NEW ZEALAND’S (R.I.A.N.Z-BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1979
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 JEZEBEL-JON STEVENS-DECEMBER 952 2 DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH-MICHAEL JACKSON-November 920 3 BORN TO BE ALIVE-PATRICK HERNANDEZ-October 914 4 TOO MUCH HEAVEN-BEE GEES-January 870 5 LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME-RACEY-July 868 6 HEART OF GLASS-BLONDIE-April 856 7 I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU-KISS-September 836 8 SOME GIRLS-Racey-August 822 9 BABY IT'S YOU-Promises-June 794 10 BRIGHT EYES-Art Garfunkel-August 764 11 Blame It On The Boogie-The Jacksons-March 746 12 Y.M.C.A.-Village People-February 742 13 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy-Rod Stewart-January 662 14 Dance Across The Floor-Jimmy 'bo' Horne-March 660 15 Le Freak-Chic-January 644 16 Stumblin' In-Suzi Quatro And Chris Norman-March 640 17 Sad Eyes-Robert John-September 628 18 Chiquitita-Abba-May 616 19 Fire-Pointer Sisters-March 614 20 You Don't Bring Me Flowers-Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand-January 586 21 Tragedy-Bee Gees-March 576 22 Computer Games-Mi-sex-December 576 23 Knock On Wood-Amii Stewart-July 554 24 I Don't Like Mondays-Boomtown Rats-October 518 25 Love Don't Live Here Anymore-Rose Royce-February 496 26 Pop Muzik-M-August 490 27 Six Ribbons-Jon English-November 488 28 Get Your Love Right-Jon English-December 466 29 My Sharona-The Knack-September 450 30 Rise-Herb Alpert-December 444 31 Ring My Bell-Anita Ward-July 420 32 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick-Ian Dury-April 420 33 Reunited-Peaches & Herb-June 418 34 Tusk-Fleetwood Mac-December 390 35 Boogie Wonderland-Earth,wind & Fire & The Emotions-July 388 36 Song For Guy-Elton John-April 382 37 Hot Stuff-Donna Summer-June 376 38 Darlin'-Frankie Miller-June 374 39 Lost In Love-Air Supply-November 374 40 Lucky Number-Lene Lovich-July 372 41 Music Box Dancer-Frank Mills-April 368 42 When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman-Dr. Hook-July 366 43 Bad Girls-Donna Summer-August 358 44 We Don't Talk Anymore-Cliff Richard-October 348 45 What A Fool Believes-Doobie Brothers-May 348 46 No More Tears-Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand-December 336 47 Dreaming-Blondie-November 334 48 We Are Family-Sister Sledge-July 332 49 Don't Bring Me Down-Electric Light Orchestra-September 324 50 Instant Replay-Dan Hartman-April 322 51 Sail On-Commodores-October 310 52 I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor-May 304 53 A Little More Love-Olivia Newton-john-February 298 54 Ca Plane Pour Moi-Plastic Bertrand-April 286 55 On My Knees-Charlie Rich & Janie Fricke-October 282 56 Trojan Horse-Luv-June 280 57 Roxanne-Police-July 276 58 My Life-Billy Joel-January 262 59 Don't Look Back-Peter Tosh-January 256 60 Are Friends Electric-Tubeway Army-October 250 61 Heartache Tonight-Eagles-November 250 62 Goodnight Tonight-Wings-June 244 63 In The Navy-Village People-May 244 64 After The Love Has Gone-Earth,wind & Fire-September 238 65 The Part Of Me That Needs You Most-Exile-December 236 66 Dance Away-Roxy Music-July 234 67 Who Pays The Ferryman-Yannis Markopoulos-December 230 68 Dream Police-Cheap Trick-November 214 69 Every Night-Phoebe Snow-May 206 70 Shake Your Body-The Jacksons-June 202 71 Chuck E's In Love-Rickie Lee Jones-July 186 72 Hold The Line-Toto-March 178 73 When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman-Dr Hook-August 176 74 Lucky Stars-Dean Friedman-June 164 75 Lead Me On-Maxine Nightingal-October 164 76 Just When I Needed You Most-Randy Vanwarmer-September 158 77 Don't Say No Tomorrow-Sharon O'neill-July 136 78 Hooray It's A Holi-holiday-Boney M-July 126 79 Shake Your Groove Thing-Peaches & Herb-May 124 80 September-Earth,wind And Fire-March 112 81 You Can't Change That-Raydio-September 108 82 Everybody Let's Dance-Tina Cross-August 104 83 Mary's Boy Child-Boney M-January 86 84 Good Times-Chic-September 86 85 Cool For Cats-Squeeze-September 78 86 Sure Know Something-Kiss-December 74 87 Georgy Porgy-Toto-September 74 88 Sultans Of Swing-Dire Straits-January 72 89 You Thrill Me-Exile-March 70 90 Heaven Knows-Donna Summer-April 68 91 Boy Oh Boy-Racey-November 38 92 We've Got Tonight-Bob Seger-February 38 93 Devil Went Down To Georgia-Charlie Daniels Band-September 36 94 Gold-John Stewart-September 36 95 The Logical Song-Supertramp-June 36 96 Part Time Love-Elton John-February 34 97 Saturday Night,Sunday Morning-Thelma Houston-November 34 98 Dim All The Lights-Donna Summer-November 34