Billboard 1979 Hot 100 Year-End Rankdown (COMPLETE)

[Private Dancer]

I need a little bit more time

[312999]

I think that I can finish this tonight but if not then tomorrow or Sunday for sure but I’ll try my best for tonight regardless.

[Soulsista]

Oct 11, 2024 11:12:12 GMT -5 Private Dancer said:

I need a little bit more time

How much more time do you need?

[Private Dancer]

Oct 11, 2024 11:38:52 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

Oct 11, 2024 11:12:12 GMT -5 Private Dancer said:

I need a little bit more time

How much more time do you need?

Give me about one more day and I'll be ready

[Red]

I am working on it right now. Ideally, I can submit for this tomorrow night, but I am going to try to brute force this and get it done tonight, if I need to.

[Cody Wants Out...]

WHY did I just notice this? If this weren't due so soon, I'd definitely try to participate. Tag me in results please. So. Many. Fantastic songs. And a few underrated ones, too.

[SHOOTER]

I’ll do my best to get this done tomorrow. I’m about halfway there.

[wrip]

I’ve got around 15 songs left, not sure I’ll finish tonight but if not I’ll definitely finish in the morning

[312999]

Unfortunately I was not able to finish tonight but I can tomorrow for sure, but I will try to not lag it any further.

[fran2606]

Unfortunately i fell asleep, im gonna send later today for sure

[samo🦕]

sorry, I’ve had a very busy couple of weeks but I’ll be able to send in a few hours

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love - Lobo


Chart Entry: July 28, 1979
Peak Date: October 13, 1979
Peak: #23
Weeks On Chart: 17

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Voulez-Vous - ABBA


Chart Entry: September 1, 1979
Peak Date: September 1, 1979
Peak: #80
Weeks On Chart: 3

[Private Dancer]

Almost done

[312999]

Finally sent! The top is very strong but the bottom 30 I will say is very weak.

[SHOOTER]

Expect my list in your inbox by the morning. Once I’m back home, I’ll finalize it. Almost there.

[fran2606]

can you send me a personal message,please...to send you the list. For whatever reason i cant send personal messages myself, atm i only can reply to existing messages

[312999]

Oct 12, 2024 19:25:50 GMT -5 fran2606 said:

can you send me a personal message,please...to send you the list. For whatever reason i cant send personal messages myself, atm i only can reply to existing messages

You have to have 20 posts on Pulse to be able to send private messages.

[Private Dancer]

It has been sent hours ago

[Soulsista]

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!

Class Of 1979:
1. Soulsista
2. Fire
3. singingrulebritannia
4. DJDaveMick69
5. razorshark
6. Dinosaur Encyclopedia
7. Anthony / Eliza
8. Vic
9. jtd Thee Stallion
10. Darkest Hour
11. wyckyd
12. willapted33
13. Doc Indie Party Rock
14. Mayman
15. wheatsquares33
16. aerodynamite
17. rowellfarm490
18. mamooshka
19. gonecountry
20. kanubow
21. 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲
22. poopshark
23. erosthegreekgod
24. Gonza'90
25. reputainbow
26. BB🌕
27. wrip
28. 312999
29. Private Dancer
30. Red
31. samo🦕
32. fran2606
33. SHOOTER

[Soulsista]

EXTRAS

Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe


Chart Entry: July 28, 1979
Peak Date: September 29, 1979
Peak: #12
Weeks On Chart: 15

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Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' The Tears


Chart Entry: July 21, 1979
Peak Date: September 29, 1979
Peak: #15
Weeks On Chart: 15

[312999]

Hey I actually know an extra, Drivers Seat! It’s a great song that I would have had top 10 for sure.

[wheatsquares33]

damn i would've loved to rank both of those

[gonecountry]

Driver's Seat (definitely) and Cruel to be Kind (most likely) would have been in my top 10. Crazy Love by Poco also would have been way up there. My #1 for the year would have been Dreaming by Blondie. It only hit #27 in the US, but #4 in Canada, #3 in Ireland, #2 in the UK.  Nothing beats the drum track...

Looking forward to the rankdown!

[Soulsista]

Reveals will start tomorrow! Feel free to make some predictions in the meantime:

What songs do you see making the top 10?

What songs do you see making the bottom 10?

Which song will have the highest SD?

Which song will have the lowest SD?

Which song will finish the highest out of these artists:
Donna Summer?
Chic?
The Bee Gees?
Earth, Wind & Fire?

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{Class Of '79}Fire singingrulebritannia DJDaveMick69 razorshark Dinosaur Encyclopedia Anthony / Eliza Vic jtd Thee Stallion Darkest Hour wyckyd willapted33 Doc Indie Party Rock Mayman wheatsquares33 aerodynamite rowellfarm490 mamooshka gonecountry kanubow 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 poopshark erosthegreekgod Gonza'90 reputainbow BB🌕 wrip 312999 Private Dancer Red samo🦕 fran2606 SHOOTER

[gonecountry]

What songs do you see making the top 10?

Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
A Little More Love - Olivia Newton-John
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Heart Of Glass – Blondie
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire w/The Emotions
Good Times – Chic
Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn

What songs do you see making the bottom 10? I'm thinking at least these 6...

Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills
Suspicions - Eddie Rabbitt
I Just Fall In Love Again - Anne Murray
You Take My Breath Away - Rex Smith
Somewhere In The Night - Barry Manilow
Sad Eyes - Robert John


Which song will have the highest SD? I Was Made For Lovin' You – KISS (??)

Which song will have the lowest SD? Heart of Glass

Which song will finish the highest out of these artists:
Donna Summer? Hot Stuff
Chic? Good Times
The Bee Gees? Tragedy
Earth, Wind & Fire? um, September...

[312999]

Uh with those predictions, I’m hoping that A Little More Love isn’t that high or top 10 especially, and hopefully Music Box Dancer isn’t bottom 10, found that tune nice.

[Optical Apex]

I bet Cruel To Be Kind would have done well here, since it did so well in my 1979 Alternative Rankdown

[Fire]

What songs do you see making the top 10?
hot stuff, good times, heart of glass, i will survive, bad girls, september, he's the greatest dancer, boogie wonderland, shine a little love, the boss. maybe one of these could be replaced with like le freak or something
What songs do you see making the bottom 10?
i honestly don't have a clue
Which song will have the highest SD?
maybe don't cry out loud?
Which song will have the lowest SD?
winners/losers
Which song will finish the highest out of these artists:
Donna Summer?
hot stuff
Chic?
good times
The Bee Gees?
tragedy?
Earth, Wind & Fire?
september or boogie wonderland, leaning a bit more towards september

[Soulsista]

Welcome to the Billboard 1979 Hot 100 Year-End Rankdown!

Thanks to everyone who sent in a list. As a reminder, here are the 100 songs you were asked to rank:

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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

#100 PREVIEW
Top half rankings: 0
Bottom 5s: 23
Perfect Rankings: 11
SD Rank: 4th lowest

Movements:
Fire + singingrulebritannia – 99
DJDaveMick69 – 92
razorshark – 92
Dinosaur Encyclopedia – 92
Anthony / Eliza – 95
Vic – 97
jtd Thee Stallion – 98
Darkest Hour – 98
wyckyd – 98
willapted33 – 99
Doc Indie Party Rock – 99
Mayman – 99
wheatsquares33 – 99
aerodynamite – 99
rowellfarm490 – 99
mamooshka – 99
gonecountry – 100
kanubow – 100
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 – 100
poopshark – 100
erosthegreekgod – 100
Gonza'90 – 100
reputainbow – 100
BB🌕 – 100
wrip – 100
312999 – 100
Private Dancer – 100
Red – 100
samo🦕 – 100
fran2606 – 100
SHOOTER – 100
Soulsista – 100

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{Class Of '79}Fire singingrulebritannia DJDaveMick69 razorshark Dinosaur Encyclopedia Anthony / Eliza Vic jtd Thee Stallion Darkest Hour wyckyd willapted33 Doc Indie Party Rock Mayman wheatsquares33 aerodynamite rowellfarm490 mamooshka gonecountry kanubow 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 poopshark erosthegreekgod Gonza'90 reputainbow BB🌕 wrip 312999 Private Dancer Red samo🦕 fran2606 SHOOTER Cody Wants Out...

[Soulsista]

100. You Take My Breath Away - Rex Smith

Stats
Chart Entry: April 21, 1979
Peak Date: June 30, 1979
Peak: #10
Weeks On Chart: 16
Billboard YE Rank: #86

Points: 268
Average: 92.88
Standard Deviation: 10.874 (4th lowest)

DJDaveMick69 - 64
Vic - 64
samo🦕 - 70

razorshark - 74
Private Dancer - 78

erosthegreekgod - 83
Gonza'90 - 87
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 88
fran2606 - 90

kanubow - 95
Doc Indie Party Rock - 96
mamooshka - 96
gonecountry - 97
SHOOTER - 97
312999 - 97
Soulsista - 98
Fire - 98
wyckyd - 98
aerodynamite - 98
Dinosaur Encyclopedia - 99
Anthony / Eliza - 99
Mayman - 99
singingrulebritannia - 100
jtd Thee Stallion - 100
Darkest Hour - 100
willapted33 - 100
wheatsquares33 - 100
rowellfarm490 - 100
poopshark - 100
reputainbow - 100
BB🌕 - 100
wrip - 100
Red - 100

Observing
Cody Wants Out...