In week 6 of 1979, (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back by Peter Tosh was at number 1, by then six weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was I Was Made for Dancin' by Leif Garrett, straight in at 29, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Somekind Of Wonderful by Grand Funk, from 30 to 19.
- 1(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back41last week 41peak6weeks
- 2Le Freak2unchanged2peak8weeks
- 3YMCA13last week 11peak9weeks
- 4Chiquitita74last week 74peak3weeks
- 5You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)95last week 95peak3weeks
- 6Song For Guy6unchanged6peak6weeks
- 7'k Heb Hele Grote Bloemkoole137last week 137peak3weeks
- 8Stumblin' In38last week 33peak7weeks
- 9I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)109last week 109peak4weeks
- 10How You Gonna See Me Now1210last week 1210peak5weeks
- 11Every Time I Think of You2011last week 2011peak3weeks
- 12Paradise By the Dashboard Light512last week 51peak11weeks
- 13Now That We Found Love2113last week 2113peak2weeks
- 14I'll Put You Together Again1114last week 1111peak6weeks
- 15A Little More Love815last week 83peak9weeks
- 16Blame It on the Boogie1416last week 147peak8weeks
- 17Ik Ben Verliefd Op John Travolta2317last week 2317peak5weeks
- 18September18unchanged18peak5weeks
- 19Somekind Of Wonderful3019last week 3019peak2weeks
- 20Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick1520last week 159peak7weeks
- 21I'm Every Woman1921last week 1919peak6weeks
- 22Nee Daar Trappen We Niet In2722last week 2722peak2weeks
- 23Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?1623last week 164peak10weeks
- 24Maak van uw scheet een donderslag3224last week 3224peak2weeks
- 25Music Box Dancer1725last week 1711peak7weeks
- 26Late Night Show2926last week 2926peak3weeks
- 27Anyway You Do It2827last week 2827peak3weeks
- 28Linda-Linda3328last week 3328peak2weeks
- 29NewI Was Made for Dancin'29peak1week
- 30The Best Friend I Know2630last week 2626peak4weeks
- 31Accident Prone2231last week 2213peak6weeks
- 32NewMy Life32peak1week
- 33NewContact33peak1week
- 34Hold the Line2534last week 2525peak5weeks
- 35Toppers Van Toen3835last week 3835peak2weeks
- 36Hey Joe2436last week 2421peak5weeks
- 37NewB-A-B-Y37peak1week
- 38NewKant Aan M'n Broek38peak1week
- 39NewMa~Di~Wo~Do39peak1week
- 40Meissie Van Alle Dag (Mina)3140last week 3130peak4weeks
Source: top40.nl
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Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 6 of 1979?
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back by Peter Tosh, on the chart for six weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: I Was Made for Dancin' by Leif Garrett at 29, My Life by Billy Joel at 32, Contact by Edwin Starr at 33, B-A-B-Y by Rachel Sweet at 37, Kant Aan M'n Broek by Rita Corita at 38 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Somekind Of Wonderful by Grand Funk, from 30 to 19 (11 places).
How do you play this week?
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