Top Songs of 1979 | #1s Official UK Singles Chart

This video presents all songs that hit number one on the Official UK Singles Chart in 1979, listed chronologically.

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[riobabic]

1979 was a breath of fresh air for music and style !

[jadelauren]

Heart of Glass and Are 'Friends' Electric? 😍

[fabbi]

I will survive and Another brick in the wall 😍😍😍

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Celebrities turned one in 1979:

Katie Holmes
Zoe Saldana
Katharine heigi
January Jones
Aston Kutcher
Nicole Scherzinger

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Celebrities are living in 1979:

Michael Landon
Halle Berry
Natalie wood
Farrah Fawcett
Katie Holmes
Nicole Scherzinger
Robert stack
Telly Savalas
Elizabeth Taylor
Rock Hudson
Guy Madison
Jennifer Aniston
Cameron Diaz

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Number one in United States of America in 1979

Bad girls = Donna Summer
Hot stuff = Donna Summer
Tragedy = the bee gees
My Sharona = the knack
Reunited = peaches & herb
Sad eyes = Robert John
Too much heaven = the bee gees

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Celebrities are birth in 1979:

Aaliyah
P!nk
Chris pine
Rosamund pike
Jennifer love Hewitt
Chris Pratt

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Singers born in 1979:

P!nk
Aaliyah- she passed away in 2001

[wmbrown]

As for what followed up Blondie's "Heart Of Glass" - all depended on the country, apparently. Us Americans got "One Way Or Another" instead.

[wmbrown]

Now for those 45's that "just missed" the "official" top spot, but was welcomed to the summit by NME and/or Melody Maker:
- "Chiquitita" by ABBA
#1 on NME for 1 week - 14 February 1979
(Blocked "officially" by "Heart Of Glass"; Melody Maker likewise had this at #2)
- "Oliver's Army" by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
#1 on Melody Maker for 1 week - 10 March 1979
#1 on NME for 1 week - 17 March 1979
(Blocked "officially" by "Tragedy, " then "I Will Survive")
- "In The Navy" by the Village People
#1 on NME for 1 week - 07 April 1979
(Blocked "officially" by "I Will Survive"; likewise #2 on Melody Maker)
- "Pop Muzik" by M
#1 on NME and Melody Maker for 1 week - 19 May 1979
(Blocked "officially" by "Bright Eyes")
- "Dance Away" by Roxy Music
#1 on Melody Maker for 1 week - 26 May 1979
#1 on NME for 1 week - 09 June 1979
(Blocked "officially" by "Sunday Girl")
- "Silly Games" by Janet Kay
#1 on NME and Melody Maker for 1 week - 21 July 1979
(Blocked "officially" by "Are 'Friends' Electric?")
- "The Eton Rifles" by The Jam
#1 on Melody Maker for 1 week - 17 November 1979
(Blocked "officially" by "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman, " plus "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen; did slightly better on NME, peaking at #2)

Conversely, "One Day At A Time" could only aspire to #2 on Melody Maker, kept out by "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman."

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Celebrities not alive in 1979:

Ryan Newman
Willow Smith
Taylor swift
Dua Lipa
Jada Smith
Zendaya
Beyoncé
Zooey Deschanel
Kaley Cuco
Ashley Tisdale
Everyone from blackpink

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Celebrities are not living in 1979:

Ryan Newman
Quvenzane Wallis
Jaden Smith
Willow smith
Peyton List
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Kendall Jenner
Kylie Jenner
Beyoncé
Dove Cameron
Cameron Dallas
Gigi Hadid

[tomservo]

Comparison and contrast with the U.S. charts--their peak position, plus trivia...any song not listed didn't chart

Y.M.C.A. # 2
HEART OF GLASS # 1 for 1 week April 28, 1979
TRAGEDY # 1 for 2 weeks March 24-31, 1979
i WILL SURVIVE # 1 for 3 weeks March 10-17/April 7, 1979
RING MY BELL # 1 for 2 weeks June 30/July 7, 1979
I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS # 73 (1980)
WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE # 7 (1980)
CARS # 9 (1980)
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE # 74
VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR # 40 (first video played on MTV's debut 8/1/81)
ONE DAY AT A TIME (#37 in 1974 by Marilyn Sellers--better known from the 1980 version by inspirational singer Cristy Lee)
WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN # 6
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) # 1 for 4 weeks March 22-April 12, 1980

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Celebrities are zero in 1979:


Ryan Newman
Cameron Dallas
Rihanna
Zooey Deschanel = born until 1980
Britney Spears = born until 1981
Camila Cabello
Rowan Blanchard
Billie Eillish
Beyoncé =born until 1981
Channing Tatum = born until 1980
Quvenzane Wallis
Peyton list
Dove Cameron
Ariana Grande
Normani
Katy Perry
Dua Lipa

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Singers are zero in 1979:

Billie Eillish
Dua Lipa
Normani
Rihanna
Lana Del Ray
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Miley Cyrus
Bruno mars
Christina Aguilera
Demi Lovato

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Not in 1979

Nickelodeon kid choice awards
YouTube
I pad's
Laptops
Bath bomb
Minecraft

[WhitneyHoustoneva]

Could not stand Bright Eyes, still hate it now

[Greutung]

Tragedy, Ring bells, Pink Floyd are titanic, some another song was a trash.