List of number-one singles of 1979 (Canada)
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File:Supertramp1971.jpg scored the Canada number-one year-end hit of 1979 with "The Logical Song".]]
RPM was a Canadian music magazine that published the best-performing singles chart in Canada from 1964 to 2000. In 1979, twenty-eight singles reached number one in Canada. The first number one single was from Canadian singer-songwriter Gino Vannelli, with "I Just Wanna Stop" which reached number one in December 1978, and the last was "Babe" from American rock band Styx. Twelve acts achieved their first number-one song in the chart in 1979: the Village People, Amii Stewart, Blondie, Peaches & Herb, Supertramp, Sister Sledge, Anita Ward, The Knack, Patrick Hernandez, Robert Palmer, M and Styx; the Village People and The Knack would also score another number-one hit that year. The Bee Gees and Donna Summer would also have more than one new number-one song, having three and two singles respectively. Excluding Gino Vannelli, which charted in late December 1978, Anne Murray was the only Canadian act with at least one number-one song in the chart that year, with "I Just Fall in Love Again".
The best-performing single of the year was "The Logical Song" by the British progressive rock band Supertramp, which spent 28 weeks in the chart, including two weeks at number one. The longest-running number-one single is "Babe", which spent five weeks at number one throughout December 1979. The Bee Gees' "Tragedy", and Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" stayed at number one for four weeks each that year. The Bee Gees had the most weeks at number one, totalling seven weeks, and also had the most number-one singles, with three.
Chart history
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|+Key |style="background-color:#FFFF99"|The yellow background indicates the #1 song on RPM's Year-End Top 200 Singles of 1979. {{cite magazine|title=1979 Top 200 Singles|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4292&|magazine=RPM|date=December 22, 1979|volume=32|issue=13}} |
File:Bee Gees 1977.JPG had the most number-one hits in Canada in 1979, with "Too Much Heaven", "Tragedy" and "Love You Inside Out".]]
File:Styx 2017.jpg (band pictured in 2017) spent five weeks at number one with the final number-one hit of the year, "Babe".]]
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|+{{sronly|Chart history}} !scope=col|Issue date !scope=col|Title !scope=col|Artist(s) !scope=col class=unsortable|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope=row|{{dts|January 6}} {{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=A|Due to a week's break in publication for the 1978/1979 New Year period, the week of January 6 is inferred.}}
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scope=row|{{dts|January 13}}
| "Le Freak" | Chic | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: January 13, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|January 20}}
| "Too Much Heaven" | Bee Gees | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: January 20, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|January 27}}
| rowspan=2 | "Y.M.C.A." | rowspan=2 | Village People | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: January 27, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|February 3}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: February 3, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|February 10}}
| rowspan=2 | "Too Much Heaven" | rowspan=2 | Bee Gees | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: February 10, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|February 17}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: February 17, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|February 24}}
| rowspan=4 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | rowspan=4 | Rod Stewart | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: February 24, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|March 3}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: March 3, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|March 10}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: March 10, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|March 17}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: March 17, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|March 24}}
| rowspan=4 | "Tragedy" | rowspan=4 | Bee Gees | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: March 24, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|March 31}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: March 31, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|April 7}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: April 7, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|April 14}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: April 14, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|April 21}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: April 21, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|April 28}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: April 28, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|May 5}}
| "Knock on Wood" | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: May 5, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|May 12}}
| "Heart of Glass" | Blondie | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: May 12, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|May 19}}
| "In the Navy" | Village People | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: May 19, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|May 26}}
| rowspan=2 | "Reunited" | rowspan=2 | Peaches & Herb | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: May 26, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|June 2}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: June 2, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|June 9}}
| rowspan=2 | "Hot Stuff" | rowspan=2 | Donna Summer | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: June 9, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|June 16}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: June 16, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|June 23}}
| Bee Gees | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: June 23, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|June 30}}
| bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=2 | "The Logical Song" | rowspan=2 | Supertramp | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: June 30, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|July 7}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: July 7, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|July 14}}
| rowspan=2 | "We Are Family" | rowspan=2 | Sister Sledge | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: July 14, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|July 21}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: July 21, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|July 28}}
| rowspan=2 | "Ring My Bell" | rowspan=2 | Anita Ward | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: July 28, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|August 4}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: August 4, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|August 11}}
| rowspan=2 | "Bad Girls" | rowspan=2 | Donna Summer | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: August 11, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|August 18}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: August 18, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|August 25}}
| rowspan=2 | "Born to Be Alive" | rowspan=2 | Patrick Hernandez | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: August 25, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|September 1}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: September 1, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|September 8}}
| rowspan=3 | "My Sharona" | rowspan=3 | The Knack | align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: September 8, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|September 15}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: September 15, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|September 22}}
| align=center| {{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles: September 22, 1979|magazine=RPM}} |
scope=row|{{dts|September 29}}
| Kiss |
scope=row|{{dts|October 6}} |
scope=row|{{dts|October 13}}
| rowspan=2 | "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" | rowspan=2 | Robert Palmer |
scope=row|{{dts|October 20}} |
scope=row|{{dts|October 28}}
| rowspan=2 | "Pop Muzik" | rowspan=2 | M |
scope=row|{{dts|November 3}} |
scope=row|{{dts|November 10}}
| "Good Girls Don't" | The Knack |
scope=row|{{dts|November 17}}
| rowspan=2 | "Heartache Tonight" | rowspan=2 | Eagles |
scope=row|{{dts|November 24}} |
scope=row|{{dts|December 1}}
| rowspan=5 | "Babe" | rowspan=5 | Styx |
scope=row|{{dts|December 8}} |
scope=row|{{dts|December 15}} |
scope=row|{{dts|December 22}} |
scope=row|{{dts|December 29}} |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/search.aspx Search RPM charts collection] at Library and Archives Canada
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