| Top 40 Hits of September 1979 |
| 1 |
Gary Numan | Cars |
| 2 |
Cliff Richard | We Don't Talk Anymore |
| 3 |
Police | Message In A Bottle |
| 4 |
Electric Light Orchestra | Don't Bring Me Down |
| 5 |
Bellamy Brothers | If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me |
| 6 |
BA Robertson | Bang Bang |
| 7 |
Dollar | Love's Gotta Hold On Me |
| 8 |
Crusaders | Street Life |
| 9 |
Roxy Music | Angel Eyes |
| 10 |
Randy Vanwarmer | Just When I Needed You Most |
| 11 |
Blondie | Dreaming |
| 12 |
Flying Lizards | Money |
| 13 |
Frantique | Strut Your Funky Stuff |
| 14 |
Commodores | Sail On |
| 15 |
Boney M | Gotta Go Home / El Lute |
| 16 |
Specials | Gangsters |
| 17 |
Bill Lovelady | Reggae For It Now |
| 18 |
Status Quo | Whatever You Want |
| 19 |
Nick Lowe | Cruel To Be Kind |
| 20 |
Rainbow | Since You've Been Gone |
| 21 |
Johnny Mathis | Gone Gone Gone |
| 22 |
Secret Affair | Time For Action |
| 23 |
Stranglers | Duchess |
| 24 |
Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough |
| 25 |
Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays |
| 26 |
Sister Sledge | Lost In Music |
| 27 |
Gibson Brothers | Ooh What A Life |
| 28 |
Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star |
| 29 |
Earth Wind & Fire | After The Love Has Gone |
| 30 |
Kate Bush | Kate Bush On Stage EP |
| 31 |
Madness | The Prince |
| 32 |
Racey | Boh Oh Boy |
| 33 |
Jam | When You're Young |
| 34 |
Joe Jackson | Is She Really Going Out With Him |
| 35 |
Squeeze | Slap And Tickle |
| 36 |
Darts | Duke Of Earl |
| 37 |
Gerry Rafferty | Get It Right Next Time |
| 38 |
Al Hudson & The Soul Partners | You Can Do It |
| 39 |
Jags | Back Of My Hand |
| 40 |
UK Subs | Tomorrow's Girls |