HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers
“The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers finished No. 40 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 401979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistKenny Rogers14 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack. Kenny Rogers had 14 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “The Gambler”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1979 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1979 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | I Was Made For Dancin' | Leif Garrett | ▶♪ |
| 38 | After The Love Has Gone | Earth, Wind and Fire | ▶♪ |
| 39 | Heaven Knows | Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams | ▶♪ |
| 40 | The Gambler | Kenny Rogers | ▶♪ |
| 41 | Lotta Love | Nicolette Larson | ▶♪ |
| 42 | Lady | Little River Band | ▶♪ |
| 43 | Heaven Must Have Sent You | Bonnie Pointer | ▶♪ |
More hits by Kenny Rogers
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lady | Kenny Rogers | 1981 #3 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer | Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes | 1980 #31 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Coward Of The County | Kenny Rogers | 1980 #34 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Something's Burning | Kenny Rogers and The First Edition | 1970 #38 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | We've Got Tonight | Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton | 1983 #40 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Lucille | Kenny Rogers | 1977 #43 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | I Don't Need You | Kenny Rogers | 1981 #44 | ▶♪ |
| 8 | She Believes In Me | Kenny Rogers | 1979 #47 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.