| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending NOVEMBER 17, 1979 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | STILL Commodores (Motown 1474) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2 | HEARTACHE TONIGHT Eagles (Asylum 46545) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 3 | DIM ALL THE LIGHTS Donna Summer (Casablanca 2201) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 4 | BABE Styx (A&M 2188) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | |
| 5 | NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (Columbia 11125) | 9 | 14 | 36 | 5 | |
| 6 | POP MUZIK M (Sire 49033) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 7 | YOU DECORATED MY LIFE Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| 8 | RISE Herb Alpert (A&M 2151) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 9 | PLEASE DON’T GO KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1035) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 13 | |
| 10 | TUSK Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros. 49077) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
| 11 | DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH Michael Jackson (Epic 50742) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 12 | SHIPS Barry Manilow (Arista 0464) | 14 | 20 | 29 | 6 | |
| 13 | GOOD GIRLS DON’T Knack (Capitol 4771) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 14 | SAIL ON Commodores (Motown 1466) | 13 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| 15 | COME TO ME France Joli (Prelude 8001) | 15 | 18 | 26 | 10 | |
| 16 | LADIES NIGHT Kool & Gang (De-Lite 801) | 23 | 33 | 53 | 6 | |
| 17 | YOU’RE ONLY LONELY J.D. Souther (Columbia 11079) | 22 | 28 | 34 | 10 | |
| 18 | SAD EYES Robert John (EMI America 8015) | 16 | 12 | 5 | 27 | |
| 19 | THIS NIGHT WON’T LAST FOREVER Michael Johnson (EMI America 8019) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 16 | |
| 20 | IF YOU REMEMBER ME Chris Thompson & Night (Planet 45909) | 24 | 29 | 32 | 14 | |
| 21 | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54303) | 31 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | MY SHARONA Knack (Capitol 4731) | 17 | 13 | 9 | 22 | |
| 23 | BROKEN HEARTED ME Anne Murray (Capitol 4773) | 28 | 35 | 40 | 9 | |
| 24 | TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME Supertramp (A&M 2193) | 33 | 39 | 48 | 6 | |
| 25 | ESCAPE (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes (Infinity 50035) | 41 | 56 | 75 | 5 | |
| 26 | DIRTY WHITE BOY Foreigner (Atlantic 3618) | 18 | 16 | 17 | 11 | |
| 27 | DREAMING Blondie (Chrysalis 2379) | 30 | 36 | 43 | 8 | |
| 28 | I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN Dionne Warwick (Arista 0419) | 19 | 17 | 13 | 22 | |
| 29 | WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE Cliff Richard (EMI America 8025) | 35 | 47 | 60 | 5 | |
| 30 | HALF THE WAY Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087) | 36 | 43 | 49 | 9 | |
| 31 | PLEASE DON’T LEAVE Lauren Wood (Warner Bros. 49043) | 34 | 38 | 42 | 9 | |
| 32 | LOVIN’, TOUCHIN’, SQUEEZIN’ Journey (Columbia 11036) | 27 | 23 | 18 | 19 | |
| 33 | DREAM POLICE Cheap Trick (Epic 50774) | 37 | 44 | 51 | 7 | |
| 34 | JANE Jefferson Starship (Grunt 11750) | 45 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | COOL CHANGE Little River Band (Capitol 4789) | 40 | 46 | 56 | 5 | |
| 36 | I WANT YOU TONIGHT Pablo Cruise (A&M 2195) | 43 | 52 | 64 | 6 | |
| 37 | DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME Captain & Tennille (Casablanca 2215) | 44 | 57 | 70 | 5 | |
| 38 | VICTIM OF LOVE Elton John (MCA 41126) | 38 | 41 | 45 | 8 | |
| 39 | CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe (Columbia 11018) | 21 | 19 | 15 | 18 | |
| 40 | CRUISIN’ Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54306) | 54 | 63 | 73 | 5 | |
| 41 | BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME Dr. Hook (Capitol 4785) | 49 | 54 | 62 | 6 | |
| 42 | IT’S ALL I CAN DO Cars (Elektra 46546) | 46 | 51 | 57 | 6 | |
| 43 | THIS IS IT Kenny Loggins (Columbia 11109) | 56 | 62 | 72 | 6 | |
| 44 | HEAD GAMES Foreigner (Atlantic 3633) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | RAINBOW CONNECTION Kermit (Jim Henson) (Atlantic 3610) | 47 | 50 | 58 | 8 | |
| 46 | DAMNED IF I DO Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0454) | 51 | 59 | 65 | 8 | |
| 47 | I NEED A LOVER John Cougar (Riva 202) | 52 | 60 | 66 | 7 | |
| 48 | CONFUSION Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5064) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 6 | |
| 49 | SO GOOD, SO RIGHT Brenda Russell (Horizon 123) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 15 | |
| 50 | ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson (Epic 50797) | 63 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | I KNOW A HEARTACHE WHEN I SEE ONE Jennifer Warnes (Arista 0430) | 32 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
| 52 | GET IT UP Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11695) | 55 | 61 | 67 | 9 | |
| 53 | STREET LIFE Crusaders (MCA 41054) | 29 | 30 | 33 | 14 | |
| 54 | HOLD ON Ian Gomm (Stiff/Epic 50747) | 39 | 31 | 25 | 12 | |
| 55 | FINS Jimmy Buffett (MCA 41109) | 25 | 26 | 31 | 12 | |
| 56 | DON’T LET GO Isaac Hayes (Polydor 2011) | 65 | 75 | 85 | 4 | |
| 57 | WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS FALLING IN LOVE Lobo (MCA/Curb 41065) | 42 | 25 | 19 | 17 | |
| 58 | HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU Bonnie Pointer (Motown 1459) | 48 | 24 | 16 | 22 | |
| 59 | HIGHWAY TO HELL AC/DC (Atlantic 3617) | 62 | 71 | 79 | 5 | |
| 60 | WAIT FOR ME Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 11747) | 67 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 61 | PRETTY GIRLS Melissa Manchester (Arista 0456) | 68 | 78 | 88 | 6 | |
| 62 | TRAIN, TRAIN Blackfoot (Atco 7207) | 64 | 73 | 81 | 5 | |
| 63 | (Not Just) KNEE DEEP (pt. 1) Funkadelic (Warner Bros. 49040) | 58 | 45 | 47 | 11 | |
| 64 | COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1327) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 65 | WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS BROKEN HEART England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 17000) | 69 | 76 | 84 | 4 | |
| 66 | LOVE PAINS Yvonne Elliman (RSO 1007) | 74 | 83 | 91 | 6 | |
| 67 | PETER PIPER Frank Mills (Polydor 2002) | 71 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| 68 | IF YOU WANT IT Niteflyte (Ariola Americać 7747) | 76 | 79 | 87 | 6 | |
| 69 | DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (Backstreet 41138) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 70 | I STILL HAVE DREAMS Richie Furay (Asylum 46534) | 79 | 88 | 98 | 4 | |
| 71 | RAPPER’S DELIGHT Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill 542) | 81 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | THIRD TIME LUCKY (First Time I Was A Fool) Foghat (Bearsville 49125) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | SLIP AWAY Ian Lloyd (Scotti Bros. 505) | 75 | 85 | 89 | 4 | |
| 74 | VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR Buggles (Island 49114) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | NO CHANCE Moon Martin (Capitol 4794) | 77 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | TOO LATE Shoes (Elektra 46557) | 80 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY Bob Dylan (Columbia 11072) | 53 | 37 | 39 | 10 | |
| 78 | SAVANNAH NIGHTS Tom Johnston (Warner Bros. 49096) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | READY FOR THE ’80S Village People (Casablanca 2220) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | IN THE STONE Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC 11093) | 66 | 69 | 71 | 6 | |
| 81 | WHO LISTENS TO THE RADIO Sports (Arista 0468) | 70 | 72 | 74 | 6 | |
| 82 | I’D RATHER LEAVE WHILE I’M IN LOVE Rita Coolidge (A&M 2199) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | CHIQUITITA Abba (Atlantic 3629) | 93 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | DEJA VU Dionne Warwick (Arista 0459) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LONESOME LOSER Little River Band (Capitol 4748) | 57 | 32 | 22 | 19 | |
| 86 | LAY IT ON THE LINE Triumph (RCA 11690) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | I JUST CAN’T CONTROL MYSELF Nature’s Divine (Infinity 50027) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 88 | YES, I’M READY Teri DeSario with K.C. (Casablanca 2227) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SINCE YOU BEEN GONE Rainbow (Polydor 2014) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL Rufus & Chaka (MCA 41131) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | SPOOKY Atlanta Rhythm Section (Polydor/BGO 2001) | 59 | 34 | 23 | 14 | |
| 92 | BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (Doctor, Doctor) Robert Palmer (Island 49016) | 72 | 40 | 30 | 18 | |
| 93 | LEAD ME ON Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11530) | 82 | 64 | 50 | 29 | |
| 94 | WHAT’S A MATTER BABY Ellen Foley (Cleveland Int’l/Epic 50770) | 95 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | (Bringing Out) THE GIRL IN ME Maxine Nightingale (Windsong 11729) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | DON’T BRING ME DOWN Electric Light Orchestra (Jet 5060) | 61 | 42 | 27 | 17 | |
| 97 | I DO BELIEVE IN YOU Pages (Epic 50769) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Police (A&M 2190) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | FOUND A CURE Ashford & Simpson (Warner Bros. 8870) | 85 | 58 | 41 | 14 | |
| 100 | SHE’S GOT A WHOLE NUMBER Keith Herman (Radio 418) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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