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1979 Singles - Month By Month

JANUARY

• "Crazy Love" - Poco (#17)
• "Every Time I Think Of You" - The Babys (#13)
• "Forever In Blue Jeans" - Neil Diamond (#20)
• "Heaven Knows" - Donna Summer & the Brooklyn Dreams (G) (#4)
• "I Don't Know If It's Right" - Evelyn "Champagne" King (G) (#23)
• "I Just Fall In Love Again" - Anne Murray (#12)
• "Knock On Wood" - Amii Stewart (P) (#1)
• "Lady" - The Little River Band (#10)
• "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" - Bell & James (G) (#15)
• "Maybe I'm A Fool" - Eddie Money (#22)
• "Music Box Dancer" - Frank Mills (G) (#3)
• "One Last Kiss" - J. Geils Band (#35)
• "Shattered" - The Rolling Stones (#31)
• "Song On The Radio" - Al Stewart (#29)
• "Stumblin' In" - Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman (G) (#4)
• "What A Fool Believes" - The Doobie Brothers (G) (#1)
• "You Stepped Into My Life" - Melba Moore (#47)

FEBRUARY

• "Big Shot" - Billy Joel (#14)
• "Bustin' Loose, Part 1" - Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers (G) (#34)
• "Heart Of Glass" - Blondie (G) (#1)
• "He's The Greatest Dancer" - Sister Sledge (#9)
• "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" - Instant Funk (G) (#20)
• "I Want Your Love" - Chic (G) (#7)
• "It Hurts So Bad" - Kim Carnes (#56)
• "Just One Look" - Linda Ronstadt (#44)
• "Keep On Dancin'" - Gary's Gang (#41)
• "Love Ballad" - George Benson (#18)
• "Precious Love" - Bob Welch (#19)
• "Roxanne" - The Police (#32)
• "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" - The Jacksons (P) (#7)
• "Sultans Of Swing" - Dire Straits (#4)
• "Take Me Home" - Cher (G) (#8)

MARCH

• "Blow Away" - George Harrison (#16)
• "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" - GQ (G) (#12)
• "Don't You Write Her Off" - McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (#33)
• "Goodnight Tonight" - Wings (G) (#5)
• "In The Navy" - The Village People (G) (#3)
• "Just When I Needed You The Most" - Randy Vanwarmer (G) (#4)
• "The Logical Song" - Supertramp (#6)
• "Love Is The Answer" - England Dan & John Ford Coley (#10)
• "Love Takes Time" - Orleans (#11)
• "Makin' It" - David Naughton (G) (#5)
• "Renegade" - Styx (#16)
• "Reunited" - Peaches & Herb (P) (#1)
• "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" - Bad Company (#13)
• "Rubber Biscuit" - The Blues Brothers (#37)
• "Take It Back" - The J. Geils Band (#67)
• "Tragedy" - The Bee Gees (P) (#1)

APRIL

• "Ain't Love A Bitch" - Rod Stewart (#22)
• "Chuck E.'s In Love" - Rickie Lee Jones (#4)
• "Dance The Night Away" - Van Halen (#15)
• "Dancin' Fool" - Frank Zappa (#28)
• "Deeper Than The Night" - Olivia Newton-John (#11)
• "Good Timin'" - The Beach Boys (#40)
• "Honesty" - Billy Joel (#24)
• "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer (P) (#1)
• "I Want You To Want Me" - Cheap Trick (G) (#7)
• "Love You Inside Out" - The Bee Gees (G) (#1)
• "Old Time Rock & Roll" - Bob Seger (#28)
• "She Believes In Me" - Kenny Rogers (G) (#5)
• "We Are Family" - Sister Sledge (G) (#2)
• "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" - Dr. Hook (G) (#6)
• "You Take My Breath Away" - Rex Smith (G) (#10)

MAY

• "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" - McFadden & Whitehead (P) (#13)
• "Bad Girls" - Donna Summer (P) (#1)
• "Boogie Wonderland" - Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions (G) (#6)
• "Do It Or Die" - The Atlanta Rhythm Section (#19)
• "Gold" - John Stewart (#5)
• "Heart Of The Night" - Poco (#20)
• "I Was Made For Lovin' You" - Kiss (G) (#11)
• "Lead Me On" - Maxine Nightingale (G) (#5)
• "Minute By Minute" - The Doobie Brothers (#14)
• "Ring My Bell" - Anita Ward (G) (#1)
• "Sad Eyes" - Robert John (G) (#1)
• "Shadows In The Moonlight" - Anne Murray (#25)
• "Shine A Little Love" - The Electric Light Orchestra (#8)
• "Weekend" - Wet Willie (#29)
• "You Can't Change That" - Raydio (#9)

JUNE

• "Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" - Gerry Rafferty (#17)
• "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" - The Charlie Daniels Band (G) (#3)
• "Getting Closer" - Wings (#20)
• "Good Times" - Chic (G) (#1)
• "Heaven Must Have Sent You" - Bonnie Pointer (#11)
• "I'll Never Love This Way Again" - Dionne Warwick (G) (#5)
• "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" - Joe Jackson (#21)
• "The Main Event/Fight" - Barbra Streisand (G) (#3)
• "Mama Can't Buy You Love"- Elton John (G) (#9)
• "Morning Dance" - Spyro Gyra (#24)
• "My Sharona" - The Knack (G) (#1)
• "One Way Or Another" - Blondie (#24)
• "Suspicions" - Eddie Rabbit (#13)
• "Up On The Roof" - James Taylor (#28)
• "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" - The Jones Girls (G) (#38)

JULY

• "After The Love Has Gone" - Earth, Wind & Fire (G) (#2)
• "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" - Robert Palmer (#14)
• "Born To Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez (G) (#16)
• "The Boss" - Diana Ross (#19)
• "Cruel To Be Kind" - Nick Lowe (#19)
• "Different Worlds" - Maureen McGovern (#18)
• "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - Michael Jackson (G) (#1)
• "Driver's Seat" - Sniff 'n' the Tears (#15)
• "Girl Of My Dreams" - Bram Tchaikovsky (#37)
• "Goodbye Stranger" - Supertramp (#15)
• "Let's Go" - The Cars (#14)
• "Lonesome Loser" - The Little River Band (#6)
• "Rise" - Herb Alpert (G) (#1)
• "Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love" - Lobo (#23)
• "Young Blood" - Rickie Lee Jones (#40)

AUGUST

• "Ain't That A Shame" - Cheap Trick (#35)
• "Arrow Through Me" - Wings (#29)
• "Dependin' On You" - The Doobie Brothers (#25)
• "Dim All The Lights" - Donna Summer (G) (#2)
• "Don't Bring Me Down" - The Electric Light Orchestra (G) (#4)
• "Found A Cure" - Ashford & Simpson (#36)
• "Get It Right Next Time" - Gerry Rafferty (#21)
• "Gone, Gone, Gone" - Bad Company (#56)
• "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" - Journey (#16)
• "Please Don't Go" - K.C. & the Sunshine Band (G) (#1)
• "Pop Muzik" - M (G) (#1)
• "Rolene" - Moon Martin (#30)
• "Sail On" - The Commodores (#4)
• "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" - Toby Beau (#57)
• "This Night Won't Last Forever" - Michael Johnson (#19)
• "The Topical Song" - The Barron Knights (#70)

SEPTEMBER

• "Broken Hearted Me" - Anne Murray (#12)
• "Come To Me" - France Joli (#15)
• "Damned If I Do" - The Alan Parsons Project (#27)
• "Dirty White Boy" - Foreigner (#12)
• "Dreaming" - Blondie (#27)
• "5:15" - The Who (#45)
• "Good Girls Don't" - The Knack (#11)
• "Half The Way" - Crystal Gayle (#15)
• "Hold On" - Ian Gomm (#18)
• "Rainbow Connection" - Kermit/Jim Henson (#25)
• "Still" - The Commodores (G) (#1)
• "Victim Of Love" - Elton John (#31)
• "Voulez-Vous" - Abba (#80)
• "You Decorated My Life" - Kenny Rogers (#7)
• "You're Only Lonely" - J.D. Souther (#7)

OCTOBER

• "Babe" - Styx (G) (#1)
• "Better Love Next Time" - Dr. Hook (#12)
• "Cruisin'" - Smokey Robinson (G) (#4)
• "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" - Rupert Holmes (G) (#1)
• "Heartache Tonight" - The Eagles (G) (#1)
• "Highway To Hell" - AC/DC (#47)
• "I Need A Lover" - John Cougar (#28)
• "I Want You Tonight" - Pablo Cruise (#19)
• "Ladies Night" - Kool & the Gang (G) (#8)
• "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (G) (#1)
• "Ships" - Barry Manilow (#9)
• "Take The Long Way Home" - Supertramp (#10)
• "This Is It" - Kenny Loggins (#11)
• "Tusk" - Fleetwood Mac (#8)
• "We Don't Talk Anymore" - Cliff Richard (G) (#7)

NOVEMBER

• "Coward Of The County" - Kenny Rogers (G) (#3)
• "Cruel Shoes" - Steve Martin (#91)
• "Deja Vu" - Dionne Warwick (#15)
• "Do That To Me One More Time" - The Captain & Tennille (#1)
• "Forever Mine" - The O'Jays (#28)
• "Head Games" - Foreigner (#14)
• "I Wanna Be Your Lover" - Prince (G) (#11)
• "Jane" - Jefferson Starship (#14)
• "Lay It On The Line" - Triumph (#86)
• "Rapper's Delight" - The Sugar Hill Gang (G) (#36)
• "Rock With You" - Michael Jackson (G) (#1)
• "Send One Your Love" - Stevie Wonder (#4)
• "Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool)" - Foghat (#23)
• "Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Buggles (#40)
• "Yes, I'm Ready" - Teri De Sario with K.C. (G) (#2)

DECEMBER

• "An American Dream" - The Dirt Band (#13)
• "Can We Still Be Friends" - Robert Palmer (#52)
• "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Queen (G) (#1)
• "Daydream Believer" - Anne Murray (#12)
• "Fool In The Rain" - Led Zeppelin (#21)
• "Heartbreaker" - Pat Benatar (#23)
• "I Can't Help Myself" - Bonnie Pointer (#40)
• "Longer" - Dan Fogelberg (#2)
• "The Long Run" - The Eagles (#8)
• "Romeo's Tune" - Steve Forbert (#11)
• "Sara" - Fleetwood Mac (#7)
• "The Second Time Around" - Shalamar (G) (#8)
• "September Morn'" - Neil Diamond (#17)
• "When I Wanted You" - Barry Manilow (#20)
• "Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me, Girl" - The Spinners (G) (#2)

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