List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1979 explained

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1979, 33 different singles topped the chart, which was published at the time under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine. Chart placings were based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores.[1]

Waylon Jennings, Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers, and Conway Twitty tied for the highest total number of weeks spent at number one in 1979, each spending five weeks at the top of the chart. Jennings, Murray and Twitty each had a run of three consecutive weeks at number one with "Amanda", "I Just Fall in Love Again" and "Happy Birthday Darlin'" respectively. The three songs tied for the longest unbroken run in the top spot during 1979 with "Every Which Way but Loose" by Eddie Rabbitt, "Golden Tears" by Dave & Sugar and "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" by the Bellamy Brothers, each of which also spent three weeks atop the listing. Murray, Rogers and Twitty each had three number ones in 1979, the most by an individual act.

In January, John Conlee achieved the first of seven number one country singles with "Lady Lay Down";[2] he would reach number one for the second time in May. Two weeks after Conlee's second number one, the Bellamy Brothers topped the chart for the first time. The brother duo had topped Billboards all-genres singles chart, the Hot 100, three years earlier with "Let Your Love Flow", but had not previously topped the country listing until the 1979 success of "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me".[3] In August, the Charlie Daniels Band reached number one for the first and only time with "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".[4] The following month Leon Russell made his first appearance at the top of the country chart when he collaborated with Willie Nelson on a cover version of Elvis Presley's 1950s song "Heartbreak Hotel".[5] This was Russell's first song to appear on the country singles chart under the name which he used for the majority of his recording career, although he had previously entered the lower reaches of the chart with two songs released under the alter ego Hank Wilson.[6] [7] The final artist to top the Hot Country chart for the first time in 1979 was Moe Bandy, who achieved his first chart-topper in September when he collaborated with Joe Stampley on the novelty single "Just Good Ol' Boys", before going on to gain a solo number one with "I Cheated Me Right Out of You" in December.[8]

Chart history

scope=colIssue datescope=colTitlescope=colArtist(s)scope=col class=unsortableRef.
scope=row"Tulsa Time"[9]
scope=row"Lady Lay Down"[10]
scope=row"I Really Got the Feeling"/"Baby I'm Burnin'"[11]
scope=row"Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For"[12]
scope=row[13]
scope=row"Every Which Way but Loose"[14]
scope=row[15]
scope=row[16]
scope=row"Golden Tears"Dave & Sugar[17]
scope=row[18]
scope=row[19]
scope=row"I Just Fall in Love Again"[20]
scope=row[21]
scope=row[22]
scope=row""[23]
scope=row"All I Ever Need Is You" and Dottie West[24]
scope=row"Where Do I Put Her Memory"[25]
scope=row"Backside of Thirty"[26]
scope=row"Don't Take It Away"[27]
scope=row"If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me"[28]
scope=row[29]
scope=row[30]
scope=row"She Believes in Me"[31]
scope=row[32]
scope=row"Nobody Likes Sad Songs"[33]
scope=row"Amanda"[34]
scope=row[35]
scope=row[36]
scope=row"Shadows in the Moonlight"[37]
scope=row"You're the Only One"[38]
scope=row[39]
scope=row"Suspicions"[40]
scope=row"Coca-Cola Cowboy"[41]
scope=row""[42]
scope=row"Heartbreak Hotel" and Leon Russell[43]
scope=row"I May Never Get to Heaven"[44]
scope=row"You're My Jamaica"[45]
scope=row"Just Good Ol' Boys" & Joe Stampley[46]
scope=row"It Must Be Love"[47]
scope=row"Last Cheater's Waltz"[48]
scope=row[49]
scope=row"All the Gold in California"[50]
scope=row[51]
scope=row"You Decorated My Life"[52]
scope=row[53]
scope=row"Come with Me"[54]
scope=row[55]
scope=row"Broken Hearted Me"[56]
scope=row"I Cheated Me Right Out of You"[57]
scope=row"Happy Birthday Darlin'"[58]
scope=row[59]
scope=row[60]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn

    . Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005. ix. Joel Whitburn. Record Research. 2005. 9780898201659. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of Country Music. 108. Oxford University Press. 2004. 9780199770557. Kingsbury, Paul.
  3. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. The Bellamy Brothers - Biography & History. AllMusic. March 16, 2018. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143021/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-bellamy-brothers-mn0000037026/biography. live.
  4. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Charlie Daniels - Biography & History. AllMusic. March 16, 2018. March 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326013905/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlie-daniels-mn0000806247/biography. live.
  5. Leon Russell Chart History. Billboard. March 16, 2018.
  6. Hank Wilson Chart History. Billboard. March 16, 2018.
  7. Web site: Jurek. Thom. Best of Hank Wilson – Leon Russell. AllMusic. March 16, 2018. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929080238/https://www.allmusic.com/album/best-of-hank-wilson-mw0000819188. live.
  8. Moe Bandy Chart History. Billboard. March 16, 2018. November 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117220323/https://www.billboard.com/artist/moe-bandy/chart-history/csi/. live.
  9. Hot Country Songs chart for January 6, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402014205/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-01-06/ . live .
  10. Hot Country Songs chart for January 13, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606183619/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-01-13/ . live .
  11. Hot Country Songs chart for January 20, 1979 . Billboard . February 12, 2024 . February 13, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213024850/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-01-20/ . live .
  12. Hot Country Songs chart for January 27, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125061433/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-01-27/ . live .
  13. Hot Country Songs chart for February 3, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327020840/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-02-03/ . live .
  14. Hot Country Songs chart for February 10, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . February 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207031344/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-02-10/ . live .
  15. Hot Country Songs chart for February 17, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625184001/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-02-17/ . live .
  16. Hot Country Songs chart for February 24, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190619230327/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-02-24 . live .
  17. Hot Country Songs chart for March 3, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613063016/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-03-03 . live .
  18. Hot Country Songs chart for March 10, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . September 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927125850/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-03-10/ . live .
  19. Hot Country Songs chart for March 17, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . January 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115064237/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-03-17/ . live .
  20. Hot Country Songs chart for March 24, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405215001/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-03-24/ . live .
  21. Hot Country Songs chart for March 31, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404220616/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-03-31/ . live .
  22. Hot Country Songs chart for April 7, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614050252/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-04-07 . live .
  23. Hot Country Songs chart for April 14, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125061435/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-04-14/ . live .
  24. Hot Country Songs chart for April 21, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . February 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226065931/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-04-21/ . live .
  25. Hot Country Songs chart for April 28, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 20, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620220320/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-04-28/ . live .
  26. Hot Country Songs chart for May 5, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408183235/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-05-05/ . live .
  27. Hot Country Songs chart for May 12, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . January 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112145503/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-05-12/ . live .
  28. Hot Country Songs chart for May 19, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . August 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812063112/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-05-19/ . live .
  29. Hot Country Songs chart for May 26, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324071009/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-05-26/ . live .
  30. Hot Country Songs chart for June 2, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625181828/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-06-02/ . live .
  31. Hot Country Songs chart for June 9, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . February 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226065935/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-06-09/ . live .
  32. Hot Country Songs chart for June 16, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402014200/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-06-16/ . live .
  33. Hot Country Songs chart for June 23, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613050212/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-06-23 . live .
  34. Hot Country Songs chart for June 30, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . May 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220501041154/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-06-30/ . live .
  35. Hot Country Songs chart for July 7, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . January 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115064235/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-07-07/ . live .
  36. Hot Country Songs chart for July 14, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406231859/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-07-14/ . live .
  37. Hot Country Songs chart for July 21, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . February 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202123700/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-07-21/ . live .
  38. Hot Country Songs chart for July 28, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230412012806/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-07-28/ . live .
  39. Hot Country Songs chart for August 4, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613054823/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-08-04 . live .
  40. Hot Country Songs chart for August 11, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404125656/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-08-11/ . live .
  41. Hot Country Songs chart for August 18, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . October 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231017173848/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-08-18/ . live .
  42. Hot Country Songs chart for August 25, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . February 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202115155/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-08-25/ . live .
  43. Hot Country Songs chart for September 1, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302012815/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-09-01/ . live .
  44. Hot Country Songs chart for September 8, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . February 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206173648/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-09-08/ . live .
  45. Hot Country Songs chart for September 15, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424145600/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-09-15/ . live .
  46. Hot Country Songs chart for September 22, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125061441/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-09-22/ . live .
  47. Hot Country Songs chart for September 29, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402014207/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-09-29/ . live .
  48. Hot Country Songs chart for October 6, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613112225/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-10-06 . live .
  49. Hot Country Songs chart for October 13, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407212440/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-10-13/ . live .
  50. Hot Country Songs chart for October 20, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625173845/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-10-20/ . live .
  51. Hot Country Songs chart for October 27, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . February 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230217165449/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-10-27/ . live .
  52. Hot Country Songs chart for November 3, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . January 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114160404/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-11-03/ . live .
  53. Hot Country Songs chart for November 10, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302012813/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-11-10/ . live .
  54. Hot Country Songs chart for November 17, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406143549/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-11-17/ . live .
  55. Hot Country Songs chart for November 24, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . November 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211120042303/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-11-24/ . live .
  56. Hot Country Songs chart for December 1, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . April 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405074407/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-12-01/ . live .
  57. Hot Country Songs chart for December 8, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . September 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928215727/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-12-08/ . live .
  58. Hot Country Songs chart for December 15, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . June 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612223107/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-12-15 . live .
  59. Hot Country Songs chart for December 22, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . January 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125061438/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-12-22/ . live .
  60. Hot Country Songs chart for December 29, 1979 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . November 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117075928/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1979-12-29/ . live .

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