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US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending May 5, 1979

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending May 5th, 1979.

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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 REUNITED –•– Peaches and Herb (Polydor)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 HEART OF GLASS –•– Blondie (Chysalis)-12 (1)
3 4 MUSIC BOX DANCER –•– Frank Mills (Polydor)-15 (3)
4 3 KNOCK ON WOOD –•– Amii Stewart (Ariola America)-15 (3)
5 6 STUMBLIN’ IN –•– Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman (RSO)-15 (5)
6 10 IN THE NAVY –•– The Village People (Casablanca)-8 (6)
7 8 I WANT YOUR LOVE –•– Chic (Atlantic)-13 (7)
8 9 GOODNIGHT TONIGHT –•– Wings (Columbia)-6 (8)
9 12 TAKE ME HOME –•– Cher (Casablanca)-13 (9)
10 11 HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER –•– Sister Sledge (Cotillion)-13 (10)

11 7 WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-16 (1)
12 14 SHAKE YOUR BODY (Down To the Ground) –•– The Jacksons (Epic)-12 (12)
13 5 I WILL SURVIVE –•– Gloria Gaynor (Polydor)-21 (1)
14 16 LOVE IS THE ANSWER –•– England Dan and John Ford Coley (Big Tree)-9 (14)
15 20 LOVE TAKES TIME –•– Orleans (Infinity)-7 (15)
16 17 BLOW AWAY –•– George Harrison (Dark Horse)-10 (16)
17 23 LOVE YOU INSIDE OUT –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-3 (17)
18 18 LOVE BALLAD –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers)-11 (18)
19 19 PRECIOUS LOVE –•– Bob Welch (Capitol)-13 (19)
20 29 HOT STUFF –•– Donna Summer (Casablanca)-3 (20)

21 21 I GOT MY MIND MADE UP (You Can Get It Girl) –•– Instant Funk (Salsoul)-12 (21)
22 24 DISCO NIGHTS (Rock-Freak) –•– G.Q. (Arista)-8 (22)
23 25 RENEGADE –•– Styx (A&M)-16 (23)
24 36 THE LOGICAL SONG –•– Supertramp (A&M)-7 (24)
25 27 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FANTASY –•– Bad Company (Swan Song)-8 (25)
26 28 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST –•– Randy Vanwarmer (Bearsville)-7 (26)
27 13 TRAGEDY –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-13 (1)
28 15 SULTANS OF SWING –•– Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-13 (4)
29 30 CRAZY LOVE –•– The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn)-7 (29)
30 31 HAPPINESS –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-8 (30)

31 35 HOT NUMBER –•– Foxy (Dash)-6 (31)
32 32 ROXANNE –•– The Police (A&M)-11 (32)
33 38 SUCH A WOMAN –•– Tycoon (Arista)-8 (33)
34 34 ROLLER –•– April Wine (Capitol)-10 (34)
35 45 DEEPER THAN THE NIGHT –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-4 (35)
36 37 SWEET LUI-LOUISE –•– Ironhorse (Scotti Brothers)-8 (36)
37 39 DON’T YOU WRITE HER OFF –•– McGuinn, Clark and Hillman (Capitol)-8 (37)
38 40 GET USED TO IT –•– Roger Voudouris (Warner Brothers)-8 (38)
39 41 OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL –•– Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-5 (39)
40 42 I (Who Have Nothing) –•– Sylvester (Fantasy)-5 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

54 22 LIVIN’ IT UP (Friday Night) –•– Bell and James (A&M)-15 (15)
57 26 LADY –•– The Little River Band (Harvest)-18 (10)
64 33 I JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-15 (12)

POWER PLAYS

41 57 HONESTY –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-3 (41)
42 43 GOOD TIMES ROLL –•– The Cars (Elektra)-8 (42)
43 44 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON’T WANT TO BE RIGHT –•– Barbara Mandrell (ABC)-8 (43)
44 56 MAKIN’ IT –•– David Naughton (RSO)-6 (44)
45 59 AIN’T LOVE A BITCH –•– Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-3 (45)
46 51 IT MUST BE LOVE –•– Alton McClain and Destiny (Polydor)-5 (46)
47 52 SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING –•– Thelma Houston (Tamla)-7 (47)
48 48 DANCER –•– Gino Soccio (Warner Brothers / RFC)-5 (48)
49 54 LITTLE BIT OF SOAP –•– Nigel Olsson (Bang)-4 (49)
50 55 DIAMONDS –•– Chris Rea (United Artists)-5 (50)

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

67 — MINUTE BY MINUTE –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-1 (67)
77 — SHAKEDOWN CRUISE –•– Jay Ferguson (Asylum)-1 (77)
83 — DON’T EVER WANNA LOSE YA –•– New England (Infinity)-1 (83)
85 — THEME FROM “ICE CASTLES” (Through the Eyes Of Love) –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-1 (85)
87 — NIGHT DANCIN’ –•– Taka Boom (Ariola America)-1 (87)
90 — FEEL THE NEED –•– Leif Garrett (Scotti Brothers)-1 (90)

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