3	No Tell LoverCHICAGO	54
55	65	65	5	I Don't Wanna Lose YouDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES	55
56	31	31	16	Straight OnHEART	15
57	71	71	4	Shake Your Groove ThingPEACHES & HERB	57
58	75	75	3	Blue Morning, Blue DayFOREIGNER	58
59	24	24	20	Sweet LifePAUL DAVIS	17
60	70	70	5	Lost In Your LoveJOHN PAUL YOUNG	60
61	76	76	4	I Will SurviveGLORIA GAYNOR	61
62	62	62	6	Easy DriverKENNY LOGGINS	62
63	83	83	3	What You Won't Do For LoveBOBBY CALDWELL	63
64	36	36	9	Part-Time LoveELTON JOHN	22
65	51	51	16	Double VisionFOREIGNER	2
66	72	72	4	Silver LiningPLAYER	66
67	52	52	13	The Power Of GoldDAN FOGELBERG/TIM WEISBERG	24
68	78	78	5	Dancing In The CityMARSHALL, HAIN	68
69	80	80	4	Dancin' ShoesFAITH BAND	69
70	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ The Football CardGLENN SUTTON	70
71	46	46	10	Hold Me, Touch MePAUL STANLEY	46
72	73	73	7	You've Really Got A Hold On MeEDDIE MONEY	72
73	86	86	3	You Can Do ItDOBIE GRAY	73
74	85	85	3	This Moment In TimeENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK	74
75	NEW▶		1	Sing For The DaySTYX	75
76	NEW▶		1	StormySANTANA	76
77	88	88	3	Animal HouseSTEPHEN BISHOP	77
78	89	89	3	Moment By MomentYVONNE ELLIMAN	78
79	63	63	6	Miles AwayFOTOMAKER	63
80	NEW▶		1	Every Time I Think Of YouTHE BABYS	80
81	82	82	8	Free Me From My Freedom/Tie Me To A Tree (Handcuff Me)BONNIE POINTER	81
82	93	93	4	A Little Lovin' (Keeps The Doctor Away)THE RAES	82
83	84	84	4	Who Do Ya LoveK.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND	83
84	NEW▶		1	Haven't Stopped Dancing YetGONZALEZ	84
85	NEW▶		1	Get DownGENE CHANDLER	85
86	NEW▶		1	I Don't Know If It's RightEVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING	86
87	NEW▶		1	Need You BadTED NUGENT	87
88	NEW▶		1	LadyLITTLE RIVER BAND	88
89	92	92	3	Ain't That Enough For YouJOHN DAVIS & THE MONSTER ORCHESTRA	89
90	90	90	3	Mary's Boy Child / Oh My LordBONEY M.	90
91	91	91	4	I'm Gonna Make You Love MeTHE BLEND	91
92	58	58	12	In The BushMUSIQUE	58
93	60	60	8	Your Sweetness Is My WeaknessBARRY WHITE	60
94	61	61	12	Alive AgainCHICAGO	14
95	68	68	5	I Believe YouCARPENTERS	68
96	96	96	26	You Needed MeANNE MURRAY	1
97	99	99	31	Hot Child In The CityNICK GILDER	1
98	100	100	6	MañanaJIMMY BUFFETT	84
99	66	66	6	Light The Sky On FireJEFFERSON STARSHIP	66
100	67	67	15	Got To Have LovingDON RAY	44

Bullets and Hot Shot Debuts before 1980 are inferred from the chart's movement, not read off the page: a bullet for a record that is new, back, up on last week, or at last week's rank for the second week running; the Hot Shot Debut is the week's highest new entry. The first Hot 100, 8/4/1958, has none.