Art Garfunkel (pictured in 2017) had the best-selling single of 1979 with "Bright Eyes", which spent six weeks at number-one.Blondie secured three top 10 singles this year, including two number-ones: "Heart of Glass" and "Sunday Girl".Cliff Richard achieved his tenth UK number-one single in August 1979 with "We Don't Talk Anymore", which became the third best selling single of the year.
The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.[2][3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1979, as well as singles which peaked in 1978 and 1980 but were in the top 10 in 1979. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
Gary Numan (pictured in 2011) achieved three UK top 10 singles this year, two of which reached number-one. As the frontman of Tubeway Army, he spent four weeks at the top spot in June and July with "Are "Friends" Electric?", while he topped the chart on his own in September with "Cars".Elvis Costello (pictured in 2021) secured his highest-charting UK single in 1979 with "Oliver's Army", featuring his band The Attractions, which spent three weeks at number two in March.American-born singer Lene Lovich achieved her only UK top 10 hit this year with "Lucky Number", which spent five weeks in the top 10, peaking at number three.
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1979, including singles that reached their peak in 1978 or 1980. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1979 is also shown.
l Figure includes single that first charted in 1978 but peaked in 1979.
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"Wonderful Christmastime" is a Christmas song by English musician Paul McCartney. Recorded during the sessions for his solo album McCartney II (1980), it was released in November 1979 following Wings' final album Back to the Egg earlier that year. It was McCartney's first solo single in over eight years since "Eat at Home" in 1971. "Wonderful Christmastime" has charted within the top 10 in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Canada, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. Despite being regarded as one of McCartney's weaker compositions by some music critics, it is a popular song during Christmas and has been covered throughout the years by numerous artists.
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