In week 8 of 1979, (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back by Peter Tosh was at number 1, by then eight weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Tragedy by Bee Gees, straight in at 21, one of the five new entries that week. The biggest climber was Lay Your Love on Me by Racey, from 30 to 16.
- 1(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back1unchanged1peak8weeks
- 2Chiquitita2unchanged2peak5weeks
- 3You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)43last week 43peak5weeks
- 4'k Heb Hele Grote Bloemkoole64last week 64peak5weeks
- 5Le Freak35last week 32peak10weeks
- 6Now That We Found Love76last week 76peak4weeks
- 7How You Gonna See Me Now87last week 87peak7weeks
- 8Every Time I Think of You108last week 108peak5weeks
- 9Fire189last week 189peak2weeks
- 10Ik Ben Verliefd Op John Travolta1210last week 1210peak7weeks
- 11I Was Made for Dancin'1511last week 1511peak3weeks
- 12YMCA512last week 51peak11weeks
- 13Somekind Of Wonderful1413last week 1413peak4weeks
- 14I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)914last week 99peak6weeks
- 15Heart Of Glass2115last week 2115peak2weeks
- 16Lay Your Love on Me3016last week 3016peak2weeks
- 17Nee Daar Trappen We Niet In17unchanged17peak4weeks
- 18Maak van uw scheet een donderslag1918last week 1918peak4weeks
- 19Contact2019last week 2019peak3weeks
- 20Linda-Linda2220last week 2220peak4weeks
- 21NewTragedy21peak1week
- 22Song For Guy1122last week 116peak8weeks
- 23My Life2723last week 2723peak3weeks
- 24Late Night Show24unchanged24peak5weeks
- 25Stumblin' In1325last week 133peak9weeks
- 26Don't Stop Me Now3326last week 3326peak2weeks
- 27B-A-B-Y3127last week 3127peak3weeks
- 28Paradise By the Dashboard Light1628last week 161peak13weeks
- 29NewThe Runner29peak1week
- 30NewSave the Last Dance for Me30peak1week
- 31Kant Aan M'n Broek3431last week 3431peak3weeks
- 32NewLet's Start The Dance32peak1week
- 33NewRuthless Queen33peak1week
- 34A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On3634last week 3634peak2weeks
- 35A Little More Love2535last week 253peak11weeks
- 36Blame It on the Boogie2836last week 287peak10weeks
- 37Ma~Di~Wo~Do37unchanged37peak3weeks
- 38I'm Every Woman2938last week 2919peak8weeks
- 39I'll Put You Together Again2339last week 2311peak8weeks
- 40September2640last week 2618peak7weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 8 of 1979?
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back by Peter Tosh, on the chart for eight weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Five records: Tragedy by Bee Gees at 21, The Runner by The Three Degrees at 29, Save the Last Dance for Me by Jerry Lee Lewis at 30, Let's Start The Dance by Bohannon at 32, Ruthless Queen by Kayak at 33.
What was the biggest climber?
Lay Your Love on Me by Racey, from 30 to 16 (14 places).
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