CASH BOX TOP SINGLES – 1979 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1979 Charts! |
| 1979 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 6 | Le Freak - Chic (No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 30 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 13 | Le Freak - Chic | 73. Heaven Knows - Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams |
| January 20 | Le Freak - Chic | 77. Goodbye, I Love You - Firefall |
| January 27 | Le Freak - Chic | 54. What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers |
| February 3 | Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart | 61. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits |
| February 10 | Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart | 32. Tragedy - Bee Gees |
| February 17 | Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart | 81. Just One Look - Linda Ronstadt |
| February 24 | Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart | 83. Love Ballad - George Benson |
| March 3 | Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart | 82. Here Comes The Night - Beach Boys |
| March 10 | I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor | 84. Love Is The Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| March 17 | Tragedy - Bee Gees | 55. In The Navy - Village People |
| March 24 | Tragedy - Bee Gees | 83. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Linda Clifford |
| March 31 | Tragedy - Bee Gees | 41. Goodnight Tonight - Wings |
| April 7 | What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers | 84. The Logical Song - Supertramp |
| April 14 | What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers | 82. Deeper Than The Night - Olivia Newton-John |
| April 21 | Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart | 39. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees |
| April 28 | Heart Of Glass - Blondie | 53. Ain’t Love A Bitch - Rod Stewart |
| May 5 | Reunited - Peaches & Herb | 58. Minute By Minute - Doobie Brothers |
| May 12 | Reunited - Peaches & Herb | 51. Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire with Emotions |
| May 19 | Reunited - Peaches & Herb | 49. Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra |
| May 26 | Reunited - Peaches & Herb | 51. Bad Girls - Donna Summer |
| June 2 | Hot Stuff - Donna Summer | 62. Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes) - Gerry Rafferty |
| June 9 | Hot Stuff - Donna Summer | 65. Mama Can’t Buy You Love - Elton John |
| June 16 | Hot Stuff - Donna Summer | 66. Getting Closer - Wings |
| June 23 | Hot Stuff - Donna Summer | 78. You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else - Jones Girls |
| June 30 | Ring My Bell - Anita Ward | 75. Let’s Go - Cars |
| July 7 | Ring My Bell - Anita Ward | 66. After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire |
| July 14 | Ring My Bell - Anita Ward | 83. Lonesome Loser - Little River Band |
| July 21 | Bad Girls - Donna Summer | 75. Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer |
| July 28 | Bad Girls - Donna Summer | 48. Don’t Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra |
| August 4 | Bad Girls - Donna Summer | 82. What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin’ - Stephanie Mills |
| August 11 | Good Times - Chic | 53. Pop Muzik - M |
| August 18 | My Sharona - Knack | 73. Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| August 25 | My Sharona - Knack | 75. Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer |
| September 1 | My Sharona - Knack | 83. Hold On - Ian Gomm |
| September 8 | My Sharona - Knack | 66. Good Girls Don’t - Knack |
| September 15 | My Sharona - Knack | 78. You’re Only Lonely - J.D. Souther |
| September 22 | My Sharona - Knack | 79. Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray |
| September 29 | Sad Eyes - Robert John | 55. Still - Commodores |
| October 6 | Sad Eyes - Robert John | 23. Heartache Tonight - Eagles |
| October 13 | Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson | 54. Ships - Barry Manilow |
| October 20 | Sail On - Commodores | 57. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer |
| October 27 | Rise - Herb Alpert | 83. Wait For Me - Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| November 3 | Rise - Herb Alpert | 49. Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder |
| November 10 | Heartache Tonight - Eagles | 60. Head Games - Foreigner |
| November 17 | Still - Commodores | 64. Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers |
| November 24 | Babe - Styx | 83. You Know That I Love You - Santana |
| December 1 | Babe - Styx | 57. The Long Run - Eagles |
| December 8 | Babe - Styx | 83. Rotation - Herb Alpert |
| December 15 | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer | 43. Sara - Fleetwood Mac |
| December 22 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes | 54. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen |
| December 29 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes | 84. Star - Earth, Wind & Fire |
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