In week 49 of 1979, Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen was at number 1, by then seven weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 by Pink Floyd, straight in at 25, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney, from 37 to 26.
- 1Crazy Little Thing Called Love1unchanged1peak7weeks
- 2Weekend2unchanged2peak5weeks
- 3We Got The Whole World In Our Hands3unchanged3peak7weeks
- 4Get up and Boogie64last week 64peak3weeks
- 5Ooh, Yes I Do75last week 75peak5weeks
- 6She's in Love with You86last week 86peak5weeks
- 7Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)47last week 42peak7weeks
- 8Please Don't Go148last week 148peak3weeks
- 9Love And Understanding189last week 189peak2weeks
- 10It's All In The Bible10unchanged10peak6weeks
- 11Gonna Get Along Without You Now2111last week 2111peak2weeks
- 12Laugh And Walk Away12unchanged12peak5weeks
- 13Lady Of The Dawn1913last week 1913peak3weeks
- 14Wiggle And A Giggle All Night1514last week 1514peak6weeks
- 15We Belong to the Night515last week 51peak11weeks
- 16Star1116last week 119peak7weeks
- 17Knock On Wood917last week 97peak8weeks
- 18Still2218last week 2218peak3weeks
- 19Quiereme2719last week 2719peak2weeks
- 20Spacer2420last week 2420peak4weeks
- 21No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)2021last week 2020peak5weeks
- 22(They Are) Rollerskating2822last week 2822peak2weeks
- 23Rollerball2923last week 2923peak3weeks
- 24Message In A Bottle1324last week 132peak10weeks
- 25NewAnother Brick in the Wall, Pt. 225peak1week
- 26Wonderful Christmastime3726last week 3726peak2weeks
- 27Sure Know Something1727last week 173peak11weeks
- 28The Devil Went Down to Georgia2528last week 2525peak4weeks
- 29NewDe pieteröliekar29peak1week
- 30I Love You Like I Love Myself1630last week 1613peak6weeks
- 31NewThema Uit "De Verlaten Mijn" - Einsamer Hirte31peak1week
- 32You Treated Me Wrong3932last week 3932peak2weeks
- 33Asfalt Rocker3833last week 3833peak2weeks
- 34I Should Be Dancing34unchanged34peak3weeks
- 35NewThe Ballad Of Lucy Jordan35peak1week
- 36Whatever You Want2636last week 265peak10weeks
- 37NewOne Step Beyond...37peak1week
- 38NewWalking On The Moon38peak1week
- 39Shine Silently3039last week 3021peak6weeks
- 40Tusk3140last week 319peak11weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 49 of 1979?
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen, on the chart for seven weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 by Pink Floyd at 25, De pieteröliekar by Het Börker Trio at 29, Thema Uit "De Verlaten Mijn" - Einsamer Hirte by Gheorghe Zamfir met Orkest o.l.v. James Last at 31, The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan by Marianne Faithfull at 35, One Step Beyond... by Madness at 37 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney, from 37 to 26 (11 places).
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