R&B number-one hits of 1979 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1979:
See also: 1979 in music
, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
See also: 1979 in music
1979 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...
, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | Got to Be Real Got To Be Real "Got to Be Real" is a 1978 disco song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-titled album. The song, which was Lynn's debut single, was penned by David Paich, David Foster, and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco. Along with the tracks, "Star Love" and "You Saved My Day",... |
Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn Lynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:... |
| January 13 | September | Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of... |
| January 20 | Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) "Aqua Boogie " is a song by funk band Parliament. Released from their 1978 album, Motor Booty Affair, it spent four weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during the winter of 1979. However it was not as successful on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, only peaking at number eighty-nine.... |
Parliament Parliament (band) Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:... |
| January 27 | Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) | Parliament |
| February 3 | Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) | Parliament |
| February 10 | Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) | Parliament |
| February 17 | Bustin' Loose (Part 1) Bustin' Loose (Part 1) "Bustin' Loose " was a hit song for Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers. Released from the LP of the same name, it spent four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart in early 1979 and peaked at number thirty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.... |
Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers |
| February 24 | Bustin' Loose (Part 1) | Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers |
| March 3 | Bustin' Loose (Part 1) | Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers |
| March 10 | Bustin' Loose (Part 1) | Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers |
| March 17 | I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) "I Got My Mind Made Up " was a hit for disco band Instant Funk. Released from their self-titled debut album, the song spent three non-consecutive weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart . It also enjoyed success on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, peaking at number twenty... |
Instant Funk Instant Funk Instant Funk were a 1970s disco band, best known for their disco classic, "I Got My Mind Made Up ".-History:Instant Funk came out of New Jersey consisting of Raymond Earl, Scotty Miller and guitarist Kim Miller. The group was then called The Music Machine and they were very successful as a back-up... |
| March 24 | I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) | Instant Funk |
| March 31 | He's the Greatest Dancer He's the Greatest Dancer "He's the Greatest Dancer" is a disco song written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and recorded by Sister Sledge for their 1979 breakout album We Are Family .... |
Sister Sledge Sister Sledge Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs... |
| April 7 | I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) | Instant Funk |
| April 14 | Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) "Disco Nights " was a hit song for soul/disco group GQ Released from the album of the same name, the song spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during the spring of 1979 and peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The single also peaked at number three on... |
GQ |
| April 21 | Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) | GQ |
| April 28 | Reunited | Peaches & Herb Peaches & Herb Peaches & Herb was an American vocalist duo, once comprising Herb Fame and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker... |
| May 5 | Reunited | Peaches & Herb |
| May 12 | Reunited | Peaches & Herb |
| May 19 | Reunited | Peaches & Herb |
| May 26 | I Wanna Be With You (Part 1) I Wanna Be with You (Isley Brothers song) "I Wanna Be With You " was a hit song for R&B/funk group The Isley Brothers. Released from the 1979 double LP, Winner Takes All, it reached number one on the R&B singles chart during the spring of that year. However, the single did not, manage to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.-References:... |
The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper... |
| June 2 | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" is a disco song performed by R&B duo McFadden & Whitehead from their debut album, McFadden & Whitehead. They wrote and produced this along with keyboard player Jerry Cohen. Released from their self-titled debut album in 1979, the song spent a week at number one on the R&B... |
McFadden & Whitehead McFadden & Whitehead McFadden and Whitehead were an American songwriting, production, and recording duo, best known for their signature tune "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"... |
| June 9 | We Are Family We Are Family (song) "We Are Family" is a 1979 dance hit song by Sister Sledge, composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. Rodgers and Edwards offered the song to Atlantic Records; although the record label initially declined, the track was released as a single from the album of the same name and quickly began to... |
Sister Sledge Sister Sledge Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs... |
| June 16 | Ring My Bell Ring My Bell "Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward. It was originally written for Stacy Lattisaw, but when she signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead and it became her only major hit. The song hit number one on the disco charts. "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both... |
Anita Ward Anita Ward Anita Ward is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1979 million selling chart-topper, "Ring My Bell".-Career:Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and had become a schoolteacher... |
| June 23 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward |
| June 30 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward |
| July 7 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward |
| July 14 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward |
| July 21 | Bad Girls Bad Girls (song) "Bad Girls" is a 1979 single released by American singer Donna Summer, co-written by Summer and the Brooklyn Dreams. The inspiration for her to write the song came after one of her assistants was offended by a police officer who thought she was a street prostitute.A rough version of the song had... |
Donna Summer Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach... |
| July 28 | Good Times | Chic Chic (band) Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"... |
| August 4 | Good Times | Chic |
| August 11 | Good Times | Chic |
| August 18 | Good Times | Chic |
| August 25 | Good Times | Chic |
| September 1 | Good Times | Chic |
| September 8 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is a single by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Released under Epic Records on July 28, 1979, the song is the first single from Jackson's fifth studio album, entitled Off the Wall. Written by Jackson, it is in the key of B major and in common time... |
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... |
| September 15 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson |
| September 22 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson |
| September 29 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson |
| October 6 | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson |
| October 13 | (Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1) (Not Just) Knee Deep " Knee Deep" is a funk song running 15 minutes, 21 seconds on side 1 of Funkadelic's 1979 album Uncle Jam Wants You.-Song information:... |
Funkadelic Funkadelic Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:... |
| October 20 | (Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1) | Funkadelic |
| October 27 | (Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1) | Funkadelic |
| November 3 | Ladies' Night Ladies' Night (song) "Ladies' Night" is the hit title track single on the album Ladies' Night released in 1979 by Kool and the Gang. The song as a single was a success, and became a radio staple... |
Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and... |
| November 10 | Ladies' Night | Kool & the Gang |
| November 17 | Ladies' Night | Kool & the Gang |
| November 24 | Still Still (Commodores song) "Still" is a song by the soul music group the Commodores. It reached number one in the U.S. in 1979. It was released as a single on Motown Records with "Such A Woman" as the B-side. The song appears on their hit album Midnight Magic. The song reached the top of both the pop and R&B charts. It is... |
The Commodores |
| December 1 | I Wanna Be Your Lover I Wanna Be Your Lover "I Wanna Be Your Lover" is a song by Prince from his second album Prince, released in 1979. It was his first successful single, gaining radio airplay and chart success: the song scored two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during December 1979, and peaked at number eleven on the... |
Prince |
| December 8 | I Wanna Be Your Lover | Prince |
| December 15 | Do You Love What You Feel Do You Love What You Feel "Do You Love What You Feel" is a well known soul/disco song by Rufus and Chaka. Released in late 1979 from the Quincy Jones produced album, Masterjam, it spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart, becoming the fourth of five songs that they would send to the top of that chart. It... |
Rufus and Chaka Rufus (band) Rufus was an American funk band from Chicago, Illinois best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," and "Ain't Nobody."-Origins:... |
| December 22 | Do You Love What You Feel | Rufus and Chaka |
| December 29 | Do You Love What You Feel | Rufus and Chaka |
Chart comparisons
- Six songs have reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Reunited," "Ring My Bells," "Bad Girls," "Good Times," "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Still." Another song, "Le Freak," also topped the pop chart early 1979 but topped the R&B chart a year earlier.