The perfect birthday gift idea for music lovers. An archive of the biggest UK hits by month. The single spent nine weeks in the top 10 (including six weeks at number one) and was certified platinum by the BPI. Fifty-two artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1979, either as a lead or featured artist. From here you may view charts showing the biggest hits for a whole month or, if you prefer, focus on the early, middle, or late period of the month. Electropop reached number one in both the singles and albums charts in the form of Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, and synthesiser bands began to gather momentum which would come to dominate music in the early 1980s. The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. That year, 10 acts earned their first number one song, such as Gloria Gaynor , Amii Stewart , Blondie , Peaches & Herb , Anita Ward , The Knack , Robert John , M , Styx , and Rupert Holmes ; only Blondie received another number-one hit. All nr. Gimme! These included "Bright Eyes" (from Watership Down) and "Theme From "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina)" (The Deer Hunter). An archive of the biggest UK hits by month. These are the Retrocharts for 1979. Single peaked in 1978 but still in chart in 1979. [2][3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1979, as well as singles which peaked in 1978 and 1980 but were in the top 10 in 1979. Overall, eighteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1979, with Blondie, Gary Numan and The Police (2) having the joint most singles hit that position. Home » All Subjects » Music » UK Singles Chart » UK No 1 Singles 1979. The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. Home » All Subjects » Music » UK Singles Chart » UK No 1 Singles 1979. Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time), When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me, Gimme! The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company … The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Char… UK No 1 Albums 1979. The list on this page is for all #1 hit Rock & Roll singles for 1979 using proprietary methods. Two Weeks Ago Last Week this Week Certification RIAA Pos Peak. Top 40 Hits of July 1979: 1: Tubeway Army: Are 'Friends' Electric: 2: Janet Kay From here you may view charts showing the biggest hits for a whole month or, if you prefer, focus on the early, middle, or late period of the month. UK Number Ones in 1979 See all the 1979 Number One hits from the UK below and find out who had the longest running number one in the UK singles chart. "Song for Guy" by Elton John, "Lay Your Love on Me" by Racey and "Y.M.C.A." 28/03/2020 23/08/2018 by Heather Y Wheeler. The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales of downloads, CD, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive. However, by the time of it’s Top 40 entry, “Sing For The Day” was omitted from official release records. 1979 saw the beginning of several trends in British music. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1979, as well as albums which peaked in 1978 and 1980but were in the top 10 in 1979. 1979; Top 100 1978 The top 100 1978 lists the 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts in 1978. Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. An archive of the biggest UK hits by month. 1 hits 1952 - 2013; UK Charts 1952 - 2009; Year-end Top 150 charts 1953 - 1995 (1996-2010 under construction) USA Charts: . The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. Additional re-entry dates are only listed when there is a significant gap between chart runs. The date that the single first appeared in the chart. Gloria Gaynor in the 1970s. List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1979; List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1979; References Last edited on 19 November 2020, at 00:55. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. Every single that reached the top 10 in the UK music charts in 1979 (except EPs and reissues). Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. This timeline details the weekly No 1 singles in the UK for 1979. 1 hits 1940 - 2013 Their information can differ from that shown in reference guides such as The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (now The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles ). 1 hits 1952 - 2013; UK Charts 1952 - 2009; Year-end Top 150 charts 1953 - 1995 (1996-2010 under construction) USA Charts: . See also: UK No 1 albums 1979. Number one songs in the UK pop charts in 1979. Bei den Auswertungen der Jahrescharts 1979 wurden jeweils die Top 100 berücksichtigt. 01/05/2020 27/05/2019 by Heather Y Wheeler. A record of more than 1.7 million new cars are sold in the United Kingdom this year, with the best selling car, the Ford Cortina, selling more than 190,000 units. 1979 (7th January) Y.M.C.A – Village People. TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak to Date) 1 1 LE FREAK –•– Chic (Atlantic)-14 (5 weeks at #1) (1) 2 2 TOO MUCH HEAVEN –•– Bee Gees (RSO)-11 (1) 3 4 Y.M.C.A. The Year is 1979. 11 November 1979 - 17 November 1979 The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales … The annual UK music charts for the 100 most popular singles in the years 1970 to 1979. The Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, the full Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com. Additional re-entry dates are only listed when there is a significant gap between chart runs. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. The top 40 best-selling singles in the UK in 1979, from 40-1 The list on this page is for all #1 hit R&B singles for 1979 using proprietary methods. Thirty-two artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1979. 1 My Sharona - The Knack2 Bad Girls - Donna Summer3 Le Freak - Chic4 Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? All nr. An archive of the biggest UK hits by month. View Your Order. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). This timeline details the weekly No 1 singles in the UK for 1979. The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1979, including singles that reached their peak in 1978 or 1980. Singles by Gloria Gaynor, Tubeway Army, Roxy Music, Blondie ("Sunday Girl") and Lena Martell were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1979 is also shown. The list on this page is for all #1 hit Pop singles for 1979 using proprietary methods. List of #1 Pop Singles for 1979. An archive of the biggest UK hits by month. “Sing For The Day” was originally the A-Side back in January of 1979, and hit #41, but was ‘flipped over’ and “Renegade” began it’s own chart climb in March, 1979. Yorkshire is firmly atop the Official Albums Chart Update this week, with @, Sinead O'Connor to release new album in late 2021, Country music special announced for The Late Late Show, Gwen Stefani's Top 10 biggest singles revealed, Jess Glynne's This Christmas is the UK's top trending song, Yungblud heading for first UK Number 1 album, Bob Dylan sells entire catalogue of songs to Universal, Off Off On by This Is The Kit is the UK's Number 1 folk album, Kylie Minogue announces next single from Number 1 album DISCO, Official Chart: First Look - Mariah Carey and Wham leading the race for Number 1, WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, THE GREAT ROCK 'N' ROLL SWINDLE/ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK, NUNC DIMITTIS (THEME FROM 'TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY'). UK Charts: . 1 hits 1940 - 2013 All nr. Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK), Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums, List of artists with the most UK top-ten singles, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1979&oldid=989443913, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Home » All Subjects » Music » UK Albums Chart » UK No 1 Albums 1979. A. Robertson, Gary Numan, Gibson Brothers, Sister Sledge, The Specials, Squeeze and Supertramp. 1979 (7th January) Y.M.C.A – Village People. The top 100 1979 lists the 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts in 1979. Top 40 Hits of December 1979: 1: Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall: 2 "Heart of Glass" by Blondie came in second place. UK No 1 Singles 1979. The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. 18-09-1979: Cliff Richard: We Dont Talk Anymore: 4: 21-08-1979: The Boomtown Rats: I Dont Like Mondays: 4: 24-07-1979: Tubeway Army: Are Friends Electric: 4: 26-06-1979: Anita Ward: Ring My Bell: 2: 12-06-1979: Blondie: Sunday Girl: 3: 22-05-1979: Art Garfunkel: Bright Eyes: 6: 10-04-1979: Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive: 4: 13-03-1979: The Bee Gees: Tragedy: 2: 27-02-1979: Blondie: Heart Of Glass: 4: 30-01 … The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Beautifully framed Birthday Number One vinyl records from 1979 with your own personal message printed and mounted beneath. The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. Barbra Streisand, Edwin Starr, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Paul McCartney and The Specials were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1979. [1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. All nr. These are the year's Favorites in the UK. Gary Numan was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Cars". See also: UK No 1 albums 1979. A full list of all Record Mirror UK Disco Chart entries, 1975-1979 Each entry is listed with its chart entry date, highest position and number of weeks on the chart. The first new number-one single of the year was "YMCA" by The Village People. Die erfolgreichsten Hits 1979 der Single-Charts in Deutschland. Order online or call 01273 275049. 1979; Top 100 1978 The top 100 1978 lists the 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts in 1978. One-hundred and forty-one singles charted in the top 10 in 1979, with one-hundred and thirty-one singles reaching their peak this year.