List of number-one dance singles of 1979 (U.S.)
These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1979.
| Issue date | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | "Le Freak"/ "I Want Your Love"/ "Chic Cheer" |
Chic |
| January 13 | "Contact" | Edwin Starr |
| January 20 | Fly Away (all cuts) | Voyage |
| January 27 | "I Will Survive"/ "Substitute"/ "Anybody Wanna Party?"/ "I Said Yes" |
Gloria Gaynor |
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | "Keep on Dancin'"/ "Do It at the Disco"/ "Let's Lovedance Tonight" |
Gary's Gang |
| February 24 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Rod Stewart |
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" | Instant Funk |
| March 24 | "We Are Family"/ "He's the Greatest Dancer"/ "Lost in Music" |
Sister Sledge |
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | "Dancer"/ "Dance to Dance" |
Gino Soccio |
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | "Ring My Bell" | Anita Ward |
| May 26 | Bad Girls (all cuts)[1] | Donna Summer |
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | "Born to Be Alive" | Patrick Hernandez |
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | "I've Got the Next Dance" | Deniece Williams |
| August 11 | "This Time Baby" | Jackie Moore |
| August 18 | "Here Comes That Sound Again" | Love De-Luxe |
| August 25 | The Boss (all cuts) | Diana Ross |
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | "Found a Cure"/ "Stay Free"/ "Nobody Knows" |
Ashford & Simpson |
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | "Come to Me"/ "Don't Stop Dancing"/ "Playboy" |
France Joli |
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | "Move On Up"/ "Up Up Up"/ "Destination's Theme" |
Destination |
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | "Harmony"/ "Ooh, La La" |
Suzi Lane |
| November 17 | "Beat of the Night"/ "Pump It Up" |
Fever |
| November 24 | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer |
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | "Deputy of Love" | Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band |
| December 29 | ||
See also
References
- "Gene J2P and P2J Ver 1 - Billboard 1979-05-26.pdf" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. May 26, 1979. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, P.O. Box 200, Menomonee Falls WI, USA 53052: Record Research, ISBN 0-89820-156-XCS1 maint: location (link)
- Some weeks may also be found at Billboard magazine courtesy of Google Books: 1975—1979.
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