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In week 4 of 1979, YMCA by Village People was at number 1, by then seven weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Chiquitita by ABBA, straight in at 16, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) by Alicia Bridges, from 26 to 14.

Born on 27 January to 2 February 1979? This is the chart of your birth week.

The chart of week 4

  1. 1YMCA
    Village People
    unchanged at 11peak7weeks
  2. 2Paradise By the Dashboard Light
    Meat Loaf
    unchanged at 21peak9weeks
  3. 3Stumblin' In
    Suzi Quatro, Chris Norman
    up from 4 to 33peak5weeks
  4. 4Le Freak
    CHIC
    up from 6 to 44peak6weeks
  5. 5A Little More Love
    Olivia
    down from 3 to 53peak7weeks
  6. 6(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
    Peter Tosh
    up from 8 to 66peak4weeks
  7. 7Blame It on the Boogie
    The Jacksons
    unchanged at 77peak6weeks
  8. 8Song For Guy
    Elton John
    up from 10 to 88peak4weeks
  9. 9Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick
    Ian Dury, The Blockheads
    unchanged at 99peak5weeks
  10. 10Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
    Rod Stewart
    down from 5 to 104peak8weeks
  11. 11Music Box Dancer
    Frank Mills
    up from 12 to 1111peak5weeks
  12. 12I'll Put You Together Again
    Hot Chocolate
    up from 15 to 1212peak4weeks
  13. 13Accident Prone
    Status Quo
    up from 14 to 1313peak4weeks
  14. 14I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)
    Alicia Bridges
    up from 26 to 1414peak2weeks
  15. 15How You Gonna See Me Now
    Alice Cooper
    up from 20 to 1515peak3weeks
  16. 16NewChiquitita
    ABBA
    16peak1week
  17. 17Trojan Horse
    Luv'
    down from 11 to 171peak10weeks
  18. 18September
    Earth, Wind & Fire
    up from 24 to 1818peak3weeks
  19. 19I'm Every Woman
    Chaka Khan
    up from 23 to 1919peak4weeks
  20. 20NewYou Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
    Meat Loaf
    20peak1week
  21. 21Hey Joe
    Pussycat
    up from 22 to 2121peak3weeks
  22. 22New'k Heb Hele Grote Bloemkoole
    André Van Duin (als Meneer De Bok)
    22peak1week
  23. 23Givin' Up Givin' In
    The Three Degrees
    down from 13 to 238peak8weeks
  24. 24Hey Girl
    Gruppo Sportivo
    down from 19 to 2419peak5weeks
  25. 25Hold the Line
    TOTO
    unchanged at 2525peak3weeks
  26. 26Ik Ben Verliefd Op John Travolta
    Sandy
    up from 27 to 2626peak3weeks
  27. 27Too Much Heaven
    Bee Gees
    down from 16 to 2714peak8weeks
  28. 28The Best Friend I Know
    Patricia Paay, Yvonne Keeley
    up from 35 to 2828peak2weeks
  29. 29NewEvery Time I Think of You
    The Babys
    29peak1week
  30. 30Meissie Van Alle Dag (Mina)
    Gebroeders Grimm
    up from 32 to 3030peak2weeks
  31. 31Another Band
    Rainbow Train
    up from 34 to 3131peak2weeks
  32. 32Jodelodelodelodelohitie
    De Twee Pinten
    up from 33 to 3232peak2weeks
  33. 33Holland Disco
    The New Dutch Organ Group
    down from 21 to 3318peak5weeks
  34. 34NewAnyway You Do It
    Liquid Gold
    34peak1week
  35. 35NewLate Night Show
    Tiffany
    35peak1week
  36. 36Instant Replay
    Dan Hartman
    down from 28 to 3628peak4weeks
  37. 37Baby It's You
    Promises
    down from 17 to 3717peak6weeks
  38. 38Still Believe
    Herman Brood & His Wild Romance
    down from 30 to 3830peak5weeks
  39. 39Nachtrijders
    Henk Wijngaard
    down from 31 to 3925peak5weeks
  40. 40Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
    Boney M.
    down from 18 to 403peak7weeks

Source: top40.nl · guiljam is not affiliated with the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Top 40 is a trademark of the Stichting; the charts are used here as the source for the site’s own artist and track pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was number 1 in the Dutch Top 40 of 27 January to 2 February 1979?

YMCA by Village People was also number 1 the week before, on the chart for seven weeks by then (week 4 of 1979).

Which record was the highest new entry in week 4 of 1979?

Chiquitita by ABBA, straight in at 16, the highest of the six new entries that week.

How many new entries were there in the Dutch Top 40 of week 4, 1979?

Six records: Chiquitita by ABBA at 16, You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) by Meat Loaf at 20, 'k Heb Hele Grote Bloemkoole by André Van Duin (als Meneer De Bok) at 22, Every Time I Think of You by The Babys at 29, Anyway You Do It by Liquid Gold at 34 and one others.

What was the biggest climber of week 4, 1979?

I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) by Alicia Bridges, from 26 to 14 (12 places).

Which Dutch Top 40 was current on 27 January to 2 February 1979?

The chart of week 4 of 1979, dated Saturday 27 January 1979 and current until the Friday after. The top 3: 1. YMCA (Village People), 2. Paradise By the Dashboard Light (Meat Loaf), 3. Stumblin' In (Suzi Quatro, Chris Norman).

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