Billboard 1979 Hot 100 Year-End Rankdown (COMPLETE)

[Soulsista]

This is the first time hosting a Hot 100 year-end rankdown, and what better way to start than with one of the most iconic years in music history?

Here are the 100 songs we'll be ranking:

My Sharona - The Knack
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Le Freak - Chic
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
Reunited - Peaches & Herb
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Y.M.C.A. - The Village People
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
Sad Eyes - Robert John
Too Much Heaven - The Bee Gees
MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
When You're In Love With a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook
Makin' It - David Naughton
Fire - The Pointer Sisters
Tragedy - The Bee Gees
A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
Heart Of Glass - Blondie
What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
Good Times - Chic
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand
Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
Lead Me On - Maxine Nightingale
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons
Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
The Logical Song - Supertramp
My Life - Billy Joel
Just When I Needed You Most - Randy VanWarmer
You Can't Change That - Raydio
Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
Love You Inside Out - The Bee Gees
I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
The Main Event/Fight - Barbra Streisand
Mama Can't Buy You Love - Elton John
I Was Made For Dancin' - Leif Garrett
After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
Heaven Knows - Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson
Lady - Little River Band
Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
Hold The Line - Toto
He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
Sharing The Night Together - Dr. Hook
She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers
In The Navy - The Village People
Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band
Gold - John Stewart
Goodnight Tonight - Wings
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy - Bad Company
Every 1's a Winner - Hot Chocolate
Take Me Home - Cher
Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire w/The Emotions
(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away - Andy Gibb
What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
New York Groove - Ace Frehley
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
I Want Your Love - Chic
Chuck E.'s In Love - Rickie Lee Jones
I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
Renegade - Styx
Love Is The Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley
Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray
Shake It - Ian Matthews
I Was Made For Lovin' You - KISS
I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vannelli
Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) - GQ
Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Time Passages - Al Stewart
Rise - Herb Alpert
Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
Promises - Eric Clapton
Get Used To It - Roger Voudouris
How Much I Feel - Ambrosia
Suspicions - Eddie Rabbitt
You Take My Breath Away - Rex Smith
How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
Double Vision - Foreigner
Every Time I Think Of You - The Babys
I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) - Instant Funk
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
Somewhere In The Night - Barry Manilow
We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Dance The Night Away - Van Halen
Dancin' Shoes - Nigel Olsson
The Boss - Diana Ross
Sail On - The Commodores
I Do Love You - GQ
Strange Way - Firefall


Spotify Playlist:


Spotify only has the re-recorded version of "Makin' It", but the original version is on YouTube.


EDIT: And apparently the original version of "Gold" isn't on Spotify either. Thanks to mamooshka for pointing this out.



Final rankings will use an inverse point system.

Submissions are tentatively due October 4.

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[erosthegreekgod]

Definitely in! Excited to see how this goes

[312999]

I definitely didn’t expect you to host this but I’m definitely in for this one and maybe 78 and 77 too but anything before that I’m not all that familiar with.

[wyckyd]

oh hell yea!

[Fire]

tentatively in but if i submit it'll be closer to the deadline i think

[singingrulebritannia]

It's about time we cracked open this decade!

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Still can't believe "Let's Go" didn't make the Top 100 for 1979. It's amazing how much those charts differ in the end to what was actually being played on radio. This song is like fine wine, and it just gets better with every passing year. Anyway ,I'm always gonna represent this song whenever a 1979 Top whatever comes up.

That being said I'm definitely submitting the list you think I'm going to submit, and yes my top 2 is going to be between those two songs.

[razorshark]

Hyped for this. Naomi and I have been talking about doing this year for like 3 years now so I'm glad someone is doing it.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

In the lead up to reveals I'll be posting extras, songs that charted and peaked during Billboard's chart year and missed the YE. We kick things off with this Top 10 hit that was the follow-up to their #1 hit "Miss You".

Beast Of Burden - The Rolling Stones


Chart Entry: September 9, 1978
Peak Date: November 11, 1978
Peak: #8
Weeks On Chart: 13

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Next we have a Top 10 hit by a duo that gave us the #1s "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Do That To Me One More Time".

You've Never Done It Like That - The Captain & Tennille


Chart Entry: August 5, 1978
Peak Date: November 18, 1978
Peak: #10
Weeks On Chart: 22

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

This was the first single released following the death of Terry Kath. The opening guitar and horns were later used by the NBA on CBS.

Alive Again - Chicago


Chart Entry: October 21, 1978
Peak Date: December 2, 1978
Peak: #14
Weeks On Chart: 13

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And here we have a Top 20 hit by the singer who gave us "I Go Crazy", "Cool Night", and "'65 Love Affair".

Sweet Life - Paul Davis


Chart Entry: August 26, 1978
Peak Date: December 16, 1978
Peak: #17
Weeks On Chart: 21

[wyckyd]

Sept 1, 2024 12:59:09 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

EXTRAS

And here we have a Top 20 hit by the singer who gave us "I Go Crazy", "Cool Night", and "'65 Love Affair".

Sweet Life - Paul Davis
Chart Entry: August 26, 1978
Peak Date: December 16, 1978
Peak: #17
Weeks On Chart: 21

I can never tell the difference between Sweet Life & Cool Night, they sound like the same exact song to me lol.

Aug 31, 2024 11:56:08 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

EXTRAS

In the lead up to reveals I'll be posting extras, songs that charted and peaked during Billboard's chart year and missed the YE. We kick things off with this Top 10 hit that was the follow-up to their #1 hit "Miss You".

Beast Of Burden - The Rolling Stones
Chart Entry: September 9, 1978
Peak Date: November 11, 1978
Peak: #8
Weeks On Chart: 13

Next we have a Top 10 hit by a duo that gave us the #1s "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Do That To Me One More Time".

You've Never Done It Like That - The Captain & Tennille
Chart Entry: August 5, 1978
Peak Date: November 18, 1978
Peak: #10
Weeks On Chart: 22

one of my favourite Stones songs (along with Jumpin' Jack Flash & Sympathy for the Devil) & my favourite Captain & Tennille song.

[singingrulebritannia]

Soulsista the playlist has "If You Can't Give Me Love" instead of "Stumblin' In"

[Soulsista]

Sept 2, 2024 0:40:19 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

Soulsista the playlist has "If You Can't Give Me Love" instead of "Stumblin' In"

It's fixed now, thanks.

[Fire]

Aug 29, 2024 15:46:05 GMT -5 Fire said:

tentatively in but if i submit it'll be closer to the deadline i think

so nvm i found enough time over the long weekend to bash this out

#1-2 10/10
#3-18 9/10
#19-45 8/10
#46-63 7/10
#64-82 6/10
#83-93 5/10
#94-96 4/10
#97-99 3/10
#100 2/10

quite a solid list all things considered

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Straight On - Heart


Chart Entry: September 23, 1978
Peak Date: December 16, 1978
Peak: #15
Weeks On Chart: 18

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Part-Time Love - Elton John


Chart Entry: November 11, 1978
Peak Date: December 16, 1978
Peak: #22
Weeks On Chart: 10

[singingrulebritannia]

I don't know how "Straight On" wasn't a bigger hit

[Soulsista]

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[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Damn...I better start this ASAP!

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

There'll Never Be - Switch


Chart Entry: October 7, 1978
Peak Date: December 9, 1978
Peak: #36
Weeks On Chart: 13

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Don't Hold Back - Chanson


Chart Entry: November 11, 1978
Peak Date: February 3, 1979
Peak: #21
Weeks On Chart: 16

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Take Me To The River - Talking Heads


Chart Entry: November 4, 1978
Peak Date: February 10, 1979
Peak: #26
Weeks On Chart: 17

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In The Bush - Musique


Chart Entry: October 21, 1978
Peak Date: December 23, 1978
Peak: #58
Weeks On Chart: 13

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Rose Royce


Chart Entry: December 9, 1978
Peak Date: February 3, 1979
Peak: #32
Weeks On Chart: 11

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You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) - Meat Loaf


Chart Entry: November 11, 1978
Peak Date: January 20, 1979
Peak: #39
Weeks On Chart: 13

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[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

I Don't Know If It's Right - Evelyn "Champagne" King


Chart Entry: January 6, 1979
Peak Date: April 7, 1979
Peak: #23
Weeks On Chart: 16

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Baby I'm Burnin' - Dolly Parton


Chart Entry: December 9, 1978
Peak Date: February 17, 1979
Peak: #25
Weeks On Chart: 14

[DJDaveMick69]

I'm back from the dead. Submitted, taken from my all-time fave songs spreadsheet (over 3 years of work). 34 in the top 1000, and 80 in the top 5000. Some of my songs in the 90s are a bit overrated, and only my bottom 4 are below my top 15,000--and a clear #100.

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Sing For The Day - Styx


Chart Entry: January 6, 1979
Peak Date: February 10, 1979
Peak: #41
Weeks On Chart: 8

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Pops, We Love You - Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & Stevie Wonder


Chart Entry: January 20, 1979
Peak Date: February 10, 1979
Peak: #59
Weeks On Chart: 8

[Dinosaur Encyclopedia]

An incredible year for popular music.

1: 5/5
2-7: 4.5/5
8-26: 4/5
27-50: 3.5/5
51-76: 3/5
77-93: 2.5/5
94-97: 2/5
98-99: 1.5/5
100: 1/5

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Big Shot - Billy Joel


Chart Entry: February 10, 1979
Peak Date: March 24, 1979
Peak: #14
Weeks On Chart: 11

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This was Billboard's top AC song for 1979.

Crazy Love - Poco


Chart Entry: January 20, 1979
Peak Date: March 31, 1979
Peak: #17
Weeks On Chart: 14

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[Soulsista]

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Livin' It Up (Friday Night) - Bell & James


Chart Entry: January 27, 1979
Peak Date: April 21, 1979
Peak: #15
Weeks On Chart: 16

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Bustin' Loose - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers


Chart Entry: February 3, 1979
Peak Date: April 7, 1979
Peak: #34
Weeks On Chart: 12