1979's year-end chart ranks 40 songs. The top spot went to The Logical Song by Supertramp, followed by Breakfast in America by Supertramp and Tragedy by The Bee Gees. Billy Joel was named Singer of the Year, Donna Summer Female Singer of the Year and Supertramp Band of the Year.
| Pos | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Logical Song | Supertramp |
| 2 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| 3 | Tragedy | The Bee Gees |
| 4 | Honesty | Billy Joel |
| 5 | One Way Ticket | Eruption |
| 6 | Voulez-Vous | ABBA |
| 7 | Don't Bring Me Down | ELO |
| 8 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward |
| 9 | Chiquitita | ABBA |
| 10 | Y.M.C.A | Village People |
| 11 | Hallelujah | Milk and Honey |
| 12 | Love You Inside Out | The Bee Gees |
| 13 | Heart of Glass | Blondie |
| 14 | September | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 15 | We Don't Talk Anymore | Cliff Richard |
| 16 | Hot Stuff | Donna Summer |
| 17 | Parisienne Walkways | Gary Moore |
| 18 | Gotta Go Home | Boney M. |
| 19 | Blue Morning, Blue Day | Foreigner |
| 20 | Goodbye Stranger | Supertramp |
| 21 | Boogie Wonderland | Earth, Wind and Fire and the Emotions |
| 22 | Dschinghis Khan | Genghis Khan |
| 23 | Song for Guy | Elton John |
| 24 | Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight) | ABBA |
| 25 | Too Much Heaven | The Bee Gees |
| 26 | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
| 27 | Theme from The Deer Hunter | The Shadows |
| 28 | I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats |
| 29 | Sultans of Swing | Dire Straits |
| 30 | Cruel to Be Kind | Nick Lowe |
| 31 | Sail On | The Commodores |
| 32 | Shine a Little Love | ELO |
| 33 | The Devil Went Down to Georgia | The Charlie Daniels Band |
| 34 | Don't Stop Me Now | Queen |
| 35 | Knock on Wood | Amy Stewart |
| 36 | Hold the Line | Toto |
| 37 | My Sharona | The Knack |
| 38 | Sokrati | Elpida |
| 39 | Stumblin' In | Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman |
| 40 | Le freak | Chic |