1979 in Music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles

Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles

US number one singles and artist
(weeks at number one)		 UK number one singles and artist
(weeks at number one)


"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" – Rod Stewart (2 weeks in 1978 + 4 weeks in 1979)
"Too Much Heaven" – Bee Gees (2)
"Le Freak" – Chic (4)
"I Will Survive" – Gloria Gaynor (3)
"Tragedy" – Bee Gees (2)
"What a Fool Believes" – The Doobie Brothers (1)
"Knock on Wood" – Amii Stewart (1)
"Heart of Glass" – Blondie (1)
"Reunited" – Peaches & Herb (4)
"Hot Stuff" – Donna Summer (3)
"Love You Inside Out" – Bee Gees (1)
"Ring My Bell" – Anita Ward (2)
"Bad Girls" – Donna Summer (5)
"Good Times" – Chic (1)
"My Sharona" – The Knack (6)
"Sad Eyes" – Robert John (1)
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" – Michael Jackson (1)
"Rise" – Herb Alpert (2)
"Pop Muzik" – M (1)
"Heartache Tonight" – The Eagles (1)
"Still" – Commodores (1)
"No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" – Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (2)
"Babe" – Styx (2)
"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" – Rupert Holmes (2 weeks in 1979 + 1 week in 1980)
Also see: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1979


"Y.M.C.A." – Village People (3) best selling single of the year
"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" – Ian Dury and The Blockheads (1)
"Heart of Glass" – Blondie (4)
"Tragedy" – Bee Gees (2)
"I Will Survive" – Gloria Gaynor (4)
"Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel (6)
"Sunday Girl" – Blondie (3)
"Ring My Bell" – Anita Ward (2)
"Are 'Friends' Electric?" – Tubeway Army (4)
"I Don't Like Mondays" – The Boomtown Rats (4)
"We Don't Talk Anymore" – Cliff Richard (4)
"Cars" – Gary Numan (1)
"Message in a Bottle" – The Police (3)
"Video Killed the Radio Star" – The Buggles (1)
"One Day at a Time" – Lena Martell (3)
"When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" – Dr. Hook (3)
"Walking on the Moon" – The Police (1)
"Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" – Pink Floyd (3 weeks in 1979 + 2 weeks in 1980)

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