List of French number-one hits of 1979

This is a list of the French

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Singles & Airplay Chart Reviews number-ones of 1979.

Singles Chart

Week	Date	Artist	Single
1	5 January	Village People Village People Village People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics....	"Y.M.C.A."
2	12 January	Village People	"Y.M.C.A."
3	19 January	Village People	"Y.M.C.A."
4	26 January	Village People	"Y.M.C.A."
5	2 February	Bee Gees Bee Gees The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...	"Tragedy Tragedy (song) "Tragedy" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, included on their 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. The single reached number one in the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100... "
6	9 February	Bee Gees	"Tragedy"
7	16 February	Bee Gees	"Tragedy"
8	23 February	Bee Gees	"Tragedy"
9	2 March	Patrick Hernandez Patrick Hernandez Patrick Hernandez is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with "Born to Be Alive" in 1979.-Biography:...	"Born to Be Alive Born to Be Alive Born to Be Alive is a 1979 album by Belgian singer Patrick Hernandez and also a song on this album.The album's title track, written by Hernandez, was a significant worldwide pop hit and also hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart... "
10	9 March	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
11	16 March	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
12	23 March	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
13	30 March	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
14	6 April	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
15	14 April	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
16	20 April	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
17	27 April	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
18	4 May	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
19	11 May	Village People	"In the Navy In the Navy "In the Navy" is a song recorded by American disco group Village People released in 1979. It was the last top 10 hit for the group in the United States.-Background and writing:... "
20	18 May	Village People	"In the Navy"
21	25 May	Village People	"In the Navy"
22	1 June	Village People	"In the Navy"
23	8 June	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
24	15 June	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
25	22 June	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
26	29 June	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
27	6 July	Patrick Hernandez	"Born to Be Alive"
28	13 July	Billy Joel Billy Joel William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...	"Honesty Honesty (Billy Joel song) "Honesty" is a song by Billy Joel released in 1979 as the third single from his album 52nd Street. It was solely written by Joel, while production was handled by Phil Ramone. It reached number 24 on the U.S... "
29	20 July	Billy Joel	"Honesty"
30	27 July	Billy Joel	"Honesty"
31	3 August	Billy Joel	"Honesty"
32	10 August	Billy Joel	"Honesty"
33	17 August	Billy Joel	"Honesty"
34	24 August	Billy Joel	"Honesty"
35	31 August	Billy Joel	"Honesty"
36	7 September	Francis Cabrel Francis Cabrel Francis Cabrel is a well-known French singer-songwriter and guitarist. Inspired heavily by Bob Dylan, he has released a number of albums falling mostly within the realm of folk, with occasional forays into blues or country. Several of his songs, such as "L'encre de tes yeux" and "Petite Marie"...	"Je l'aime à mourir Je l'aime à mourir "Je l'aime à mourir" is a French-language song written by Francis Cabrel and a big hit for him. It is taken from his second hugely successful album Les Chemins de traverse released in 1979 that sold over 600,000 copies in France. The single "Je l'aime à mourir" became in its own right a huge hit... "
37	14 September	Francis Cabrel	"Je l'aime à mourir"
38	21 September	Francis Cabrel	"Je l'aime à mourir"
39	28 September	Francis Cabrel	"Je l'aime à mourir"
40	5 October	Francis Cabrel	"Je l'aime à mourir"
41	12 October	Christophe Christophe (singer) Christophe is a French singer and songwriter. He was born Daniel Bevilacqua on 13 October 1945 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne to Italian parents....	"Aline"
42	19 October	Christophe	"Aline"
43	26 October	Christophe	"Aline"
44	2 November	Christophe	"Aline"
45	9 November	Christophe	"Aline"
46	16 November	The Buggles The Buggles The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...	"Video Killed the Radio Star Video Killed the Radio Star "Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by... "
47	23 November	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"
48	30 November	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"
49	7 December	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"
50	14 December	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"
51	21 December	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"
52	28 December	The Buggles	"Video Killed the Radio Star"

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