Number one songs in 1979

What songs were number one in 1979?

What songs were number one in 1979? In USA, there were 27 #1 songs in the year 1979.

These number one songs in 1979 began with Le Freak by Chic which went to #1 on 23rd December, 1978 and remained at the top spot for 2 weeks.

The last number one song of 1979 was Escape (Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes which went to #1 on 22nd December, 1979 and remained at the top spot for 2 weeks.

The US song that was number one for the longest single run in 1979 was My Sharona by The Knack which went to number one on 25th August, 1979 and stayed at the top slot for 6 weeks.

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