HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer
“MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer finished No. 12 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 121979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistDonna Summer11 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack. Donna Summer had 11 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “MacArthur Park”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Sad Eyes | Robert John | ▶♪ |
| 11 | Too Much Heaven | Bee Gees | ▶♪ |
| 12 | MacArthur Park | Donna Summer | ▶♪ |
| 13 | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman | Dr. Hook | ▶♪ |
| 14 | Makin' It | David Naughton | ▶♪ |
| 15 | Fire | The Pointer Sisters | ▶♪ |
More hits by Donna Summer
Same title, different hit
“MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris (1968)
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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.