In week 11 of 1979, Fire by The Pointer Sisters was at number 1, by then five weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was I Want Your Love by CHIC, straight in at 26, one of the five new entries that week. The biggest climber was American Generation by The Ritchie Family, from 34 to 23.
- 1Fire1unchanged1peak5weeks
- 2Chiquitita2unchanged1peak8weeks
- 3Lay Your Love on Me43last week 43peak5weeks
- 4Now That We Found Love34last week 33peak7weeks
- 5Tragedy75last week 75peak4weeks
- 6Heart Of Glass56last week 55peak5weeks
- 7The Runner97last week 97peak4weeks
- 8Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)128last week 128peak3weeks
- 9Ruthless Queen159last week 159peak4weeks
- 10(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back610last week 61peak11weeks
- 11Disco Really Made It1811last week 1811peak3weeks
- 12Every Time I Think of You812last week 87peak8weeks
- 13The Wild Places2013last week 2013peak2weeks
- 14Don't Stop Me Now1614last week 1614peak5weeks
- 15Mama Leone2115last week 2115peak3weeks
- 16Ik Ben Verliefd Op John Travolta1416last week 1410peak10weeks
- 17Save the Last Dance for Me17unchanged17peak4weeks
- 18You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)1018last week 103peak8weeks
- 19I Was Made for Dancin'1319last week 1311peak6weeks
- 20Born to Be Alive2520last week 2520peak3weeks
- 21Get Down2221last week 2221peak3weeks
- 22How You Gonna See Me Now1122last week 117peak10weeks
- 23American Generation3423last week 3423peak2weeks
- 24Shake Your Groove Thing2824last week 2824peak2weeks
- 25Sharing The Night Together3325last week 3325peak2weeks
- 26NewI Want Your Love26peak1week
- 27Adolescent Sex27unchanged27peak3weeks
- 28Ain't Love a Bitch3228last week 3228peak2weeks
- 29NewThe Robot29peak1week
- 30NewHe's the Greatest Dancer30peak1week
- 31NewStir It Up31peak1week
- 32Cuba3532last week 3532peak2weeks
- 33NewThat's Life33peak1week
- 34Contact3034last week 3019peak6weeks
- 35Le Freak2335last week 232peak13weeks
- 36Linda-Linda2936last week 2920peak7weeks
- 37'k Heb Hele Grote Bloemkoole1937last week 194peak8weeks
- 38Somekind Of Wonderful2438last week 2413peak7weeks
- 39Maak van uw scheet een donderslag2639last week 2617peak7weeks
- 40YMCA3840last week 381peak14weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 11 of 1979?
Fire by The Pointer Sisters, on the chart for five weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Five records: I Want Your Love by CHIC at 26, The Robot by Teach In at 29, He's the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge at 30, Stir It Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers at 31, That's Life by Champagne at 33.
What was the biggest climber?
American Generation by The Ritchie Family, from 34 to 23 (11 places).
How do you play this week?
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