1979 in music
Who ruled 1979? Donna Summer was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and ABBA on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1979, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Summer | 152 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Chic | 107 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Bee Gees | 93 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Kenny Rogers | 86 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Peaches & Herb | 77 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Little River Band | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Village People | 74 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Supertramp | 73 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Earth, Wind & Fire | 71 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | The Doobie Brothers | 67 | 0 | 4 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 1979 | Too Much Heaven | Bee Gees | 2 |
| Jan 20, 1979 | Le Freak | Chic | 3 |
| Feb 10, 1979 | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? | Rod Stewart | 4 |
| Mar 10, 1979 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | 3 |
| Mar 24, 1979 | Tragedy | Bee Gees | 2 |
| Apr 14, 1979 | What A Fool Believes | The Doobie Brothers | 1 |
| Apr 21, 1979 | Knock On Wood | Amii Stewart | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1979 | Heart Of Glass | Blondie | 1 |
| May 5, 1979 | Reunited | Peaches & Herb | 4 |
| Jun 2, 1979 | Hot Stuff | Donna Summer | 3 |
| Jun 9, 1979 | Love You Inside Out | Bee Gees | 1 |
| Jun 30, 1979 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward | 2 |
| Jul 14, 1979 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer | 5 |
| Aug 18, 1979 | Good Times | Chic | 1 |
| Aug 25, 1979 | My Sharona | The Knack | 6 |
| Oct 6, 1979 | Sad Eyes | Robert John | 1 |
| Oct 13, 1979 | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson | 1 |
| Oct 20, 1979 | Rise | Herb Alpert | 2 |
| Nov 3, 1979 | Pop Muzik | M | 1 |
| Nov 10, 1979 | Heartache Tonight | Eagles | 1 |
| Nov 17, 1979 | Still | Commodores | 1 |
| Nov 24, 1979 | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) | Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer | 2 |
| Dec 8, 1979 | Babe | Styx | 2 |
| Dec 22, 1979 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Rupert Holmes | 2 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do That To Me One More Time | Captain & Tennille | #1 | 27 | 59.2 |
| 2 | Hot Stuff | Donna Summer | #1 | 21 | 52.3 |
| 3 | Rock With You | Michael Jackson | #1 | 25 | 49.6 |
| 4 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen | #1 | 22 | 49.0 |
| 5 | Please Don't Go | KC And The Sunshine Band | #1 | 26 | 48.8 |
| 6 | My Sharona | The Knack | #1 | 22 | 48.3 |
| 7 | Sad Eyes | Robert John | #1 | 27 | 47.2 |
| 8 | Pop Muzik | M | #1 | 24 | 45.7 |
| 9 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer | #1 | 20 | 45.0 |
| 10 | Still | Commodores | #1 | 20 | 45.0 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABBA | 96 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Blondie | 92 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | The Police | 80 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Chic | 72 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Electric Light Orchestra | 70 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Earth, Wind & Fire | 66 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | The Three Degrees | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Roxy Music | 57 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Boney M | 57 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Squeeze | 55 | 0 | 7 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1979 | Y.M.C.A. | Village People | 2 |
| Jan 21, 1979 | Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick | Ian and the Blockheads | 1 |
| Jan 28, 1979 | Heart Of Glass | Blondie | 4 |
| Feb 25, 1979 | Tragedy | Bee Gees | 2 |
| Mar 11, 1979 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | 4 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | Bright Eyes | Art Garfunkel | 6 |
| May 20, 1979 | Sunday Girl | Blondie | 3 |
| Jun 10, 1979 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward | 2 |
| Jun 24, 1979 | Are 'Friends' Electric? | Tubeway Army | 4 |
| Jul 22, 1979 | I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats | 4 |
| Aug 19, 1979 | We Don't Talk Anymore | Cliff Richard | 4 |
| Sep 16, 1979 | Cars | Gary Numan | 1 |
| Sep 23, 1979 | Message In A Bottle | The Police | 3 |
| Oct 14, 1979 | Video Killed The Radio Star | The Buggles | 1 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | One Day at a Time | Lena Martell | 3 |
| Nov 11, 1979 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman | Dr. Hook | 3 |
| Dec 2, 1979 | Walking on the Moon | The Police | 1 |
| Dec 9, 1979 | Another Brick in the Wall | Pink Floyd | 4 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wonderful Christmastime | Paul McCartney | #6 | 66 | 71.0 |
| 2 | Bright Eyes | Art Garfunkel | #1 | 19 | 41.2 |
| 3 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman | Dr. Hook | #1 | 17 | 38.6 |
| 4 | We Don't Talk Anymore | Cliff Richard | #1 | 14 | 36.4 |
| 5 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor | #1 | 15 | 35.2 |
| 6 | Are 'Friends' Electric? | Tubeway Army | #1 | 16 | 34.8 |
| 7 | One Day at a Time | Lena Martell | #1 | 18 | 33.7 |
| 8 | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson | #3 | 21 | 33.7 |
| 9 | Heart Of Glass | Blondie | #1 | 15 | 33.2 |
| 10 | Brass in Pocket | Pretenders | #1 | 17 | 32.6 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works