In week 12 of 1979, Fire by The Pointer Sisters was at number 1, by then six weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Lucky Number by Lene Lovich, straight in at 17, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was I Want Your Love by CHIC, from 26 to 15.
- 1Fire1unchanged1peak6weeks
- 2Lay Your Love on Me32last week 32peak6weeks
- 3Chiquitita23last week 21peak9weeks
- 4Tragedy54last week 54peak5weeks
- 5Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)85last week 85peak4weeks
- 6The Runner76last week 76peak5weeks
- 7Ruthless Queen97last week 97peak5weeks
- 8The Wild Places138last week 138peak3weeks
- 9Heart Of Glass69last week 65peak6weeks
- 10Mama Leone1510last week 1510peak4weeks
- 11Disco Really Made It11unchanged11peak4weeks
- 12Born to Be Alive2012last week 2012peak4weeks
- 13Now That We Found Love413last week 43peak8weeks
- 14American Generation2314last week 2314peak3weeks
- 15I Want Your Love2615last week 2615peak2weeks
- 16Don't Stop Me Now1416last week 1414peak6weeks
- 17NewLucky Number17peak1week
- 18(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back1018last week 101peak12weeks
- 19NewIn the Navy19peak1week
- 20Shake Your Groove Thing2420last week 2420peak3weeks
- 21The Robot2921last week 2921peak2weeks
- 22He's the Greatest Dancer3022last week 3022peak2weeks
- 23Stir It Up3123last week 3123peak2weeks
- 24Sharing The Night Together2524last week 2524peak3weeks
- 25That's Life3325last week 3325peak2weeks
- 26Every Time I Think of You1226last week 127peak9weeks
- 27Ain't Love a Bitch2827last week 2827peak3weeks
- 28Get Down2128last week 2121peak4weeks
- 29NewDon't You Write Her Off29peak1week
- 30NewI Will Survive30peak1week
- 31Ik Ben Verliefd Op John Travolta1631last week 1610peak11weeks
- 32NewCan You Feel the Force32peak1week
- 33NewHop, Skip And Jump33peak1week
- 34I Was Made for Dancin'1934last week 1911peak7weeks
- 35How You Gonna See Me Now2235last week 227peak11weeks
- 36Adolescent Sex2736last week 2727peak4weeks
- 37Save the Last Dance for Me1737last week 1717peak5weeks
- 38Cuba3238last week 3232peak3weeks
- 39You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)1839last week 183peak9weeks
- 40Linda-Linda3640last week 3620peak8weeks
Source: top40.nl
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Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 12 of 1979?
Fire by The Pointer Sisters, on the chart for six weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: Lucky Number by Lene Lovich at 17, In the Navy by Village People at 19, Don't You Write Her Off by McGuinn, Clark & Hillman at 29, I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor at 30, Can You Feel the Force by The Real Thing at 32 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
I Want Your Love by CHIC, from 26 to 15 (11 places).
How do you play this week?
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