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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1979

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/22 01/05/80 →

Billboard printed no chart dated December 29, 1979. Its year-end double issue covers the weeks of 12/22 and 12/29 and carries one Hot 100 for both, so this week is the 12/22 chart standing a second week — every rank and bullet as the archive has it there, with LAST WEEK, 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART moved on by one. Billboard’s own chart history counts the frozen week the same way: the 1/5/1980 issue’s LAST WEEK column points at it, and weeks on chart and weeks at No. 1 both include it.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	4	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Escape (The Pina Colada Song)RUPERT HOLMES	1
2	2	3	19	Please Don't GoK.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND	2
3	3	1	13	BabeSTYX	1
4	4	5	9	Send One Your LoveSTEVIE WONDER	4
5	5	2	14	StillCOMMODORES	1
6	6	8	11	Do That To Me One More TimeTHE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE	6
7	7	7	17	You're Only LonelyJ. D. SOUTHER	7
8	8	6	11	No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)BARBRA STREISAND & DONNA SUMMER	1
9	9	11	13	Ladies' NightKOOL & THE GANG	9
10	10	10	12	Take The Long Way HomeSUPERTRAMP	10
11	11	12	9	Rock With YouMICHAEL JACKSON	11
12	12	13	11	Cool ChangeLITTLE RIVER BAND	12
13	13	14	11	We Don't Talk AnymoreCLIFF RICHARD	13
14	14	16	8	Head GamesFOREIGNER	14
15	15	22	13	Cruisin'SMOKEY ROBINSON	15
16	16	18	12	Better Love Next TimeDR. HOOK	16
17	17	19	4	The Long RunEAGLES	17
18	18	20	9	JaneJEFFERSON STARSHIP	18
19	19	21	12	I Want You TonightPABLO CRUISE	19
20	20	9	13	Heartache TonightEAGLES	1
21	21	23	11	This Is ItKENNY LOGGINS	21
22	22	26	7	Coward Of The CountyKENNY ROGERS	22
23	23	27	6	I Wanna Be Your LoverPRINCE	23
24	24	15	14	Half The WayCRYSTAL GAYLE	15
25	25	31	7	Don't Do Me Like ThatTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS	25
26	26	30	10	Wait For MeDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES	26
27	27	29	14	Damned If I DoALAN PARSONS	27
28	28	32	10	Don't Let GoISAAC HAYES	28
29	29	17	12	ShipsBARRY MANILOW	9
30	30	33	7	Third Time LuckyFOGHAT	30
31	31	35	8	ChiquititaABBA	31
32	32	25	21	Pop MuzikM	1
33	33	28	12	I Need A LoverJOHN COUGAR	28
34	34	38	8	Deja VuDIONNE WARWICK	34
35	35	45	3	SaraFLEETWOOD MAC	35
36	36	43	7	Yes, I'm ReadyTERI DE SARIO with K.C.	36
37	37	24	15	Broken Hearted MeANNE MURRAY	12
38	38	41	11	Train, TrainBLACKFOOT	38
39	39	39	10	I Still Have DreamsRICHIE FURAY	39
40	40	44	7	RotationHERB ALPERT	40
41	41	34	12	Love PainsYVONNE ELLIMAN	34
42	42	46	6	Forever MineO'JAYS	42
43	43	47	8	Rapper's DelightSUGAR HILL GANG	43
44	44	48	7	I'd Rather Leave While I'm In LoveRITA COOLIDGE	44
45	45	49	7	Savannah NightsTOM JOHNSTON	45
46	46	40	8	Video Killed The Radio StarTHE BUGGLES	40
47	47	42	16	Rainbow ConnectionKERMIT THE FROG	25
48	48	56	5	Romeo's TuneSTEVE FORBERT	48
49	49	54	8	Mistrusted LoveMISTRESS	49
50	50	36	19	Dim All The LightsDONNA SUMMER	2

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	57	6	She's In Love With YouSUZI QUATRO	51
52	52	37	13	TuskFLEETWOOD MAC	8
53	53	59	6	You Know That I Love YouSANTANA	53
54	54	64	6	Do You Love What You FeelRUFUS & CHAKA	54
55	55	61	4	Lonely EyesROBERT JOHN	55
56	56	62	4	VoicesCHEAP TRICK	56
57	57	58	7	Since You've Been GoneRAINBOW	57
58	58	—	2	Crazy Little Thing Called LoveQUEEN	58
59	59	69	4	Lost Her In The SunJOHN STEWART	59
60	60	68	5	MoneyTHE FLYING LIZARDS	60
61	61	71	4	Move Your Boogie BodyBAR-KAYS	61
62	62	70	6	Dig The GoldJOYCE COBB	62
63	63	72	4	Last Train To LondonELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	63
64	64	—	2	Fool In The RainLED ZEPPELIN	64
65	65	75	3	Why MeSTYX	65
66	66	—	2	September MornNEIL DIAMOND	66
67	67	—	2	Daydream BelieverANNE MURRAY	67
68	68	78	3	WonderlandCOMMODORES	68
69	69	79	4	Dirty WaterTHE INMATES	69
70	70	80	4	An American DreamNITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND	70
71	71	81	3	Looks Like Love AgainDANN ROGERS	71
72	72	82	3	Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, GirlSPINNERS	72
73	73	83	4	GlidePLEASURE	73
74	74	77	6	Message In A BottleTHE POLICE	74
75	75	85	4	You're Gonna Get What's ComingBONNIE RAITT	75
76	76	—	2	HeartbreakerPAT BENATAR	76
77	77	87	3	LongerDAN FOGELBERG	77
78	78	88	3	When I Wanted YouBARRY MANILOW	78
79	79	89	3	StargazerPETER BROWN	79
80	80	90	3	Memorize Your NumberLEIF GARRETT	80
81	81	—	2	StarEARTH, WIND & FIRE	81
82	82	—	2	Can We Still Be FriendsROBERT PALMER	82
83	83	93	4	The Second Time AroundSHALAMAR	83
84	84	—	2	I Don't Want To Talk About ItROD STEWART	84
85	85	—	2	99TOTO	85
86	86	—	2	I Can't Help MyselfBONNIE POINTER	86
87	87	—	2	Don't Make Me OverJENNIFER WARNES	87
88	88	—	2	Shooting StarDOLLAR	88
89	89	—	2	VolcanoJIMMY BUFFETT	89
90	90	—	2	Let Me Sleep AloneCUGINI	90
91	91	92	9	I Call Your NameSWITCH	91
92	92	94	4	With You I'm Born AgainBILLY PRESTON & SYREETA	92
93	93	—	2	Holdin' On For Dear LoveLOBO	93
94	94	50	17	You Decorated My LifeKENNY ROGERS	7
95	95	51	19	If You Remember MeCHRIS THOMPSON & NIGHT	17
96	96	55	23	RiseHERB ALPERT	1
97	97	53	14	DreamingBLONDIE	27
98	98	52	9	Ready For The 80'sVILLAGE PEOPLE	52
99	99	60	9	Peter PiperFRANK MILLS	48
100	100	63	15	Please Don't LeaveLAUREN WOOD	24

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.