UK number one songs in 1979

What songs were number one in 1979? This is the full list of the UK number one songs from the year 1979. There were a total of 19 UK #1 tracks in the year 1979 starting with Mary's Boy Child by Boney M. which went to #1 on 9th December, 1978 and remained at the top spot for 4 weeks.

The UK song that was number one for the longest single run in 1979 was Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel which went to number one on 14th April, 1979 and stayed at the top slot for 6 weeks.

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