List of number-one singles in 1979 (New Zealand)

This is a list of Number 1 hit singles in 1979 in New Zealand, starting with the first chart dated, 20 January 1979.

Chart

Grey shading indicates a song of New Zealand origin.

Week	Artist	Title	Album
21 January	Bee Gees	Too Much Heaven	Spirits Having Flown
28 January	Chic	Le Freak	C'est Chic
4 February	Chic	Le Freak	C'est Chic
11 February	Chic	Le Freak	C'est Chic
18 February	Chic	Le Freak	C'est Chic
25 February	The Village People	Y.M.C.A.	Cruisin'
4 March	The Village People	Y.M.C.A.	Cruisin'
11 March	The Pointer Sisters	Fire	Energy
18 March	Bee Gees	Tragedy	Spirits Having Flown
25 March	Bee Gees	Tragedy	Spirits Having Flown
1 April	Bee Gees	Tragedy	Spirits Having Flown
8 April	Bee Gees	Tragedy	Spirits Having Flown
15 April	Bee Gees	Tragedy	Spirits Having Flown
22 April	Bee Gees	Tragedy	Spirits Having Flown
29 April	Blondie	Heart of Glass	Parallel Lines
6 May	ABBA	Chiquitita	Voulez-Vous
13 May	Blondie	Heart of Glass	Parallel Lines
20 May	Blondie	Heart of Glass	Parallel Lines
27 May	Blondie	Heart of Glass	Parallel Lines
3 June	Promises	Baby It's You
10 June	Promises	Baby It's You
17 June	Promises	Baby It's You
24 July	Promises	Baby It's You
1 July	Promises	Baby It's You
8 July	Racey	Lay Your Love On Me	Smash and Grab
15 July	Racey	Lay Your Love On Me	Smash and Grab
22 July	Racey	Lay Your Love On Me	Smash and Grab
29 July	Anita Ward	Ring My Bell	Songs of Love
5 August	Racey	Some Girls	Smash and Grab
12 August	Racey	Some Girls	Smash and Grab
19 August	Racey	Some Girls	Smash and Grab
26 August	Racey	Some Girls	Smash and Grab
2 September	Racey	Some Girls	Smash and Grab
9 September	Racey	Some Girls	Smash and Grab
16 September	Kiss	I Was Made For Lovin' You	Dynasty
23 September	Robert John	Sad Eyes	Robert John
30 September	Kiss	I Was Made For Lovin' You	Dynasty
7 October	Kiss	I Was Made For Lovin' You	Dynasty
14 October	Kiss	I Was Made For Lovin' You	Dynasty
21 October	Patrick Hernandez	Born to Be Alive	Born to Be Alive
28 October	Patrick Hernandez	Born to Be Alive	Born to Be Alive
4 November	Michael Jackson	Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough	Off the Wall
11 November	Michael Jackson	Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough	Off the Wall
18 November	Michael Jackson	Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough	Off the Wall
25 November	Michael Jackson	Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough	Off the Wall
2 December	Jon Stevens	Jezebel
9 December	Jon Stevens	Jezebel
16 December	Jon Stevens	Jezebel
23 December	Jon Stevens	Jezebel
30 December	Jon Stevens	Jezebel

• There was no chart recorded from January 1-20,1978

Notes

• Number of number-one singles: 16
• Longest run at number-one: "Tragedy" by Bee Gees and "Some Girls" by Racey (6 weeks).

External links

• The Official NZ Music Chart, RIANZ website