List of number one hits in Italy (1979)

This list of number one hits is based on the charts of the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi in 1979. There were ten number one singles and eight number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1978 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1980 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 40th week 1978 - 1st week 1979 14 weeks 14th Lucio Battisti Una donna per amico Lucio Battisti, Mogol - 2nd week 1 week 1 Frankie Valli Grease Barry Gibb The title song of the musical film Grease reached the top of the chart. 3rd-8th Week 6 weeks 6th Bee Gees Too Much Heaven Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb , Maurice Gibb The charity song for UNICEF reached high chart positions worldwide. 9-18 Week 10 weeks 10 Bee Gees Tragedy Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb , Maurice Gibb The second single from the number one album Spirits Having Flown became the Bee Gees' second and even the third number one hit in a row for Barry Gibb. 19.-25. Week 7 weeks 7th Renato Zero Il carrozzone Franca Evangelisti, Piero Pintucci The single reached the top of the chart at the same time as the album of origin. 26.-38. Week 13 weeks 13 Alan Sorrenti Tu sei l'unica donna per me Alan Sorrenti With this song, Sorrenti won this year's edition of the Festivalbar competition . 39th week 1 week 1 Miguel Bose Super Superman Miguel Bosé, Gian Pietro Felisatti, Danilo Vaona After taking part in the festival bar competition, Bosé had his first hit in Italy with this song. 40-44 Week 5 weeks 5 Adriano Celentano Solos Miki Del Prete , Cristiano Minellono, Toto Cutugno - 45th week 1 week 1 Antonello Venditti Buona domenica Antonello Venditti - 46th – 52nd Week 7 weeks 7th Julio Iglesias Se tornassi Albert Hammond , Óscar Gómez -
← 1978				→ 1980 →

Albums

← 1978 ←	List of number one albums in Italy  (M&D)			1980 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) 1st – 2nd Week 2 weeks (total 11) 11 Various artists Grease Not only the title song, but also the entire soundtrack for the musical film Grease was a great success. 3rd week 1 week (9 in total) 9 Lucio Battisti Una donna per amico As with the song of the same name, Battisti was able to land a number one success. 4th week 1 week (total 11) 11 Various artists Grease - 5th week 1 week (9 in total) 9 Lucio Battisti Una donna per amico - 6-9 Week 4 weeks 4th Claudio Baglioni E tu come stai - 10-18 Week 9 weeks 9 Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown After two number one singles in a row, the Bee Gees were also able to secure the top of the album charts. 19.-27. Week 9 weeks 9 Renato Zero Erozero Simultaneously with the single Il carrozzone , the album brings the singer to the top of the charts. 28-36 Week 9 weeks 9 Alan Sorrenti LA & NY After the festival bar victory and the resulting number one single, Sorrenti was also able to reach number one in the album charts. 37-43 Week 7 weeks 7th Lucio Dalla & Francesco De Gregori Banana Republic The first joint album by the two Cantautori earned them first place. 44th week 1979 - 1st week 1980 10 weeks 10 Antonello Venditti Buona domenica -
← 1978				→ 1980 →

Web links

• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)

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