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Week 12 · 1979

In week 12 of 1979, the chart from Saturday 24 March 1979 to Friday 30 March 1979, Fire by The Pointer Sisters was number 1 in the Charts, for the 3rd week. There were 6 new entries; the highest was Lucky Number by Lene Lovich at 17. The biggest climber was I Want Your Love by CHIC, from 26 to 15.

The chart of the birth week for anyone born on March 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30, 1979.

The chart of week 12

  1. 01Fire
    The Pointer Sisters
    unchanged at 11peak6weeks
  2. 02Lay Your Love on Me
    Racey
    up from 3 to 22peak6weeks
  3. 03Chiquitita
    ABBA
    down from 2 to 31peak9weeks
  4. 04Tragedy
    Bee Gees
    up from 5 to 44peak5weeks
  5. 05Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
    The Jacksons
    up from 8 to 55peak4weeks
  6. 06The Runner
    The Three Degrees
    up from 7 to 66peak5weeks
  7. 07Ruthless Queen
    Kayak
    up from 9 to 77peak5weeks
  8. 08The Wild Places
    Duncan Browne
    up from 13 to 88peak3weeks
  9. 09Heart Of Glass
    Blondie
    down from 6 to 95peak6weeks
  10. 10Mama Leone
    Bino
    up from 15 to 1010peak4weeks
  11. 11Disco Really Made It
    Gruppo Sportivo
    unchanged at 1111peak4weeks
  12. 12Born to Be Alive
    Patrick Hernandez
    up from 20 to 1212peak4weeks
  13. 13Now That We Found Love
    Third World
    down from 4 to 133peak8weeks
  14. 14American Generation
    The Ritchie Family
    up from 23 to 1414peak3weeks
  15. 15I Want Your Love
    CHIC
    up from 26 to 1515peak2weeks
  16. 16Don't Stop Me Now
    Queen
    down from 14 to 1614peak6weeks
  17. 17Lucky Number
    Lene Lovich
    new17peak1week
  18. 18(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
    Peter Tosh
    down from 10 to 181peak12weeks
  19. 19In The Navy
    Village People
    new19peak1week
  20. 20Shake Your Groove Thing
    Peaches & Herb
    up from 24 to 2020peak3weeks
  21. 21The Robot
    Teach In
    up from 29 to 2121peak2weeks
  22. 22He's the Greatest Dancer
    Sister Sledge
    up from 30 to 2222peak2weeks
  23. 23Stir It Up
    Bob Marley & The Wailers
    up from 31 to 2323peak2weeks
  24. 24Sharing The Night Together
    Dr. Hook
    up from 25 to 2424peak3weeks
  25. 25That's Life
    Champagne
    up from 33 to 2525peak2weeks
  26. 26Every Time I Think of You
    The Babys
    down from 12 to 267peak9weeks
  27. 27Ain't Love a Bitch
    Rod Stewart
    up from 28 to 2727peak3weeks
  28. 28Get Down
    Gene Chandler
    down from 21 to 2821peak4weeks
  29. 29Don't You Write Her Off
    McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
    new29peak1week
  30. 30I Will Survive
    Gloria Gaynor
    new30peak1week
  31. 31Ik Ben Verliefd Op John Travolta
    Sandy
    down from 16 to 3110peak11weeks
  32. 32Can You Feel the Force
    The Real Thing
    new32peak1week
  33. 33Hop, Skip And Jump
    Chalawa
    new33peak1week
  34. 34I Was Made for Dancin'
    Leif Garrett
    down from 19 to 3411peak7weeks
  35. 35How You Gonna See Me Now
    Alice Cooper
    down from 22 to 357peak11weeks
  36. 36Adolescent Sex
    Japan
    down from 27 to 3627peak4weeks
  37. 37Save the Last Dance for Me
    Jerry Lee Lewis
    down from 17 to 3717peak5weeks
  38. 38Cuba
    Gibson Brothers
    down from 32 to 3832peak3weeks
  39. 39You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
    Meat Loaf
    down from 18 to 393peak9weeks
  40. 40Linda-Linda
    Tee Set
    down from 36 to 4020peak8weeks

Source: the Dutch Top 40 (top40.nl). guiljam is not affiliated with the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40; Top 40 is a trademark of the Stichting. The charts are the source for guiljam’s artist and track pages.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions and answers about week 12 of 1979.

What was number 1 in the Charts of 24 to 30 March 1979?

Fire by The Pointer Sisters was also number 1 the week before, on the chart for 6 weeks by then (week 12 of 1979).

Which record was the highest new entry in week 12 of 1979?

Lucky Number by Lene Lovich, straight in at 17, the highest of the 6 new entries that week.

How many new entries were in the Charts of week 12 of 1979?

Six records: Lucky Number by Lene Lovich at 17, In The Navy by Village People at 19, Don't You Write Her Off by McGuinn, Clark & Hillman at 29, I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor at 30, Can You Feel the Force by The Real Thing at 32 and 1 others.

What was the biggest climber of week 12, 1979?

I Want Your Love by CHIC, from 26 to 15 (11 places).

Which chart applied on March 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30, 1979?

The chart of week 12 of 1979, dated Saturday 24 March 1979 and current until the Friday after. The top 3: 1. Fire (The Pointer Sisters), 2. Lay Your Love on Me (Racey), 3. Chiquitita (ABBA).

How do you play this week?

With the Play week button at the top, from 1 to 40 or from 40 to 1; the choice is remembered. A record without a Spotify button is not on Spotify and is skipped. Music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps playing when you change page, after one-off consent for Spotify.