| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1979 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 29, 1979, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | LE FREAK – Chic (Atlantic) |
| 2 | MY SHARONA – The Knack (Capitol) |
| 3 | DA YA THINK I’M SEXY? – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) |
| 4 | Y.M.C.A. – The Village People (Casablanca) |
| 5 | WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES – The Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
| 6 | RING MY BELL – Anita Ward (Juana) |
| 7 | BAD GIRLS – Donna Summer (Casablanca) |
| 8 | TOO MUCH HEAVEN – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 9 | REUNITED – Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP) |
| 10 | I WILL SURVIVE – Gloria Gaynor (Polydor) |
| 11 | HEART OF GLASS – Blondie (Chrysalis) |
| 12 | GOOD TIMES – Chic (Atlantic) |
| 13 | SAD EYES – Robert John (EMI America) |
| 14 | HOT STUFF – Donna Summer (Casablanca) |
| 15 | POP MUZIK – M (Sire) |
| 16 | FIRE – The Pointer Sisters (Planet) |
| 17 | DON’T STOP ’TIL YOU GET ENOUGH – Michael Jackson (Epic) |
| 18 | RISE – Herb Alpert (A&M) |
| 19 | TRAGEDY – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 20 | KNOCK ON WOOD – Amii Stewart (Ariola America/Hansa) |
| 21 | WE ARE FAMILY – Sister Sledge (Cotillion) |
| 22 | SAIL ON – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 23 | A LITTLE MORE LOVE – Olivia Newton-John (MCA) |
| 24 | CHUCK E.’S IN LOVE – Rickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros.) |
| 25 | NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough) – Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (Columbia) |
| 26 | SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To The Ground) – The Jacksons (Epic) |
| 27 | I WANT YOU TO WANT ME – Cheap Trick (Epic) |
| 28 | MUSIC BOX DANCER – Frank Mills (Polydor) |
| 29 | I’LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN – Dionne Warwick (Arista) |
| 30 | BABE – Styx (A&M) |
| 31 | THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT – Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 32 | MY LIFE – Billy Joel (Columbia) |
| 33 | BOOGIE WONDERLAND – Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions (ARC) |
| 34 | HEARTACHE TONIGHT – The Eagles (Asylum) |
| 35 | GOLD – John Stewart (RSO) |
| 36 | IN THE NAVY – The Village People (Casablanca) |
| 37 | THE LOGICAL SONG – Supertramp (A&M) |
| 38 | HEAVEN KNOWS – Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Casablanca) |
| 39 | DON’T BRING ME DOWN – The Electric Light Orchestra (Jet) |
| 40 | WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN – Dr. Hook (Capitol) |
| 41 | HOLD THE LINE – Toto (Columbia) |
| 42 | AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE – Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC) |
| 43 | LONESOME LOSER – The Little River Band (Capitol) |
| 44 | ESCAPE (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes (Infinity) |
| 45 | DIM ALL THE LIGHTS – Donna Summer (Casablanca) |
| 46 | JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST – Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville) |
| 47 | MAKIN’ IT – David Naughton (RSO) |
| 48 | LEAD ME ON – Maxine Nightingale (Windsong) |
| 49 | THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA – The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic) |
| 50 | SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING – Peaches & Herb (Polydor/MVP) |
| 51 | LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT – The Bee Gees (RSO) |
| 52 | SULTANS OF SWING – Dire Straits (Warner Bros.) |
| 53 | GOODNIGHT TONIGHT – Paul McCartney & Wings (Columbia) |
| 54 | SEPTEMBER – Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC) |
| 55 | STILL – The Commodores (Motown) |
| 56 | MAMA CAN’T BUY YOU LOVE – Elton John (MCA) |
| 57 | YOU DECORATED MY LIFE – Kenny Rogers (United Artists) |
| 58 | LADIES NIGHT – Kool & The Gang (De-Lite) |
| 59 | OOH BABY BABY – Linda Ronstadt (Asylum) |
| 60 | EVERY 1’S A WINNER – Hot Chocolate (Infinity) |
| 61 | SHE BELIEVES IN ME – Kenny Rogers (United Artists) |
| 62 | STUMBLIN’ IN – Suzie Quatro & Chris Norman (RSO) |
| 63 | LOTTA LOVE – Nicolette Larson (Warner Bros.) |
| 64 | TUSK – Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.) |
| 65 | YOU CAN’T CHANGE THAT – Raydio (Arista) |
| 66 | PLEASE DON’T GO – KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.) |
| 67 | SHINE A LITTLE LOVE – The Electric Light Orchestra (Jet) |
| 68 | YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY – Rex Smith (Columbia) |
| 69 | HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU – Bonnie Pointer (Motown) |
| 70 | HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER – Sister Sledge (Cotillion) |
| 71 | DON’T CRY OUT LOUD – Melissa Manchester (Arista) |
| 72 | (Our Love) DON’T THROW IT ALL AWAY – Andy Gibb (RSO) |
| 73 | EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU – The Babys (Chrysalis) |
| 74 | I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN’ YOU – Kiss (Casablanca) |
| 75 | SEND ONE YOUR LOVE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 76 | BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (Doctor, Doctor) – Robert Palmer (Island) |
| 77 | SHAKE IT – Ian Matthews (Mushroom) |
| 78 | LADY – The Little River Band (Harvest) |
| 79 | ROCK ’N’ ROLL FANTASY – Bad Company (Swan Song) |
| 80 | DISCO NIGHTS (Rock-Freak) – GQ (Arista) |
| 81 | I WANT YOUR LOVE – Chic (Atlantic) |
| 82 | AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ US NOW – McFadden & Whitehead (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 83 | GOOD GIRLS DON’T – The Knack (Capitol) |
| 84 | YOU’RE ONLY LONELY – J.D. Souther (Columbia) |
| 85 | I JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN – Anne Murray (Capitol) |
| 86 | WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE – Cliff Richard (EMI America) |
| 87 | PROMISES – Eric Clapton & His Band (RSO) |
| 88 | WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE – Bobby Caldwell (Clouds) |
| 89 | GOT TO BE REAL – Cheryl Lynn (Columbia) |
| 90 | SHIPS – Barry Manilow (Arista) |
| 91 | WE’VE GOT TONITE – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) |
| 92 | SOUL MAN – The Blues Brothers (Atlantic) |
| 93 | CRUEL TO BE KIND – Nick Lowe (Columbia) |
| 94 | THE GAMBLER – Kenny Rogers (United Artists) |
| 95 | TAKE ME HOME – Cher (Casablanca) |
| 96 | LET’S GO – The Cars (Elektra) |
| 97 | LOVE TAKES TIME – Orleans (Infinity) |
| 98 | CRAZY LOVE – Poco (ABC) |
| 99 | BLOW AWAY – George Harrison (Dark Horse)
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| 100 | LOVE IS THE ANSWER – England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree) |