| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 12/1979 | | 351
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US dance 57 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #375] charted as Another Brick in the Wall / Run Like Hell / Don't Leave Me Now in US dance charts written by Roger Waters |
 | 2. | 01/1979 | | 320
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 44 US dance 58 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #255] [Chrysalis 2295] written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein |
 | 3. | 04/1979 | | 312
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US dance 4 | [Warner 49033 (Sire)] written by Robin Scott |
 | 4. | 06/1979 | | 289
 | US ✫1 UK 6 | [Capitol 4731] written by Doug Fieger & Berton Averre |
| 5. | 10/1979 | | 265
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC 9 | [A&M 2188] written by Dennis DeYoung |
 | 6. | 09/1979 | | 243
 | US 9 UK ✫1 US dance 56 | written by Gary Numan |
 | 7. | 08/1979 | | 228
 | US 4 UK 3 | [Jet 5060] written by Jeff Lynne |
 | 8. | 10/1979 | | 215
 | US ✫1 UK 23 US AC 8 | [Infinity 50035] written by Rupert Holmes |
 | 9. | 11/1979 | | 208
 | US 14 UK ✫1 US dance 28 | charted as Brass in Pocket (I'm Special) / Mystery Achievement / Precious in US dance charts written by Chrissie Hynde & James Honeyman-Scott |
 | 10. | 06/1979 | | 200
 | US 3 UK 14 US AC 30 US country ✫1 | written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall |
 | 11. | 01/1979 | | 198
 | US ✫1 UK 31 US AC 22 US dance 40 US R&B 72 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1980]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1980] [Warner 8778] written by Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins |
 | 12. | 02/1979 | | 191
 | US 4 UK 8 US AC 46 | [Warner 8736] written by Mark Knopfler |
 | 13. | 03/1979 | | 185
 | US 6 UK 7 | [A&M 2128] written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson |
 | 14. | 10/1979 | | 184
 | US 8 UK 6 | featuring U.S.C. Trojan Marching Band [Warner 49077] written by Lindsey Buckingham |
 | 15. | 10/1979 | | 180
 | US ✫1 UK 40 US AC 38 | [Asylum 46545] written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger & J.D. Souther |
 | 16. | 05/1979 | | 172
 | US 8 UK 6 US AC 40 | [Jet 5057] written by Jeff Lynne |
| 17. | 03/1979 | | 170
 | UK ✫1 US AC 29 | [Columbia 11050] written by Mike Batt |
| 18. | 04/1979 | | 165
 | US 4 UK 18 US AC 20 US R&B 79 | [Warner 8825] written by Rickie Lee Jones |
| 19. | 07/1979 | | 163
 | US 73 UK ✫1 | [Columbia 11117] written by Bob Geldof |
 | 20. | 05/1979 | | 158
 | US 105 UK ✫1 | [Atco 7206] written by Gary Numan |
 | 21. | 09/1979 | | 158
 | US 74 UK ✫1 | written by Sting (as Gordon Sumner) |
 | 22. | 09/1979 | | 156
 | US 40 UK ✫1 | [Warner 49114 (Island)] written by Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn & Bruce Woolley |
 | 23. | 09/1979 | | 155
 | US 27 UK 2 | [Chrysalis 2379] written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein |
 | 24. | 05/1979 | | 150
 | UK ✫1 | written by Chris Stein |
 | 25. | 12/1979 | | 139
 | UK ✫1 | written by Sting |
| 26. | 04/1979 | | 137
 | US 44 UK 2 US AC 38 | [Atco 7100] written by Bryan Ferry |
 | 27. | 12/1979 | | 131
 | US 7 UK 37 US AC 13 | [Warner 49150] written by Stevie Nicks |
 | 28. | 04/1979 | | 125
 | US 7 UK 29 | [Epic 50680] written by Rick Nielsen |
 | 29. | 07/1979 | | 121
 | UK 2 | [R] [A&M 2119] written by Sting |
 | 30. | 06/1979 | | 121
 | UK 2 | written by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook |
| 31. | 02/1979 | | 121
 | UK 2 | as Elvis Costello & the Attactions written by Elvis Costello |
 | 32. | 03/1979 | | 121
 | UK 2 | written by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook |
| 33. | 07/1979 | | 117
 | US 6 US AC 15 | [Capitol 4748 A] written by David Briggs |
| 34. | 05/1979 | | 115
 | US 5 US AC 42 | featuring Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham [RSO 931] written by John Stewart |
 | 35. | 12/1979 | | 113
 | US 8 UK 66 US AC 34 | written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey |
 | 36. | 11/1979 | | 108
 | UK 3 | written by Paul Weller |
| 37. | 03/1979 | | 108
 | UK 3 | written by Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley, traditional & Steve Jones (arrangement) |
| 38. | 02/1979 | | 108
 | UK 3 | written by Lene Lovich & Les Chappell |
 | 39. | 06/1979 | | 108
 | UK 3 | written by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart |
| 40. | 06/1979 | | 108
 | US 65 UK 4 | [Swan Song 71001] written by Elvis Costello |
 | 41. | 08/1979 | | 107
 | US 50 UK 5 US dance 22 | [Virgin 67003] written by Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy |
| 42. | 03/1979 | | 103
 | US 10 UK 45 US AC ✫1 | [Big Tree 16131] written by Todd Rundgren, Willie Wilcox & Roger Powell |
 | 43. | 01/1979 | | 103
 | US 20 UK 16 US AC 2 US country 73 | [Columbia 10897] written by Richard Bennett & Neil Diamond |
| 44. | 08/1979 | | 99
 | UK 4 | [Atco 7204] written by Bryan Ferry & Andy Mackay |
 | 45. | 10/1979 | | 98
 | US 10 US AC 28 | [A&M 2193] written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson |
 | 46. | 02/1979 | | 96
 | US 22 UK 11 | [Warner 8810] written by Rod Stewart & Gary Grainger |
 | 47. | 11/1979 | | 96
 | US 10 | written by Tom Petty |
| 48. | 09/1979 | | 93
 | US 57 UK 6 | written by Russ Ballard |
| 49. | 11/1979 | | 92
 | US 101 UK 5 | [A&M 2186] written by Joe Jackson |
| 50. | 01/1979 | | 90
 | US 10 US AC 7 | [Harvest 4667 A] written by Graham Goble |
| 51. | 06/1979 | | 85
 | UK 6 US AC 39 | [Caribou 9030] written by Al Jardine & Ron Altbach |
 | 52. | 04/1979 | | 83
 | UK 6 | as Sex Pistols And Ten Pole Tudor charted as Silly Thing/Who Killed Bambi in the UK written by Paul Cook & Steve Jones |
 | 53. | 11/1979 | | 83
 | UK 6 | written by Gary Numan |
| 54. | 04/1979 | | 83
 | US 11 UK 64 US AC 4 US country 87 | [MCA 41009] written by Tom Snow & Johnny Vastano |
 | 55. | 10/1979 | | 82
 | US 10 US AC 8 | [Capitol 4789] written by Glenn Shorrock |
| 56. | 10/1979 | | 80
 | US 11 US AC 17 US R&B 19 | [Columbia 11109] written by Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald |
 | 57. | 02/1979 | | 79
 | US 32 UK 12 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #388] written by Sting (as Gordon Sumner) |
 | 58. | 05/1979 | | 78
 | US 11 UK 50 US dance 37 | [Casablanca 983] written by Desmond Child, Paul Stanley & Vini Poncia |
 | 59. | 03/1979 | | 78
 | US 16 UK 51 US AC 2 | [Dark Horse 8763] written by George Harrison |
 | 60. | 05/1979 | | 75
 | UK 7 | written by David Bowie & Brian Eno |
| 61. | 06/1979 | | 75
 | UK 7 | written by Paul Fox, Malcolm Owen, Dave Ruffy & John Jennings |
| 62. | 05/1979 | | 74
 | US 14 UK 47 US AC 13 US R&B 74 | [Warner 8828] written by Michael McDonald & Lester Abrams |
 | 63. | 06/1979 | | 74
 | US 62 UK 9 | written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson |
| 64. | 09/1979 | | 73
 | US 11 UK 66 | [Capitol 4771] written by Doug Fieger |
 | 65. | 02/1979 | | 70
 | US 86 UK 9 | [Elektra 46008] written by Freddie Mercury |
| 66. | 01/1979 | | 70
 | US 17 US AC ✫1 US country 95 | [ABC 12439] written by Rusty Young |
| 67. | 06/1979 | | 66
 | US 19 US AC 14 US country 10 | [Arista 0430] written by Kerry Chater, Charles Black & Rory Michael Bourke |
| 68. | 11/1979 | | 66
 | US 14 UK 49 | as Jefferson Starship [Grunt FB-11750] written by David Freiberg, Jim McPherson, Paul Kantner & Craig Chaquiço |
 | 69. | 06/1979 | | 66
 | US 14 UK 51 | written by Ric Ocasek |
| 70. | 04/1979 | | 65
 | UK 8 | [Jet 5061] written by Phil Lynott & Gary Moore |
 | 71. | 07/1979 | | 65
 | UK 8 | [only released in the UK] written by Jeff Lynne |
| 72. | 11/1979 | | 65
 | UK 8 | Confusion and Last Train to London were released as separate singles in the US and as a double A-side in the UK written by Jeff Lynne |
| 73. | 07/1979 | | 65
 | US 14 UK 61 | [Island 49016] written by Moon Martin |
 | 74. | 03/1979 | | 65
 | UK 9 | written by Phil Lynott |
 | 75. | 07/1979 | | 64
 | US 15 UK 57 US AC 32 | [A&M 2162] written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson |
| 76. | 03/1979 | | 64
 | US 13 | [Swan Song 70119] written by Paul Rodgers |
 | 77. | 12/1979 | | 61
 | UK 11 US dance 30 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #15] charted as London Calling / Train In Vain (Stand By Me) in US dance charts written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash] |
 | 78. | 09/1979 | | 60
 | US 12 | [Atlantic 3618] written by Mick Jones [Foreigner] & Lou Gramm |
| 79. | 03/1979 | | 60
 | US 16 | [A&M 2110] written by Tommy Shaw |
| 80. | 07/1979 | | 59
 | US 16 | [Columbia 11036] written by Steve Perry |
| 81. | 09/1979 | | 58
 | UK 11 | [Swan Song 71002] written by Hank DeVito |
| 82. | 01/1979 | | 57
 | UK 11 | written by Billy Idol & Tony James |
| 83. | 02/1979 | | 57
 | UK 10 | written by Richard Jobson & Stuart Adamson |
| 84. | 07/1979 | | 57
 | UK 10 | written by Ron Mael & Russell Mael |
| 85. | 05/1979 | | 57
 | US 20 US AC 5 US country 96 | [MCA 41023] written by Paul Cotton |
| 86. | 05/1979 | | 56
 | US 19 US AC 11 US country 92 | [Polydor 14568] written by Perry "Buddy" C. Buie, James R. Cobb Jr. & Ronnie Hammond |
| 87. | 11/1979 | | 56
 | US 14 | [Atlantic 3633] written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones [Foreigner] |
| 88. | 05/1979 | | 56
 | US 14 | [A&M 2148] written by Peter Frampton |
| 89. | 04/1979 | | 55
 | US 15 | [Warner 8823] written by Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony & David Lee Roth |
 | 90. | 08/1979 | | 53
 | US 17 US AC 23 | [Polydor 2001] written by Mike Sharpe (as Mike Shapiro) & Harry Middlebrooks (as Harry Middlebrooks Jr.) |
| 91. | 06/1979 | | 51
 | US 81 UK 14 | [Warner 49019] written by Phil Lynott |
 | 92. | 02/1979 | | 51
 | US 14 | [Columbia 10913] written by Billy Joel |
| 93. | 02/1979 | | 49
 | US 19 US AC 42 | [Capitol 4685] written by Bob Welch |
 | 94. | 11/1979 | | 49
 | UK 13 | written by Nigel Harrison & Debbie Harry |
| 95. | 07/1979 | | 49
 | UK 13 | |
| 96. | 11/1979 | | 49
 | UK 13 | written by Bob Geldof |
 | 97. | 06/1979 | | 48
 | US 20 UK 60 | as Wings written by Paul McCartney |
| 98. | 03/1979 | | 46
 | UK 15 | [Polydor 14553] written by Paul Weller |
| 99. | 02/1979 | | 46
 | UK 15 | written by Jim Steinman |
| 100. | 12/1979 | | 45
 | US 23 | [Chrysalis 2395] written by Geoff Gill & Clint Wade |