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“What A Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers

“What A Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers finished No. 19 on the year-end Top 100 of 1979, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.

Year-end peakNo. 191979
Year-end charts11979
ArtistThe Doobie Brothers3 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100

The No. 1 song of 1979 was “My Sharona” by The Knack. The Doobie Brothers had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).

Play “What A Fool Believes”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1979 chart.

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Around it on the 1979 chart

#SongArtistListen
16TragedyBee Gees▶♪
17A Little More LoveOlivia Newton-John▶♪
18Heart Of GlassBlondie▶♪
19What A Fool BelievesThe Doobie Brothers▶♪
20Good TimesChic▶♪
21You Don't Bring Me FlowersBarbra Streisand and Neil Diamond▶♪
22Knock On WoodAmii Stewart▶♪

More hits by The Doobie Brothers

#SongArtistYear-endListen
1Black WaterThe Doobie Brothers1975 #15▶♪
2Long Train RunningThe Doobie Brothers1973 #41▶♪

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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.