| 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 |
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