List of number one hits in Australia (1979)

This list of number-one hits in Australia in 1979 . Basis are the top 50 of the Australian charts of ARIA . There were 14 number one singles and 13 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1978 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1980 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 25, 1978 - January 28, 1979 5 weeks 5 Village People YMCA Music: Jacques Morali ; Text: Henri Belolo - January 29, 1979 - February 11, 1979 2 weeks 2 Rod Stewart Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? Carmine Appice - February 12, 1979 - February 25, 1979 2 weeks 2 The Mojo Singers C'mon Aussie, C'mon Allan Johnston, Alan Morris - February 26, 1979 - April 1, 1979 5 weeks 5 Chic Le Freak Bernard Edwards , Nile Gregory Rodgers - April 2, 1979 - May 6, 1979 5 weeks 5 Blondie Heart of Glass Deborah Harry , Christopher Stein - May 7, 1979 - July 1, 1979 8 weeks 8th Racey Lay Your Love on Me Nicky Chinn , Mike Chapman - July 2, 1979 - July 8, 1979 1 week 1 Donna Summer Hot Stuff Peter Bellotte, Harold Faltermeier , Keith Forsey - July 9, 1979 - August 26, 1979 7 weeks 7th M. Pop Muzik Robin Edmond Scott - August 27, 1979 - September 2, 1979 1 week 1 Two-man band Up There Cazaly (Seven's Footy Theme) Mike Brady - September 3, 1979 - October 6, 1979 4 weeks 4th The knack My Sharona Douglas Lars Fieger , Berton Averre - October 7, 1979 - November 3, 1979 4 weeks 4th Patrick Hernandez Born to Be Alive Patrick Pierre Hernandez - November 4, 1979 - November 25, 1979 4 weeks 4th The Boomtown Rats I Don't Like Mondays Music: Bob Geldof , Johnnie Fingers ; Text: Bob Geldof - November 26, 1979 - December 2, 1979 1 week 1 Wed sex Computer Games Music: Murray Burns, Kevin Stanton ; Text: Steve Gilpin, Kevin Stanton - December 3, 1979 - January 20, 1980 7 weeks 7th The Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star Geoffrey Downes , Trevor Charles Horn , Bruce Martin Woolley -
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Albums

← 1978 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1980 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 25, 1978 - January 28, 1979 5 weeks 5 Billy Joel 52nd Street - January 29, 1979 - March 11, 1979 6 weeks 6th Rod Stewart Blondes Have More Fun - March 12, 1979 - April 15, 1979 5 weeks 5 Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown - April 16, 1979 - May 27, 1979 6 weeks 6th Supertramp Breakfast in America - May 28, 1979 - June 10, 1979 2 weeks 2 Bob Seger The Bob Seger Collection - June 11, 1979 - July 22, 1979 6 weeks 6th Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones - July 23, 1979 - August 5, 1979 2 weeks (6 in total) 6th Electric Light Orchestra Discovery - August 6, 1979 - August 12, 1979 1 week 1 Leo Sayer The Very Best of Leo Sayer - August 11, 1979 - September 2, 1979 4 weeks (6 in total) 6th Electric Light Orchestra Discovery - September 3, 1979 - September 16, 1979 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th The knack Get the crack - September 17, 1979 - September 23, 1979 1 week (6 in total) 6th Electric Light Orchestra Discovery - September 24, 1979 - October 7, 1979 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th The knack Get the crack - October 8, 1979 - October 21, 1979 2 weeks 2 Bob Dylan Slow train coming - October 22, 1979 - November 11, 1979 3 weeks 3 Eagles The long run - November 12, 1979 - December 16, 1979 5 weeks 5 Rod Stewart The long run - December 17, 1979 - January 6, 1980 3 weeks 3 Bee Gees Bee Gees Greatest -
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literature

• Australian Chart Book by David Kent

See also: Number One Hits 1979 in Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , the United States, and the United Kingdom .