The No. 1s of
1979
Pick a day for its No. 1 song, film, and book — or scan every reign of 1979 below.
No. 1 songs · Billboard Hot 100
- Too Much HeavenBee GeesJan 6, 19792 weeks
- Le FreakChicJan 20, 19793 weeks
- Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?Rod StewartFeb 10, 19794 weeks
- I Will SurviveGloria GaynorMar 10, 19792 weeks
- TragedyBee GeesMar 24, 19792 weeks
- I Will SurviveGloria GaynorApr 7, 19791 week
- What A Fool BelievesThe Doobie BrothersApr 14, 19791 week
- Knock On WoodAmii StewartApr 21, 19791 week
- Heart Of GlassBlondieApr 28, 19791 week
- ReunitedPeaches & HerbMay 5, 19794 weeks
- Hot StuffDonna SummerJun 2, 19791 week
- Love You Inside OutBee GeesJun 9, 19791 week
- Hot StuffDonna SummerJun 16, 19792 weeks
- Ring My BellAnita WardJun 30, 19792 weeks
- Bad GirlsDonna SummerJul 14, 19795 weeks
- Good TimesChicAug 18, 19791 week
- My SharonaThe KnackAug 25, 19796 weeks
- Sad EyesRobert JohnOct 6, 19791 week
- Don't Stop 'til You Get EnoughMichael JacksonOct 13, 19791 week
- RiseHerb AlpertOct 20, 19792 weeks
- Pop MuzikMNov 3, 19791 week
- Heartache TonightEaglesNov 10, 19791 week
- StillCommodoresNov 17, 19791 week
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)Barbra Streisand/Donna SummerNov 24, 19792 weeks
- BabeStyxDec 8, 19792 weeks
- Escape (The Pina Colada Song)Rupert HolmesDec 22, 19792 weeks
No. 1 films · U.S. weekend box office
- The WarriorsFeb 14, 19795 weekends
- The China SyndromeMar 21, 19794 weekends
- The Deer HunterApr 18, 19792 weekends
- Love at First BiteMay 2, 19791 weekend
- ManhattanMay 9, 19793 weekends
- AlienMay 30, 19793 weekends
- Rocky IIJun 20, 19792 weekends
- MoonrakerJul 4, 19792 weekends
- DraculaJul 18, 19792 weekends
- The Amityville HorrorAug 1, 19794 weekends
- The Muppet MovieAug 29, 19792 weekends
- North Dallas FortySep 12, 19792 weekends
- Monty Python's Life of BrianSep 26, 19792 weekends
- Starting OverOct 10, 19791 weekend
- When a Stranger CallsOct 17, 19791 weekend
- 10Oct 24, 19793 weekends
- ...And Justice for AllNov 14, 19791 weekend
- 10Nov 21, 19793 weekends
- Star Trek: The Motion PictureDec 12, 19793 weekends
No. 1 books · NYT fiction best sellers
- ChesapeakeJames MichenerJan 7, 19796 weeks
- War and RemembranceHerman WoukFeb 18, 19791 week
- OverloadArthur HaileyFeb 25, 19791 week
- ChesapeakeJames MichenerMar 4, 19792 weeks
- OverloadArthur HaileyMar 18, 19791 week
- War and RemembranceHerman WoukMar 25, 19792 weeks
- The Matarese CircleRobert LudlumApr 8, 19791 week
- Good as GoldJoseph HellerApr 15, 19792 weeks
- The Matarese CircleRobert LudlumApr 29, 197912 weeks
- Sophie's ChoiceWilliam StyronJul 22, 19792 weeks
- The Matarese CircleRobert LudlumAug 5, 19791 week
- Sophie's ChoiceWilliam StyronAug 12, 19794 weeks
- The Last EnchantmentMary StewartSep 9, 19794 weeks
- JailbirdKurt VonnegutOct 7, 19791 week
- The Dead ZoneStephen KingOct 14, 19792 weeks
- The EstablishmentHoward FastOct 28, 19791 week
- JailbirdKurt VonnegutNov 4, 19791 week
- The EstablishmentHoward FastNov 11, 19794 weeks
- TripleKen FollettDec 9, 19792 weeks
- The EstablishmentHoward FastDec 23, 19791 week
- JailbirdKurt VonnegutDec 30, 19791 week