Top 100 - 1979
These were officially the biggest hits from 1979
1
Bright Eyes
Art Garfunkel
2
We Don't Talk Anymore
Cliff Richard
3
When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
Dr Hook
4
Are Friends Electric
Tubeway Army
5
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
6
I Don't Like Mondays
The Boomtown Rats
7
Heart Of Glass
Blondie
8
One Day At A Time
Lena Martell
9
Sunday Girl
Blondie
10
Dance Away
Roxy Music
11
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Ian & The Blockheads
12
YMCA
The Village People
13
Message In A Bottle
The Police
14
Pop Muzik
M
15
Another Brick In The Wall
Pink Floyd
16
Oliver's Army
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
17
Cars
Gary Numan
18
Tragedy
The Bee Gees
19
Ring My Bell
Anita Ward
20
Some Girls
Racey
21
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen
22
Video Killed The Radio Star
The Buggles
23
Silly Games
Janet Kay
24
Bang Bang
BA Robertson
25
Boogie Wonderland
Earth Wind & Fire With The Emotions
27
Chiquitita
Abba
28
Woman In Love
The Three Degrees
29
Cool For Cats
Squeeze
31
Up The Junction
Squeeze
32
Something Else / Friggin' In The Riggin'
The Sex Pistols
33
Reunited
Peaches & Herb
34
Lucky Number
Lene Lovich
35
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
36
Wanted
The Dooleys
37
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson
38
Every Day Hurts
Sad Cafe
39
In The Navy
The Village People
40
Dreaming
Blondie
41
September
Earth Wind & Fire
42
Gimme Gimme Gimme
Abba
43
Angeleyes / Voulez Vous
Abba
45
Lay Your Love On Me
Racey
46
Can You Feel The Force?
The Real Thing
47
I Only Want To Be With You
The Tourists
48
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
The Jacksons
49
Angel Eyes
Roxy Music
50
Contact
Edwin Starr
51
Girls Talk
Dave Edmunds
52
Love's Gotta Hold On Me
Dollar
53
Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday
Boney M
54
Does Your Mother Know
Abba
55
Can't Stand Losing You
The Police
56
Still
The Commodores
57
Don't Bring Me Down
Electric Light Orchestra
58
After The Love Has Gone
Earth Wind & Fire
59
Don't Cry For Me Argentina
The Shadows
60
Night Owl
Gerry Rafferty
61
I Have A Dream
Abba
62
Street Life
The Crusaders
63
C'mon Everybody
The Sex Pistols
64
A Little More Love
Olivia Newton-John
65
Que Sera Mi Vida
The Gibson Brothers
66
Theme From 'the Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)
The Shadows
67
Eton Rifles
The Jam
68
I Was Made For Dancin'
Leif Garrett
69
Gangsters
The Special AKA
70
Knock On Wood
Amii Stewart
71
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
McFadden & Whitehead
72
Since You've Been Gone
Rainbow
73
Light My Fire / 137 Disco Heaven
Amii Stewart
74
Whatever You Want
Status Quo
76
Duke Of Earl
Darts
77
The Lone Ranger
Quantum Jump
78
Just When I Needed You Most
Randy Vanwarmer
79
Good Times
Chic
80
Born To Be Alive
Patrick Hernandez
81
Rapper's Delight
The Sugarhill Gang
82
Car 67
Driver 67
83
Shine A Little Love
Electric Light Orchestra
84
The Logical Song
Supertramp
85
One Step Beyond
Madness
86
Goodnight Tonight
Wings
87
Boys Keep Swingin'
David Bowie
88
Tusk
Fleetwood Mac
89
The Sparrow
The Ramblers
90
The Chosen Few
The Dooleys
91
He's The Greatest Dancer
Sister Sledge
92
Don't Stop Me Now
Queen
93
One Way Ticket
Eruption
94
Sultans Of Swing
Dire Straits
95
Lady Lynda
The Beach Boys
96
Hersham Boys
Sham 69
97
Get Down
Gene Chandler
98
Ooh What A Life
The Gibson Brothers
99
Parisienne Walkways
Gary Moore
100
Money
The Flying Lizards
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