In week 45 of 1979, We Belong to the Night by Ellen Foley was at number 1, by then seven weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Weekend by Earth & Fire, straight in at 28, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Hoor Je Het Ruisen Der Golven by The Sunstreams, from 38 to 26.
- 1We Belong to the Night1unchanged1peak7weeks
- 2Message In A Bottle52last week 52peak6weeks
- 3Sure Know Something43last week 43peak7weeks
- 4Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)104last week 104peak3weeks
- 5Whatever You Want65last week 65peak6weeks
- 6Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough26last week 22peak7weeks
- 7A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice)37last week 31peak10weeks
- 8Crazy Little Thing Called Love158last week 158peak3weeks
- 9Tusk9unchanged9peak7weeks
- 10Knock On Wood1210last week 1210peak4weeks
- 11We Got The Whole World In Our Hands1711last week 1711peak3weeks
- 12Radio1112last week 1111peak6weeks
- 13Sail On713last week 74peak9weeks
- 14Street Life1314last week 1313peak6weeks
- 15Arumbai815last week 82peak9weeks
- 16Strut Your Funky Stuff1916last week 1916peak4weeks
- 17Star2417last week 2417peak3weeks
- 18You Can Do It1418last week 1411peak6weeks
- 19I Love You Like I Love Myself2819last week 2819peak2weeks
- 20Heartache Tonight1620last week 1616peak5weeks
- 21It's All In The Bible3121last week 3121peak2weeks
- 22Video Killed The Radio Star2622last week 2622peak3weeks
- 23Them Heavy People2123last week 2121peak4weeks
- 24Shine Silently3424last week 3424peak2weeks
- 25If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me2025last week 208peak8weeks
- 26Hoor Je Het Ruisen Der Golven3826last week 3826peak2weeks
- 27Dreaming1827last week 1818peak5weeks
- 28NewWeekend28peak1week
- 29Wiggle And A Giggle All Night3629last week 3629peak2weeks
- 30NewLaugh And Walk Away30peak1week
- 31My Forbidden Lover2331last week 2323peak4weeks
- 32Lost in Music2232last week 2215peak8weeks
- 33Rolling3933last week 3933peak2weeks
- 34NewNo More Tears (Enough Is Enough)34peak1week
- 35NewShe's in Love with You35peak1week
- 36NewMoney36peak1week
- 37Bird Song3037last week 3030peak3weeks
- 38NewOoh, Yes I Do38peak1week
- 39Tu Sei L'Unica Donna Per Me2939last week 2926peak4weeks
- 40Quiereme Mucho2740last week 271peak16weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 45 of 1979?
We Belong to the Night by Ellen Foley, on the chart for seven weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: Weekend by Earth & Fire at 28, Laugh And Walk Away by The Shirts at 30, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer at 34, She's in Love with You by Suzi Quatro at 35, Money by The Flying Lizards at 36 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Hoor Je Het Ruisen Der Golven by The Sunstreams, from 38 to 26 (12 places).
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