List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1979 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1979.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1978 |
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December 16 |
"The Gambler" |
Kenny Rogers |
3 |
February 3 |
11 |
|
December 23 |
"Promises" |
Eric Clapton |
6 |
January 13 |
7 |
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Singles from 1979 |
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January 13 |
"This Moment in Time" |
Engelbert Humperdinck |
1 |
January 20 |
5 |
|
January 20 |
"Lotta Love" |
Nicolette Larson |
1 |
February 3 |
10 |
|
"A Little More Love" |
Olivia Newton-John |
4 |
February 3 |
7 |
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"Somewhere in the Night" |
Barry Manilow |
4 |
February 24 |
8 |
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January 27 |
"Don't Cry Out Loud" |
Melissa Manchester |
9 |
February 3 |
4 |
|
February 3 |
"No Tell Lover" |
Chicago |
5 |
February 24 |
7 |
|
February 10 |
"I Just Fall in Love Again" |
Anne Murray |
1 |
February 10 |
11 |
|
"Forever in Blue Jeans" |
Neil Diamond |
2 |
February 17 |
9 |
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"Dancin' Shoes" |
Nigel Olsson |
8 |
March 3 |
8 |
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February 17 |
"Crazy Love" |
Poco |
1 |
March 10 |
13 |
|
February 24 |
"Lady" |
Little River Band |
7 |
March 3 |
5 |
|
March 3 |
"Music Box Dancer" |
Frank Mills |
4 |
March 17 |
6 |
|
March 10 |
"I Will Survive" |
Gloria Gaynor |
9 |
March 10 |
1 |
|
"Goodbye, I Love You" |
Firefall |
10 |
March 10 |
1 |
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March 17 |
"Just One Look" |
Linda Ronstadt |
5 |
March 24 |
3 |
|
"Song on the Radio" |
Al Stewart |
10 |
March 17 |
1 |
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March 24 |
"Stumblin' In" |
Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro |
4 |
April 7 |
9 |
|
March 31 |
"Blow Away" |
George Harrison |
2 |
April 7 |
9 |
|
"Can You Read My Mind" |
Maureen McGovern |
5 |
April 7 |
8 |
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"What You Won't Do for Love" |
Bobby Caldwell |
10 |
March 31 |
2 |
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April 7 |
"I Never Said I Love You" |
Orsa Lia |
1 |
April 28 |
6 |
|
"Love is the Answer" |
England Dan & John Ford Coley |
1 |
May 5 |
12 |
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April 14 |
"Just When I Needed You Most" |
Randy VanWarmer |
1 |
May 19 |
12 |
|
"I'll Come Running" |
Livingston Taylor |
8 |
April 14 |
2 |
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"I Want Your Love" |
Chic |
9 |
April 28 |
3 |
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April 28 |
"Reunited" |
Peaches & Herb |
4 |
May 19 |
6 |
|
'What's on Your Mind" |
John Denver |
10 |
April 28 |
2 |
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May 5 |
"She Believes in Me" |
Kenny Rogers |
1 |
May 26 |
12 |
|
May 12 |
"Deeper Than the Night" |
Olivia Newton-John |
4 |
May 26 |
6 |
|
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" |
Barbara Mandrell |
6 |
May 26 |
5 |
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May 19 |
"Honesty" |
Billy Joel |
9 |
May 26 |
3 |
|
May 26 |
"Little Bit of Soap" |
Nigel Olsson |
9 |
June 9 |
3 |
|
June 2 |
"Say Maybe" |
Neil Diamond |
3 |
June 16 |
6 |
|
"Shadows in the Moonlight" |
Anne Murray |
1 |
June 16 |
13 |
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June 9 |
"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" |
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show |
5 |
June 23 |
9 |
|
"Morning Dance" |
Spyro Gyra |
1 |
July 28 |
12 |
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June 16 |
"Lead Me On" |
Maxine Nightingale |
1 |
July 7 |
15 |
|
"Since I Don't Have You" |
Art Garfunkel |
5 |
July 7 |
6 |
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June 23 |
"Up on the Roof" |
James Taylor |
7 |
June 23 |
5 |
|
June 30 |
"I'll Never Love This Way Again" |
Dionne Warwick |
5 |
August 18 |
11 |
|
July 7 |
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" |
Elton John |
1 |
August 25 |
9 |
|
"Heart of the Night" |
Poco |
5 |
July 28 |
7 |
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July 14 |
"The Main Event/Fight" |
Barbara Streisand |
2 |
September 1 |
10 |
|
July 28 |
"Different Worlds" |
Maureen McGovern |
1 |
September 8 |
12 |
|
August 4 |
"Suspicious" |
Eddie Rabbitt |
9 |
August 18 |
3 |
|
August 11 |
"Rise" |
Herb Alpert |
1 |
September 22 |
14 |
|
August 25 |
"Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love" |
Lobo |
1 |
September 29 |
12 |
|
"After the Love Has Gone" |
Earth, Wind & Fire |
3 |
September 29 |
9 |
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September 1 |
"If You Remember Me" |
Chris Thompson & Night |
7 |
September 1 |
4 |
|
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" |
Toby Beau |
7 |
September 29 |
5 |
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"Sad Eyes" |
Robert John |
10 |
September 1 |
1 |
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September 8 |
"All Things Are Possible" |
Dan Peek |
6 |
September 22 |
7 |
|
"This Night Won't Last Forever" |
Michael Johnson |
5 |
October 20 |
11 |
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September 29 |
"You Decorated My Life" |
Kenny Rogers |
2 |
October 27 |
10 |
|
"Sail On" |
Commodores |
9 |
October 6 |
4 |
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October 6 |
"Broken Hearted Me" |
Anne Murray |
1 |
October 13 |
10 |
|
October 20 |
"You're Only Lonely" |
J.D. Souther |
1 |
November 17 |
13 |
|
"So Good, So Right" |
Brenda Russell |
8 |
October 20 |
4 |
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October 27 |
"Ships" |
Barry Manilow |
4 |
November 10 |
7 |
|
"Half the Way" |
Crystal Gayle |
9 |
October 27 |
2 |
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"Hold On" |
Ian Gomm |
10 |
October 27 |
1 |
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November 3 |
"Still" |
Commodores |
6 |
November 17 |
6 |
|
November 10 |
"Please Don't Leave" |
Lauren Wood |
5 |
November 17 |
4 |
|
November 17 |
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" |
Donna Summer featuring Barbara Streisand |
7 |
November 17 |
2 |
|
"Better Love Next Time" |
Dr. Hook |
3 |
December 8 |
7 |
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"Babe" |
Styx |
9 |
November 17 |
1 |
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November 24 |
"Peter Piper" |
Frank Mills |
6 |
December 1 |
4 |
|
"Do That to Me One More Time" |
Captain & Tennille |
4 |
December 8 |
11 |
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December 1 |
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" |
Rupert Holmes |
8 |
December 15 |
3 |
|
December 8 |
"Send One Your Love" |
Stevie Wonder |
1 |
December 22 |
10 |
|
December 15 |
"Cool Change" |
Little River Band |
8 |
December 22 |
6 |
|
"We Don't Talk Anymore" |
Cliff Richard |
5 |
December 15 |
7 |
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1978 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 28 |
"Time Passages" |
Al Stewart |
1 |
November 11 |
13 |
|
November 11 |
"(Our Love) Don't Throw It Away" |
Andy Gibb |
2 |
November 18 |
10 |
|
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" |
Neil Diamond featuring Barbara Streisand |
3 |
November 18 |
9 |
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November 25 |
"Ooh Baby Baby" |
Linda Ronstadt |
2 |
December 2 |
10 |
|
"My Life" |
Billy Joel |
2 |
December 16 |
11 |
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December 2 |
"Too Much Heaven" |
Bee Gees |
4 |
December 23 |
10 |
|
December 9 |
"Can You Fool" |
Glen Campbell |
7 |
December 16 |
5 |
|
December 23 |
"I Believe You" |
The Carpenters |
9 |
December 23 |
4 |
1980 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 8 |
"Deja Vu" |
Dionne Warwick |
1 |
January 19 |
10 |
|
December 15 |
"I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" |
Rita Coolidge |
3 |
January 5 |
8 |
|
December 22 |
"Coward of the Country" |
Kenny Rogers |
5 |
January 5 |
5 |
|
"Looks Like Love Again" |
Dann Rogers |
6 |
January 5 |
6 |
Notes
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 17, 1979.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 19, 1979.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending July 21, 1979.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending July 28, 1979.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 22, 1979.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1979 (U.S.)