Pop and Rock Chart Archive
and Music Encyclopedia

Weekly Pop Top 20 for September 29, 1979

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4 1   Rise  
  Herb Alpert
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3 2   Sail On  
  Commodores
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9 3   Pop Muzik 1  
  M
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5 4   Cruel To Be Kind 5  
  Nick Lowe
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1 5   I'll Never Love This Way Again 1  
  Dionne Warwick
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10 6   Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 1  
  Michael Jackson
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8 7   Driver's Seat  
  Sniff 'N' The Tears
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2 8   Lonesome Loser 19 1  
  Little River Band
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7 9   Heaven Must Have Sent You 5  
  Bonnie Pointer
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18 10   Spooky 6  
  Atlanta Rhythm Section
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15 11   Lead Me On 3  
  Maxine Nightingale
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- 12   Dim All The Lights 1  
  Donna Summer
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12 13   My Sharona 2 1  
  The Knack
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17 14   Different Worlds 13  
  Maureen McGovern
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19 15   What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'  
  Stephanie Mills
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6 16   Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) 1 6  
  Robert Palmer
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11 17   After The Love Has Gone 1  
  Earth, Wind & Fire
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16 18   The Devil Went Down To Georgia 1 2  
  The Charlie Daniels Band
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- 19   The Boss 14  
  Diana Ross
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13 20   Sad Eyes 1  
  Robert John
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Herb Alpert holds the top position this week with Rise. Sail On by Commodores finds the runner-up spot. At number three this week is M with Pop Muzik.


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