Sail On by The Commodores first appeared on the Israeli foreign-music chart on 24 Sep 1979, entering at #28. It peaked at #1 on 19 Nov 1979, holding the top spot for 2 weeks. In total it spent 14 weeks on the chart, last charting on 31 Dec 1979. It also made the year-end chart: #31 of 1979.
| Wk | Date | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Sep 1979 | 28 |
| 2 | 8 Oct 1979 | 22 |
| 3 | 15 Oct 1979 | 15 |
| 4 | 22 Oct 1979 | 14 |
| 5 | 29 Oct 1979 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 Nov 1979 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 Nov 1979 | 2 |
| 8 | 19 Nov 1979 | 1 |
| 9 | 26 Nov 1979 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 Dec 1979 | 6 |
| 11 | 10 Dec 1979 | 13 |
| 12 | 17 Dec 1979 | 20 |
| 13 | 24 Dec 1979 | 29 |
| 14 | 31 Dec 1979 | 35 |