List of number one hits in Ireland (1979)

This list contains all of the number one hits in Ireland in 1979. There were 20 number one singles that year.

Singles

Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child 7 weeks (November 25, 1978 - January 12, 1979) Village People - YMCA 4 weeks (January 13th - February 9th) ABBA - Chiquitita 3 weeks (February 10th - March 2nd) Bee Gees - Tragedy 2 weeks (March 3rd - March 16th) Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 4 weeks (March 17th - April 13th) Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes 3 weeks (April 14th - May 4th, a total of 5 weeks) Milk & Honey - Hallelujah 1 week (May 5th - May 11th) Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes 2 weeks (May 12th - May 25th, a total of 5 weeks) Blondie - Sunday Girl 3 weeks (May 26th - June 22nd) Roxy Music - Dance Away 1 week (June 23rd - June 29th) Brendan Shine - Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down 5 weeks (June 30th - August 3rd) The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 4 weeks (August 4th - August 31st) Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore 4 weeks (September 1st - September 28th) Catriona Walsh - Viva Il Papa 1 week (September 29th - October 5th) Jim Tobín - Welcome John Paul II 2 weeks (October 6th - October 19th) The Police - Message in a Bottle 1 week (October 20th - October 26th) The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star 2 weeks (October 27th - November 9th) ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 2 weeks (November 10th - November 23rd) Dr. Hook - When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman 3 weeks (November 24th - December 14th) The Police - Walking on the Moon 1 week (December 15th - December 21st) Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2) 4 weeks (December 22, 1979 - January 18, 1980)

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