| "Sad Eyes" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Robert John | |
| from the album Robert John | |
| Released | April 1979 |
| Format | 7" |
| Recorded | 1979 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:11 |
| Label | EMI |
| Writer(s) | Robert John |
"Sad Eyes" is a song written and recorded by Robert John, and released in 1979.
Released in April 1979, "Sad Eyes" debuted May 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song slowly inched its way up the chart throughout the late spring and summer, finally reaching the top of the chart on October 6 — nearly three weeks into the fall.
"Sad Eyes" is one of 1979's few non-disco, or disco-influenced songs to top the pop charts, along with Peaches & Herb's "Reunited", which spent 4 weeks at #1 in May 1979. In the first nine months of 1979, nine out of 13 No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 were disco or disco-influenced records.
| Preceded by "My Sharona" by The Knack |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single October 6, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson |