This is a list of number-one songs in 1979 on the Italian charts compiled weekly by the Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart.
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | "Una donna per amico" | Lucio Battisti | [1] |
| January 13 | "Meteor Man" | D. D. Jackson | |
| January 20 | "Too Much Heaven" | Bee Gees | |
| January 27 | |||
| February 3 | |||
| February 10 | "Mi scappa la pipì, papà" | Pippo Franco | |
| February 17 | |||
| February 24 | |||
| March 3 | |||
| March 10 | |||
| March 17 | "Born to Be Alive" | Patrick Hernandez | |
| March 24 | "Tragedy" | Bee Gees | |
| March 31 | |||
| April 7 | |||
| April 14 | |||
| April 21 | |||
| April 28 | |||
| May 5 | |||
| May 12 | "Il Carrozzone" | Renato Zero | |
| May 19 | |||
| May 26 | |||
| June 2 | |||
| June 9 | "Knock on Wood" | Amii Stewart | |
| June 16 | |||
| June 23 | "Tu Sei l'Unica Donna Per Me" | Alan Sorrenti | |
| June 30 | |||
| July 7 | |||
| July 14 | |||
| July 21 | |||
| July 28 | |||
| August 4 | |||
| August 11 | |||
| August 18 | |||
| August 25 | |||
| September 1 | |||
| September 8 | |||
| September 15 | |||
| September 22 | |||
| September 29 | "Soli" | Adriano Celentano | |
| October 6 | |||
| October 13 | |||
| October 20 | |||
| October 27 | "Se Tornassi" | Julio Iglesias | |
| November 3 | |||
| November 10 | |||
| November 17 | "Remi, Le Sue Avventure" | Ragazzi Di Remi | |
| November 24 | |||
| December 1 | |||
| December 8 | |||
| December 15 | |||
| December 22 | |||
| December 29 |
| Position | Artist | Weeks #1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Sorrenti | 14 |
| 2 | Bee Gees | 10 |
| 3 | Ragazzi Di Remi | 7 |
| 4 | Pippo Franco | 5 |
| 5 | Adriano Celentano | 4 |
| 5 | Renato Zero | 4 |
| 6 | Julio Iglesias | 3 |
| 7 | Amii Stewart | 2 |
| 8 | Dee D. Jackson | 1 |
| 8 | Lucio Battisti | 1 |
| 8 | Patrick Hernandez | 1 |