In week 24 of 1979, Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel was at number 1, by then seven weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina) by The Shadows, straight in at 15, one of the five new entries that week. The biggest climber was We Gotta Get Out Of This Place by Gilla, from 38 to 26.
- 1Bright Eyes1unchanged1peak7weeks
- 2When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman2unchanged2peak7weeks
- 3Pop Muzik53last week 53peak6weeks
- 4Love's What I Want74last week 74peak6weeks
- 5Reunited85last week 85peak4weeks
- 6Happiness6unchanged6peak8weeks
- 7I Want You to Want Me37last week 31peak9weeks
- 8Boogie Wonderland128last week 128peak5weeks
- 9Never Be Clever119last week 119peak5weeks
- 10Sing For The Day10unchanged10peak5weeks
- 11Does Your Mother Know411last week 44peak6weeks
- 12Shine a Little Love1512last week 1512peak4weeks
- 13Weekend Love1813last week 1813peak3weeks
- 14Hot Stuff1614last week 1614peak4weeks
- 15NewThe Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina)15peak1week
- 16Casanova1316last week 136peak8weeks
- 17Some Girls917last week 93peak9weeks
- 18Boys Keep Swinging2118last week 2118peak4weeks
- 19Say When19unchanged19peak4weeks
- 20Juliana1420last week 1410peak5weeks
- 21Hanging On The Telephone2721last week 2721peak3weeks
- 22(Tell It All About) Boys2622last week 2622peak3weeks
- 23Dance Away3223last week 3223peak2weeks
- 24I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)2524last week 2524peak5weeks
- 25Come to My Island3425last week 3425peak2weeks
- 26We Gotta Get Out Of This Place3826last week 3826peak2weeks
- 27NewLavender Blue27peak1week
- 28Goin' Back To China28unchanged28peak2weeks
- 29Lydia29unchanged29peak4weeks
- 30Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday1730last week 171peak11weeks
- 31Bless You3031last week 3030peak4weeks
- 32NewIntroDisco32peak1week
- 33One Way Ticket2033last week 204peak11weeks
- 34'K Heb De Mot In Me Lijf3334last week 3330peak5weeks
- 35Unknown Destination3635last week 3635peak3weeks
- 36Oh Luister Toch3736last week 3736peak2weeks
- 37NewAs Long as It's Love37peak1week
- 38NewSweet Lui-Louise38peak1week
- 39Dancing Barefoot4039last week 4039peak2weeks
- 40Oh Me Oh My2240last week 2212peak8weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 24 of 1979?
Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel, on the chart for seven weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Five records: The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina) by The Shadows at 15, Lavender Blue by Mac Kissoon at 27, IntroDisco by Discothèque at 32, As Long as It's Love by Theo Vaness at 37, Sweet Lui-Louise by Ironhorse at 38.
What was the biggest climber?
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place by Gilla, from 38 to 26 (12 places).
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