List of number one R&B albums in the US (1979)

This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US R&B album sales chart in 1979. There were eleven number one albums that year.

← 1978 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1980 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 30, 1978 - March 2, 1979 9 weeks (total 11) 11 Chic C'est chic - March 3, 1979 - March 30, 1979 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Peaches & Herb 2 hot - March 31, 1979 - April 6, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Instant funk Instant funk - April 7, 1979 - April 13, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Sister Sledge We are family - April 14, 1979 - May 11, 1979 4 weeks (8 in total) 8th Peaches & Herb 2 hot - May 12, 1979 - June 22, 1979 6 weeks (total 7) 7th Sister Sledge We are family - June 23, 1979 - July 13, 1979 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Donna Summer Bad girls - July 14, 1979 - July 20, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Earth, Wind and Fire I am - July 21, 1979 - September 14, 1979 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Teddy Pendergrass Teddy - September 15, 1979 - October 5, 1979 3 weeks (total 3) 3 The Commodores Midnight Magic - October 6, 1979 - October 26, 1979 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Michael Jackson Off the wall - October 27, 1979 - November 9, 1979 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Kool & the Gang Ladies' Night - November 10, 1979 - December 21, 1979 6 weeks (9 in total) 9 Michael Jackson Off the wall - December 22, 1979 - December 28, 1979 1 week (total 1) 1 Rufus & Chaka Khan Masterjam -
← 1978				→ 1980 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1975-1979

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Chic - C'est Chic)
2. ↑ Discogs (Peaches & Herb - 2 Hot)
3. ↑ Discogs (Instant Funk - Instant Funk)
4. ↑ Discogs (Sister Sledge - We Are Family)
5. ↑ Discogs (Donna Summer - Bad Girls)
6. ↑ Discogs (Earth, Wind and Fire - I Am)
7. ↑ Discogs (Teddy Pendergrass - Teddy)
8. ↑ Discogs (The Commodores - Midnight Magic)
9. ↑ Discogs (Michael Jackson - Off the Wall)
10. ↑ Discogs (Kool & the Gang - Ladies' Night)
11. ↑ Discogs (Rufus & Chaka Khan - Masterjam)