| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending SEPTEMBER 1, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MY SHARONA Knack (Capitol 4731) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2 | GOOD TIMES Chic (Atlantic 3584) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT Barbra Streisand (Columbia 11008) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| 4 | THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | |
| 5 | AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11033) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
| 6 | LEAD ME ON Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530) | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | |
| 7 | BAD GIRLS Donna Summer (Casablanca 988) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | SAD EYES Robert John (EMI America 8015) | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |
| 9 | WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Dr. Hook (Capitol 4705) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
| 10 | DON’T BRING ME DOWN Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060) | 12 | 15 | 28 | 6 | |
| 11 | MAMA CAN’T BUY YOU LOVE Elton John (MCA 41042) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | LONESOME LOSER Little River Band (Capitol 4748) | 14 | 18 | 27 | 8 | |
| 13 | I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419) | 16 | 19 | 26 | 11 | |
| 14 | LET’S GO Cars (Elektra 46063) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| 15 | RING MY BELL Anita Ward (Juana 3422) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |
| 16 | GOLD John Stewart (RSO 931) | 13 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| 17 | GOODBYE STRANGER Supertramp (A&M 2162) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 9 | |
| 18 | BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (Doctor, Doctor) Robert Palmer (Island 49016) | 25 | 30 | 40 | 7 | |
| 19 | SUSPICIONS Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 13 | |
| 20 | HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459) | 23 | 29 | 36 | 11 | |
| 21 | YOU CAN’T CHANGE THAT Raydio (Arista 0399) | 17 | 12 | 10 | 20 | |
| 22 | I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN’ YOU Kiss (Casablanca 983) | 19 | 13 | 8 | 15 | |
| 23 | SAIL ON Commodores (Motown 1466) | 35 | 45 | 62 | 4 | |
| 24 | IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM? Joe Jackson (A&M 2132) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 17 | |
| 25 | POP MUZIK M (Sire 49033) | 38 | 43 | 53 | 4 | |
| 26 | HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Night (Planet 45903) | 28 | 31 | 34 | 11 | |
| 27 | BORN TO BE ALIVE Patrick Hernandez (Columbia 10986) | 29 | 33 | 37 | 13 | |
| 28 | DRIVER’S SEAT Sniff ’n’ The Tears (Atlantic 3604) | 33 | 39 | 48 | 7 | |
| 29 | I DO LOVE YOU GQ (Arista 0426) | 30 | 34 | 39 | 9 | |
| 30 | DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson (Epic 50742) | 49 | 74 | 85 | 4 | |
| 31 | MAKIN’ IT David Naughton (RSO 916) | 24 | 23 | 14 | 25 | |
| 32 | HIGHWAY SONG Blackfoot (Atco 7104) | 32 | 35 | 38 | 11 | |
| 33 | CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018) | 41 | 48 | 57 | 7 | |
| 34 | THE BOSS Diana Ross (Motown 1462) | 37 | 42 | 49 | 9 | |
| 35 | DIFFERENT WORLDS Maureen McGovern (Warner/Curb 8835) | 39 | 44 | 46 | 10 | |
| 36 | MORNING DANCE Spyro Gyra (Infinity 50011) | 27 | 27 | 29 | 14 | |
| 37 | RISE Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | 45 | 53 | 65 | 6 | |
| 38 | I WANT YOU TO WANT ME Cheap Trick (Epic 50680) | 21 | 16 | 9 | 20 | |
| 39 | OH WELL Rockets (RSO 935) | 42 | 46 | 52 | 9 | |
| 40 | LOVIN’, TOUCHIN’, SQUEEZIN’ Journey (Columbia 11036) | 46 | 52 | 60 | 8 | |
| 41 | AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int’l 3681) | 26 | 24 | 18 | 19 | |
| 42 | HOLD ON Triumph (RCA 11569) | 43 | 47 | 51 | 12 | |
| 43 | WHAT CHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN’ Stephanie Mills (20th Century Fox 2403) | 52 | 62 | 70 | 5 | |
| 44 | YOUNG BLOOD Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 49018) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 6 | |
| 45 | GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME Gerry Rafferty (United Artists 1316) | 56 | 68 | 80 | 4 | |
| 46 | WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065) | 53 | 61 | 67 | 6 | |
| 47 | SATURDAYNIGHT Herman Brood (Ariola America 7754) | 50 | 54 | 59 | 8 | |
| 48 | AIN’T THAT A SHAME Cheap Trick (Epic 50743) | 54 | 69 | 77 | 5 | |
| 49 | YOU GONNA MAKE ME LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE Jones Girls (Philadelphia Int’l 3680) | 36 | 32 | 33 | 11 | |
| 50 | SPOOKY Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001) | 61 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | DO IT OR DIE Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 14568) | 34 | 28 | 25 | 15 | |
| 52 | DEPENDIN’ ON YOU Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 49029) | 62 | 70 | 79 | 4 | |
| 53 | CHILDREN OF THE SUN Billy Thorpe (Capricorn 0321) | 58 | 65 | 73 | 7 | |
| 54 | HOT STUFF Donna Summer (Casablanca 978) | 44 | 36 | 30 | 20 | |
| 55 | ROLENE Moon Martin (Capitol 4765) | 68 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | GOT TO GIVE IN TO LOVE Bonnie Boyer (Columbia 11028) | 59 | 64 | 72 | 6 | |
| 57 | DIM ALL THE LIGHTS Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201) | 75 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | THIS NIGHT WON’T LAST FOREVER Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019) | 65 | 71 | 78 | 5 | |
| 59 | BABY I WANT YOU Funky Communications Committee (Free Flight 11595) | 60 | 60 | 66 | 9 | |
| 60 | FIRECRACKER Mass Production (Cotillion 44254) | 69 | 79 | 88 | 4 | |
| 61 | I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430) | 67 | 75 | 83 | 9 | |
| 62 | GIRL OF MY DREAMS Bram Tchaikovsky (Polydor 14575) | 40 | 40 | 44 | 9 | |
| 63 | LADY WRITER Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 49006) | 64 | 66 | 68 | 6 | |
| 64 | GOOD FRIEND Mary MacGregor (RSO 938) | 71 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 65 | GONE, GONE, GONE Bad Company (Swan Song 71000) | 66 | 67 | 74 | 6 | |
| 66 | REMEMBER (Walking In The Sand) Louise Goffin (Asylum 46521) | 76 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | FOUND A CURE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | GHOST DANCER Addrisi Brothers (Scotti Bros. 500) | 73 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 69 | MIDNIGHT WIND John Stewart (RSO 1000) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | ARROW THROUGH ME Wings (Columbia 11070) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 71 | THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE Toby Beau (RCA 11670) | 74 | 78 | 81 | 5 | |
| 72 | SO GOOD, SO RIGHT Brenda Russell (Horizon 123) | 72 | 77 | 84 | 4 | |
| 73 | WHERE WILL YOUR HEART TAKE YOU Buckeye (Polydor 14578) | 80 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | BOOGIE WONDERLAND Earth, Wind & Fire with Emotions (ARC 10956) | 31 | 25 | 17 | 17 | |
| 75 | GET A MOVE ON Eddie Money (Columbia 11064) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | PLEASE DON’T GO KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | IF YOU REMEMBER ME Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909) | 82 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | JUST ANOTHER NIGHT Ian Hunter (Chrysalis 2352) | 81 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | THE TOPICAL SONG Barron Knights (Epic 50755) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | GIRLS TALK Dave Edmunds (Swan Song 71001) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | BEST BEAT IN TOWN Switch (Gordy 7168) | 83 | 85 | 86 | 8 | |
| 82 | STREET LIFE Crusaders (MCA 41054) | 92 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | HOLD ON Ian Gomm (Stiff/Epic 50747) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | BEAUTIFUL GIRLS Van Halen (Warner Bros. 49035) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | MUST HAVE BEEN CRAZY Chicago (Columbia 11061) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | VOULEZ-VOUS Abba (Atlantic 3609) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | KILLER CUT Charlie (Arista 0449) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | FINS Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41109) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | REASON TO BE Kansas (Kirshner 4285) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | ONE FINE DAY Rita Coolidge (A&M 2169) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | SURE KNOW SOMETHING Kiss (Casablanca 2205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | ONE WAY OR ANOTHER Blondie (Chrysalis 2336) | 51 | 38 | 31 | 14 | |
| 93 | BOOM BOOM (Out Go The Lights) Pat Travers (Polydor 2003) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | THIS IS LOVE Oak (Mercury 74076) | 55 | 57 | 61 | 8 | |
| 95 | CHUCK E.’S IN LOVE Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. 8825) | 63 | 26 | 21 | 19 | |
| 96 | IN THEE Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 11055) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 97 | FOR LOVE Pousette-Dart Band (Capitol 4764) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SHE BELIEVES IN ME Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273) | 70 | 51 | 42 | 20 | |
| 99 | AFTER THE FIRST ONE Yonah (Free Flight 11696) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | GETTING CLOSER Wings (Columbia 11020) | 77 | 50 | 41 | 12 | |
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