List of UK top-ten singles in 1979

Nine singles from 1978 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)" by Fiddler's Dram, "Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney and "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders were all released in 1979 but did not reach their peak until 1980.

Dire Straits, The Jam, Madness, The Police and The Specials were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1979.

Barbra Streisand, Edwin Starr, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Paul McCartney and The Specials were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1979.

A. Robertson, Gary Numan, Gibson Brothers, Sister Sledge, The Specials, Squeeze and Supertramp.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1979, including singles that reached their peak in 1978 or 1980.

Art Garfunkel (pictured in 2017) had the best-selling single of 1979 with " Bright Eyes ", which spent six weeks at number-one.
Blondie secured three top 10 singles this year, including two number-ones: " Heart of Glass " and " Sunday Girl ".
Cliff Richard achieved his tenth UK number-one single in August 1979 with " We Don't Talk Anymore ", which became the third best selling single of the year.
Gary Numan (pictured in 2011) achieved three UK top 10 singles this year, two of which reached number-one. As the frontman of Tubeway Army , he spent four weeks at the top spot in June and July with " Are "Friends" Electric? ", while he topped the chart on his own in September with " Cars ".
Elvis Costello (pictured in 2021) secured his highest-charting UK single in 1979 with " Oliver's Army ", featuring his band The Attractions , which spent three weeks at number two in March.
American-born singer Lene Lovich achieved her only UK top 10 hit this year with " Lucky Number ", which spent five weeks in the top 10, peaking at number three.