The 1979 Annual World's Best SF is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha, the eighth volume in a series of nineteen.

It was reissued by DAW in 1984 under the variant title Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Eight, this time with cover art by Olivero Berni.

The book collects ten novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with an introduction by Wollheim.

"In Alien Flesh" placed sixth in the 1979 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.

"SQ" placed ninth in the 1979 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.