List of number one hits in the US (1979)

This is a list of the number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1979. That year there were twenty-four number one singles and eleven number one albums.

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Singles

← 1978 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1980 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 30, 1978 - January 5, 1979 1 week (total 3) 3 Chic Le Freak Nile Rodgers , Bernard Edwards - January 6, 1979 - January 19, 1979 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Bee Gees Too Much Heaven Barry Gibb , Maurice Gibb , Robin Gibb - January 20, 1979 - February 9, 1979 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Chic Le Freak Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards - February 10, 1979 - March 9, 1979 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Rod Stewart Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice - March 10, 1979 - March 23, 1979 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren - March 24, 1979 - April 6, 1979 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Bee Gees Tragedy Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb - April 7, 1979 - April 13, 1979 1 week (total 3) 3 Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren - April 14, 1979 - April 20, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 The Doobie Brothers What a Fool Believes Michael McDonald , Kenny Loggins - April 21, 1979 - April 27, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Amii Stewart Knock on Wood Eddie Floyd , Steve Cropper - April 28, 1979 - May 4, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Blondie Heart of Glass Deborah Harry , Chris Stein - May 5, 1979 - June 1, 1979 4 weeks (total 1) 1 Peaches & Herb Reunited Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren - June 2, 1979 - June 8, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Donna Summer Hot Stuff Harold Faltermeyer , Keith Forsey , Pete Bellotte - June 9, 1979 - June 15, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Bee Gees Love You Inside Out Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb - June 16, 1979 - June 29, 1979 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Donna Summer Hot Stuff Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Pete Bellotte - June 30, 1979 - July 13, 1979 2 weeks (total 1) 1 Anita Ward Ring My Bell Frederick Knight - July 14, 1979 - August 17, 1979 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Donna Summer Bad Girls Donna Summer, Bruce Sudano, Eddie Hokenson, Joe Esposito - August 18, 1979 - August 24, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Chic Good Times Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards - August 25, 1979 - October 5, 1979 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th The knack My Sharona Berton Averre, Doug Fieger - October 6, 1979 - October 12, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Robert John Sad Eyes Robert John - October 13, 1979 - October 19, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Michael Jackson Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson - October 20, 1979 - November 2, 1979 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Herb Alpert Rise Andy Armer, Randy Badazz - November 3, 1979 - November 9, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 M. Pop Muzik Robin Scott - November 10, 1979 - November 16, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Eagles Heartache Tonight Don Henley , Glenn Frey , Bob Seger , JD Souther - November 17, 1979 - November 23, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 The Commodores Still Lionel Richie - November 24, 1979 - December 7, 1979 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Paul Jabara, Bruce Roberts - December 8, 1979 - December 21, 1979 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Styx Babe Dennis DeYoung - December 22, 1979 - December 28, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Rupert Holmes Escape (The Piña Colada Song) Rupert Holmes -
← 1978				→ 1980 →

Albums

← 1978 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1980 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 30, 1978 - January 5, 1979 1 week (total 7) 7th Billy Joel 52nd Street - January 6, 1979 - January 26, 1979 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - January 27, 1979 - February 2, 1979 1 week (8 in total) 8th Billy Joel 52nd Street - February 3, 1979 - February 9, 1979 1 week (total of 24) 24 The Blues Brothers Briefcase Full of Blues - February 10, 1979 - March 2, 1979 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Rod Stewart Blondes Have More Fun - March 3, 1979 - April 6, 1979 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown - April 7, 1979 - April 20, 1979 2 weeks (total 2) 2 The Doobie Brothers Minute by minute - April 21, 1979 - April 27, 1979 1 week (6 in total) 6th Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown - April 28, 1979 - May 18, 1979 3 weeks (total 5) 5 The Doobie Brothers Minute by minute - May 19, 1979 - June 15, 1979 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Supertramp Breakfast in America - June 16, 1979 - June 22, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Donna Summer Bad girls - June 23, 1979 - July 6, 1979 2 weeks (6 in total) 6th Supertramp Breakfast in America - July 7, 1979 - August 10, 1979 5 weeks (6 in total) 6th Donna Summer Bad girls - August 11, 1979 - September 14, 1979 5 weeks (total 5) 5 The knack Get the crack - September 15, 1979 - November 2, 1979 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door - November 3, 1979 - December 28, 1979 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Eagles The long run -
← 1978				→ 1980 →

Web links

• Chartsurfer.de - Number 1 hits USA (1979)

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2012, 14th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2
• Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums: 1955-2009, 7th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Chic - Le Freak)
2. ↑ Discogs (Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven)
3. ↑ Discogs (Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?)
4. ↑ Discogs (Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive)
5. ↑ Discogs (Bee Gees - Tragedy)
6. ↑ Discogs (The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes)
7. ↑ Discogs (Amii Stewart - Knock on Wood)
8. ↑ Discogs (Blondie - Heart of Glass)
9. ↑ Discogs (Peaches & Herb - Reunited)
10. ↑ Discogs (Donna Summer - Hot Stuff)
11. ↑ Discogs (Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out)
12. ↑ Discogs (Anita Ward - Ring My Bell)
13. ↑ Discogs (Donna Summer - Bad Girls)
14. ↑ Discogs (Chic - Good Times)
15. ↑ Discogs (The Knack - My Sharona)
16. ↑ Discogs (Robert John - Sad Eyes)
17. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough)
18. ↑ Discogs (Herb Alpert - Rise)
19. ↑ Discogs (M - Pop Muzik)
20. ↑ Discogs (Eagles - Heartache Tonight)
21. ↑ Discogs (The Commodores - Still)
22. ↑ Discogs (Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough))
23. ↑ Discogs (Styx - Babe)
24. ↑ Discogs (Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Piña Colada Song))
25. ↑ Discogs (Billy Joel - 52nd Street)
26. ↑ Discogs (Barbra Streisand - Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2)
27. ↑ Discogs (The Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full of Blues)
28. ↑ Discogs (Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun)
29. ↑ Discogs (Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown)
30. ↑ Discogs (The Doobie Brothers - Minute By Minute)
31. ↑ Discogs (Supertramp - Breakfast in America)
32. ↑ Discogs (Donna Summer - Bad Girls)
33. ↑ Discogs (The Knack - Get the Knack)
34. ↑ Discogs (Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door)
35. ↑ Discogs (Eagles - The Long Run)

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