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Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1979

1978 <-1979-> 1980
    

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1.
12/1979
401

2
US
5
AC


8
dance
6
R&B
✫1
UK
charted as Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl is US AC Charts
[Atlantic 3637]
written by Denny Randell & Sandy Linzer
2.
02/1979
398

✫1
US
19
AC


22
dance
44
R&B
✫1
UK
[RSO 918]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
3.
01/1979
387

✫1
US
44
AC


58
dance


✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #255]
[Chrysalis 2295]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein
4.
10/1979
379

✫1
US
7
AC


✫1
dance
20
R&B
3
UK
[Columbia 11125]
written by Paul Jabara & Bruce Roberts
5.
03/1979
369

✫1
US
4
AC




✫1
R&B
4
UK
[Polydor/MVP 14547]
written by Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren
6.
11/1979
368

3
US
5
AC
✫1
country




✫1
UK
[United Artists 1327]
written by Roger Bowling & Billy Edd Wheeler
7.
10/1979
366

✫1
US
17
AC






2
UK
[Elektra 46579]
written by Freddie Mercury
8.
09/1979
365

✫1
US
6
AC




✫1
R&B
4
UK
[Motown 1474]
written by Lionel Richie
9.
06/1979

Good Times by Chic

from Risqué   Risqué
361

✫1
US
28
AC


3
dance
✫1
R&B
5
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #224]
charted as Good Times / My Feet Keep Dancing / My Forbidden Lover in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3584]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
10.
11/1979
348

✫1
US
21
AC


2
dance
✫1
R&B
7
UK
charted as Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough/Rock With You in US dance charts
[Epic 50797]
written by Rod Temperton
11.
07/1979
339

2
US
3
AC




2
R&B
4
UK
[Columbia 11033]
written by David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin
12.
08/1979
338

✫1
US
27
AC






3
UK
[T.K. 1035]
written by Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) & Richard Finch
13.
12/1979
321

4
US
2
AC




86
R&B
2
UK
[Motown 1477]
written by Carol Connors & David Shire
14.
04/1979
316

6
US
5
AC
68
country




✫1
UK
[Capitol 4705]
written by Even Stevens
15.
10/1979

Babe by Styx

from Cornerstone   Cornerstone
313

✫1
US
9
AC






6
UK
[A&M 2188]
written by Dennis DeYoung
16.
10/1979
313

✫1
US
4
AC




58
R&B
7
UK
[Casablanca 2215]
written by Toni Tennille
17.
03/1979
312

2
US
30
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
8
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as He's the Greatest Dancer / We Are Family in US dance charts
[Cotillion 44251]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
18.
06/1979

Rise by Herb Alpert

from Rise   Rise
311

✫1
US
✫1
AC


17
dance
4
R&B
13
UK
[instrumental]
[A&M 2151]
written by Andy Armer & Randy Badazz Alpert (as Randy Badazz)
19.
07/1979
306

7
US
5
AC






✫1
UK
[EMI America 8025]
written by Alan Tarney
20.
04/1979
268

✫1
US
15
AC




57
R&B
13
UK
[RSO 925]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
21.
10/1979
249

✫1
US
8
AC






23
UK
[Infinity 50035]
written by Rupert Holmes
22.
03/1979
248

4
US
✫1
AC
71
country




8
UK
[Bearsville 0334]
written by Randy VanWarmer & Tony Wilson
23.
08/1979
244

4
US
9
AC




8
R&B
8
UK
[Motown 1466]
written by Lionel Richie
24.
03/1979
241

5
US
30
AC






5
UK
as Wings
[Columbia 10939]
written by Paul McCartney
25.
05/1979
233

✫1
US
10
AC






31
UK
[EMI America 8015]
written by Robert John
26.
01/1979
231

✫1
US
22
AC


40
dance
72
R&B
31
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1980]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1980]
[Warner 8778]
written by Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins
27.
06/1979
227

3
US
30
AC
✫1
country




14
UK
[Epic 50700]
written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel DiGregorio (as Joel "Taz" DiGregorio), Fred Edwards, Charlie Hayward (as Charles Hayward) & James W. Marshall
28.
02/1979
222

4
US
46
AC






8
UK
[Warner 8736]
written by Mark Knopfler
29.
10/1979
217

✫1
US
38
AC






40
UK
[Asylum 46545]
written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger & J.D. Souther
30.
08/1979
212

2
US
44
AC


54
dance
13
R&B
29
UK
[Casablanca 2201]
written by Donna Summer
31.
11/1979
203

2
US
✫1
AC




20
R&B


with KC
[Casablanca 2227]
written by Barbara Mason
32.
02/1979
199

29
US
15
AC






2
UK
[Atlantic 3629 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
33.
05/1979
199

8
US
40
AC






6
UK
[Jet 5057]
written by Jeff Lynne
34.
12/1979
197

2
US
✫1
AC
85
country






[Epic/Full Moon 50824]
written by Dan Fogelberg
35.
03/1979
192



29
AC






✫1
UK
[Columbia 11050]
written by Mike Batt
36.
11/1979
192

4
US
✫1
AC




5
R&B
52
UK
[Tamla 54303]
written by Stevie Wonder
37.
04/1979
190

4
US
20
AC




79
R&B
18
UK
[Warner 8825]
written by Rickie Lee Jones
38.
04/1979
186

5
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country




42
UK
[United Artists 1273]
written by Steve Gibb
39.
04/1979
181

44
US
38
AC






2
UK
[Atco 7100]
written by Bryan Ferry
40.
05/1979
180

19
US
41
AC






4
UK
[Atlantic 3574 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
41.
10/1979
176

12
US
3
AC
91
country




8
UK
[Capitol 4785]
written by Steve Pippen, Larry Keith & Johnny Slate
42.
06/1979
175

3
US
2
AC


13
dance




[Columbia 11008]
written by Paul Jabara, Bruce Roberts & Bob Esty
43.
01/1979
175

4
US
17
AC




10
R&B
34
UK
[Casablanca 959]
written by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
44.
09/1979
164

8
US
47
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
45
UK
[Solar 11709]
written by William Shelby & Leon Sylvers III
45.
01/1979
162

3
US
4
AC
44
country






[instrumental]
[Polydor 14517]
written by Frank Mills
46.
09/1979
157

4
US
34
AC




4
R&B


[Tamla 54306]
written by Smokey Robinson & Marv Tarplin
47.
11/1979
157

5
US
17
AC




✫1
R&B


[Polydor 2033]
written by Harry Ray, Al Goodman & Lee Walter
48.
01/1979
153

4
US
4
AC








[RSO 917]
written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman
49.
05/1979
151

5
US
✫1
AC




37
R&B


[Windsong 11530]
written by David Lasley & Allee Willis
50.
07/1979
149

64
US
37
AC






3
UK
charted as Angel Eyes / Voulez-Vous in UK charts; B side to Voulez-Vous in the US
[Atlantic 3609 B]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
51.
05/1979
147

5
US
5
AC




18
R&B


produced by Barry Manilow
[Arista 0419]
written by Richard Kerr & Will Jennings
52.
07/1979
145

80
US
40
AC






3
UK
charted as Angel Eyes / Voulez-Vous in UK charts
[Atlantic 3609 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
53.
09/1979
144

7
US
2
AC
✫1
country






[United Artists 1315]
written by Debbie Hupp (as Deborah Kay Huppà) & Bob Morrison (as Robert E. Morrison)
54.
01/1979
142



50
AC




27
R&B
3
UK
[Ariola America 7742]
written by Dominic Bugatti & Frank Musker
55.
07/1979
139

12
US
36
AC






12
UK
[Columbia 11018]
written by Nick Lowe & Ian Gomm
56.
03/1979
135

5
US
48
AC


11
dance




[RSO 916]
written by Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren
57.
12/1979

Sara by Fleetwood Mac

from Tusk   Tusk
131

7
US
13
AC






37
UK
[Warner 49150]
written by Stevie Nicks
58.
09/1979
130

7
US
✫1
AC
60
country






[Columbia 11079]
written by J.D. Souther
59.
01/1979
129

12
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country




58
UK
[Capitol 4675]
written by Steve Dorff (as Stephen Dorff), Larry Herbstritt, Gloria Sklerov & Harry Lloyd
60.
02/1979
127

8
US
19
AC


2
dance
21
R&B


[Casablanca 965]
written by Bob Esty & Michele Aller
61.
01/1979
125

20
US
2
AC
73
country




16
UK
[Columbia 10897]
written by Richard Bennett & Neil Diamond
62.
05/1979
124

5
US
42
AC








featuring Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham
[RSO 931]
written by John Stewart
63.
12/1979
122

12
US
✫1
AC
3
country




61
UK
[Capitol 4813]
written by John Stewart
64.
07/1979
120

6
US
15
AC








[Capitol 4748]
written by David Briggs [Australian musician]
65.
03/1979
119

10
US
✫1
AC






45
UK
[Big Tree 16131]
written by Todd Rundgren, Willie Wilcox & Roger Powell
66.
04/1979
119

24
US
✫1
AC




60
R&B
17
UK
[instrumental]
[Infinity 50,011]
written by Jay Beckenstein
67.
09/1979
117

12
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country






[Capitol 4773]
written by Randy Goodrum
68.
06/1979
114

9
US
✫1
AC




36
R&B


[MCA 41042]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
69.
10/1979
110

37
US
41
AC






8
UK
charted as Confusion / Last Train to London in the UK
[Jet 5064]
written by Jeff Lynne
70.
02/1979
110

18
US
12
AC




3
R&B
29
UK
[Warner 8759]
written by Skip Scarborough
71.
03/1979
109

9
US
25
AC




3
R&B


[Arista 0399]
written by Ray Parker Jr
72.
06/1979
108



39
AC






6
UK
[Caribou 9030]
written by Al Jardine & Ron Altbach
73.
12/1979
106

8
US
34
AC






66
UK
[Asylum 46569]
written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey
74.
10/1979
102

9
US
4
AC








[Arista 0464]
written by Ian Hunter
75.
06/1979
102

12
US
9
AC
✫1
country






76.
04/1979
102

11
US
4
AC
87
country




64
UK
[MCA 41009]
written by Tom Snow & Johnny Vastano
77.
03/1979
94

16
US
2
AC






51
UK
[Dark Horse 8763]
written by George Harrison
78.
10/1979
93

15
US
✫1
AC




25
R&B


produced by Barry Manilow
[Arista 0459]
written by Isaac Hayes & Adrienne Anderson
79.
09/1979
92

15
US
47
AC


✫1
dance
36
R&B


charted as Come to Me / Don't Stop Dancing / Playboy in US dance charts
[Prelude 8001]
written by Tony Green
80.
01/1979
91

10
US
7
AC








[Harvest 4667]
written by Graeham Goble (as Graham Goble)
81.
05/1979
91

11
US
43
AC


8
dance
52
R&B


[Motown 1459]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
82.
09/1979
90

15
US
9
AC
2
country






[Columbia 11087]
written by Bobby Wood & Ralph Murphy
83.
10/1979
89

10
US
8
AC








[Capitol 4789]
written by Glenn Shorrock
84.
10/1979
88

11
US
17
AC




19
R&B


[Columbia 11109]
written by Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald
85.
05/1979
87

14
US
13
AC




74
R&B
47
UK
[Warner 8828]
written by Michael McDonald & Lester Abrams
86.
04/1979
87

10
US
11
AC








[from the TV movie Sooner or Later]
[Columbia 10908]
written by Stephen Lawrence & Bruce Hart
87.
05/1979
85

25
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country






[Capitol 4716]
written by Charlie Black & Rory Michael Bourke
88.
10/1979
84

10
US
28
AC








[A&M 2193]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson
89.
12/1979
83

11
US
13
AC








[Nemperor 7525]
written by Steve Forbert
90.
03/1979
82

11
US
13
AC








[Infinity 50,006]
written by Larry Hoppen & Marilyn Manson [singer]
91.
01/1979

Crazy Love by Poco

from Legend   Legend
81

17
US
✫1
AC
95
country






[ABC 12439]
written by Rusty Young
92.
06/1979
80

19
US
41
AC




12
R&B
40
UK
[Motown 1462]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
93.
08/1979
80

21
US
15
AC






30
UK
[United Artists 1316]
written by Gerry Rafferty
94.
06/1979
79

18
US
✫1
AC








[Warner 8835]
written by Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox
95.
12/1979
77

13
US
12
AC
58
country






featuring Linda Ronstadt
[United Artists 1330]
written by Rodney Crowell
96.
12/1979
77

17
US
2
AC








[Columbia 11175]
written by Gilbert Bécaud & Neil Diamond
97.
07/1979
76

15
US
32
AC






57
UK
[A&M 2162]
written by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson
98.
12/1979
73

20
US
✫1
AC








[Arista 0481]
written by Gino Cunico
99.
01/1979
69

13
US
36
AC








100.
07/1979
68

23
US
✫1
AC








[MCA/Curb 41065]
written by Steve Jobe, Sam Lorber & Jeff Silbar

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