Top 100 Songs of 1979
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- Hot Stuff-Donna Summer
- My Sharona-The Knack
- I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor
- Bad Girls-Donna Summer
- Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?-Rod Stewart
- Reunited-Peaches and Herb
- Ring My Bell-Anita Ward
- Too Much Heaven-Bee Gees
- Good Times-Chic
- Escape (Pina Colada Song)-Rupert Holmes
- Babe-Styx
- Rise-Herb Alpert
- Y.M.C.A.-Village People
- Still-Commodores
- Tragedy-Bee Gees
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)-Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
- Heart of Glass-Blondie
- What a Fool Believes-Doobie Brothers
- Sad Eyes-Robert John
- Pop Muzik-M
- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough-Michael Jackson
- Fire-Pointer Sisters
- After the Love Has Gone-Earth, Wind, & Fire
- Dim All the Lights-Donna Summer
- Knock On Wood-Amii Stewart
- A Little More Love-Olivia Newton-John
- My Life-Billy Joel
- We Are Family-Sister Sledge
- The Main Event/Fight-Barbra Streisand
- Heartache Tonight-Eagles
- Love You Inside Out-Bee Gees
- Send One Your Love-Stevie Wonder
- In the Navy-Village Pople
- Heaven Knows-Donna Summer w/Brooklyn Dreams
- Stumblin' In-Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman
- I'll Never Love This Way Again-Dionne Warwick
- The Devil Went Down to Georgia-Charlie Daniels Band
- Music Box Dancer-Frank Mills
- Sharing the Night Together-Dr. Hook
- Sail On-Commodores
- Just When I Needed You Most-Randy Vanwarmer
- Sultans of Swing-Dire Straits
- Makin' It-David Naughton
- Don't Bring Me Down-Electric Light Orchestra
- Chuck E's in Love-Rickie Lee Jones
- When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman-Dr. Hook
- Lotta Love-Nicolette Larson
- Heaven Must Have Sent You-Bonnie Pointer
- The Logical Song-Supertramp
- She Believes in Me-Kenny Rogers
- Shake Your Groove Thing-Peaches and Herb
- Lonesome Loser-Little River Band
- Lead Me On-Maxine Nightingale
- Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)-The Jacksons
- Mama Can't Buy You Love-Elton John
- Goodnight Tonight-Wings
- Hold the Line-Toto
- Don't Cry Out Loud-Melissa Manchester
- Boogie Wonderland-Earth, Wind, and Fire w/the Emotions
- Gold-John Stewart
- I Want You to Want Me-Cheap Trick
- You're Only Lonely-J. D. Souther
- Every 1's a Winner-Hot Chocolate
- You Decorated My Life-Kenny Rogers
- Ooh Baby Baby-Linda Ronstadt
- Lady-Little River Band
- I Was Made for Dancin'-Leif Garrett
- Shake It-Ian Matthews
- I Want Your Love-Chic
- Shine a Little Love-Electric Light Orchestra
- He's the Greatest Dancer-Sister Sledge
- You Can't Change That-Raydio
- Ships-Barry Manilow
- I Was Made for Lovin' You-Kiss
- I Just Fall in Love Again-Anne Murray
- New York Groove-Ace Frehley
- Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)-GQ
- Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy-Bad Company
- Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'-Journey
- September-Earth, Wind, and Fire
- Take the Long Way Home-Supertramp
- Take Me Home-Cher
- Love Is the Answer-England Dan & John Ford Coley
- Got to Be Real-Cheryl Lynn
- You Take My Breath Away-Rex Smith
- Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now-McFadden and Whitehead
- What You Don't Do for Love-Bobby Caldwell
- Good Girls Don't-The Knack
- Head Games-Foreigner
- We've Got Tonite-Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
- Cruel to Be Kind-Nick Lowe
- The Gambler-Kenny Rogers
- Renegade-Styx
- Tusk-Fleetwood Mac
- Promises-Eric Clapton
- Broken Hearted Me-Anne Murray
- Love Takes Time-Orleans
- Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)-Robert Palmer
- No Tell Lover-Chicago
- I Can't Stand It No More-Peter Frampton