In week 8 of 1979, (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back by Peter Tosh was at number 1, by then eight weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Tragedy by Bee Gees, straight in at 21, one of the five new entries that week. The biggest climber was Lay Your Love on Me by Racey, from 30 to 16.
Born on 24 February to 2 March 1979? This is the chart of your birth week.
The chart of week 8
- 1(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back1unchanged at 11peak8weeks
- 2Chiquitita2unchanged at 22peak5weeks
- 3You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)43up from 4 to 33peak5weeks
- 4'k Heb Hele Grote Bloemkoole64up from 6 to 44peak5weeks
- 5Le Freak35down from 3 to 52peak10weeks
- 6Now That We Found Love76up from 7 to 66peak4weeks
- 7How You Gonna See Me Now87up from 8 to 77peak7weeks
- 8Every Time I Think of You108up from 10 to 88peak5weeks
- 9Fire189up from 18 to 99peak2weeks
- 10Ik Ben Verliefd Op John Travolta1210up from 12 to 1010peak7weeks
- 11I Was Made for Dancin'1511up from 15 to 1111peak3weeks
- 12YMCA512down from 5 to 121peak11weeks
- 13Somekind Of Wonderful1413up from 14 to 1313peak4weeks
- 14I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)914down from 9 to 149peak6weeks
- 15Heart Of Glass2115up from 21 to 1515peak2weeks
- 16Lay Your Love on Me3016up from 30 to 1616peak2weeks
- 17Nee Daar Trappen We Niet In17unchanged at 1717peak4weeks
- 18Maak van uw scheet een donderslag1918up from 19 to 1818peak4weeks
- 19Contact2019up from 20 to 1919peak3weeks
- 20Linda-Linda2220up from 22 to 2020peak4weeks
- 21NewTragedy21peak1week
- 22Song For Guy1122down from 11 to 226peak8weeks
- 23My Life2723up from 27 to 2323peak3weeks
- 24Late Night Show24unchanged at 2424peak5weeks
- 25Stumblin' In1325down from 13 to 253peak9weeks
- 26Don't Stop Me Now3326up from 33 to 2626peak2weeks
- 27B-A-B-Y3127up from 31 to 2727peak3weeks
- 28Paradise By the Dashboard Light1628down from 16 to 281peak13weeks
- 29NewThe Runner29peak1week
- 30NewSave the Last Dance for Me30peak1week
- 31Kant Aan M'n Broek3431up from 34 to 3131peak3weeks
- 32NewLet's Start The Dance32peak1week
- 33NewRuthless Queen33peak1week
- 34A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On3634up from 36 to 3434peak2weeks
- 35A Little More Love2535down from 25 to 353peak11weeks
- 36Blame It on the Boogie2836down from 28 to 367peak10weeks
- 37Ma~Di~Wo~Do37unchanged at 3737peak3weeks
- 38I'm Every Woman2938down from 29 to 3819peak8weeks
- 39I'll Put You Together Again2339down from 23 to 3911peak8weeks
- 40September2640down from 26 to 4018peak7weeks
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 24 February to 2 March 1979?
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back by Peter Tosh was also number 1 the week before, on the chart for eight weeks by then (week 8 of 1979).
Which record was the highest new entry in week 8 of 1979?
Tragedy by Bee Gees, straight in at 21, the highest of the five new entries that week.
How many new entries were there in the Dutch Top 40 of week 8, 1979?
Five records: Tragedy by Bee Gees at 21, The Runner by The Three Degrees at 29, Save the Last Dance for Me by Jerry Lee Lewis at 30, Let's Start The Dance by Bohannon at 32, Ruthless Queen by Kayak at 33.
What was the biggest climber of week 8, 1979?
Lay Your Love on Me by Racey, from 30 to 16 (14 places).
Which Dutch Top 40 was current on 24 February to 2 March 1979?
The chart of week 8 of 1979, dated Saturday 24 February 1979 and current until the Friday after. The top 3: 1. (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back (Peter Tosh), 2. Chiquitita (ABBA), 3. You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (Meat Loaf).
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