| Top 40 Hits of October 1979 |
| 1 |
Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star |
| 2 |
Lena Martell | One Day At A Time |
| 3 |
Police | Message In A Bottle |
| 4 |
Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough |
| 5 |
Dr Hook | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman |
| 6 |
Sad Café | Every Day Hurts |
| 7 |
Blondie | Dreaming |
| 8 |
Dooleys | The Chosen Few |
| 9 |
Rainbow | Since You've Been Gone |
| 10 |
Status Quo | Whatever You Want |
| 11 |
Abba | Gimme Gimme Gimme |
| 12 |
Fleetwood Mac | Tusk |
| 13 |
Errol Dunkley | OK Fred |
| 14 |
Dave Edmunds | Queen Of Hearts |
| 15 |
Bellamy Brothers | If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me |
| 16 |
Al Hudson & The Soul Partners | You Can Do It |
| 17 |
Gary Numan | Cars |
| 18 |
Charlie Daniels Band | The Devil Went Down To Georgia |
| 19 |
Kate Bush | Kate Bush On Stage EP |
| 20 |
Viola Wills | Gonna Get Along Without You Now |
| 21 |
Jags | Back Of My Hand |
| 22 |
Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
| 23 |
Chic | My Forbidden Lover |
| 24 |
Sex Pistols / Ten Pole Tudor | The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle / Rock Around The Clock |
| 25 |
Earth Wind & Fire | Star |
| 26 |
Nick Lowe | Cruel To Be Kind |
| 27 |
XTC | Making Plans For Nigel |
| 28 |
Dollar | Love's Gotta Hold On Me |
| 29 |
Madness | The Prince |
| 30 |
Commodores | Sail On |
| 31 |
Cats UK | Luton Airport |
| 32 |
Suzi Quatro | She's In Love With You |
| 33 |
Secret Affair | Time For Action |
| 34 |
Nolans | Spirit, Body And Soul |
| 35 |
Frantique | Strut Your Funky Stuff |
| 36 |
Selecter | On My Radio |
| 37 |
Electric Light Orchestra | Don't Bring Me Down |
| 38 |
Gloria Gaynor | Let Me Know (I Have A Right) |
| 39 |
Ramblers | The Sparrow |
| 40 |
Squeeze | Slap And Tickle |
