Pop and Rock Chart Archive
and Music Encyclopedia

Weekly Pop Top 20 for August 4, 1979

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3 1   Good Times  
  Chic
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5 2   My Sharona 2 1  
  The Knack
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7 3   The Main Event/Fight 2  
  Barbra Streisand
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1 4   When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman 1  
  Dr. Hook
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2 5   Gold 1  
  John Stewart
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6 6   You Can't Change That 4  
  Raydio
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8 7   Do It Or Die  
  Atlanta Rhythm Section
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10 8   One Way Or Another 10  
  Blondie
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14 9   Mama Can't Buy You Love 4  
  Elton John
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4 10   Bad Girls 1  
  Donna Summer
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13 11   I Was Made For Lovin' You 1  
  Kiss
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19 12   Is She Really Going Out With Him? 2  
  Joe Jackson
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15 13   Sad Eyes 1  
  Robert John
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16 14   Lead Me On 3  
  Maxine Nightingale
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- 15   After The Love Has Gone 1  
  Earth, Wind & Fire
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- 16   Suspicions 10  
  Eddie Rabbitt
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- 17   Let's Go 3 12  
  The Cars
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- 18   The Devil Went Down To Georgia 1 2  
  The Charlie Daniels Band
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- 19   Don't Bring Me Down 1 2  
  Electric Light Orchestra
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- 20   Goodbye Stranger 1 7  
  Supertramp
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Chic has the number one hit this week with Good Times. The Knack finds the number two position this week with My Sharona. The Main Event/Fight by Barbra Streisand comes in at number three.


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