This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are bas ...
in 1979.
*20 Number Ones
*Most weeks at No.1 (song): "Bright Eyes" - Art Garfunkel, "Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down" - Brendan Shine (5)
*Most weeks at No.1 (artist): Art Garfunkel, Brendan Shine (5)
*Most No.1s: Abba (2), The Police (2)
*Two songs about the
visit by Pope John Paul II to Ireland
Pope John Paul II visited Ireland from Saturday, 29 September to Monday, 1 October 1979, the first trip to Ireland by a pope. Over 2.5 million people attended events in Dublin, Drogheda, Clonmacnoise, Galway, Knock, Limerick, and Maynooth. It ...
reached No. 1
See also
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1979 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.
Specific locations
* 1979 in British music
*1979 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
*1979 in country music
*1979 in heavy metal music
* 1979 in hip hop music
* 1979 i ...
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Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are bas ...
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List of artists who reached number one in Ireland
This is an list of recording artists who have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart.
*All acts are listed alphabetically.
*Solo artists are alphabetized by last name, Groups by group name excluding "A," "An" and "The.".
*Each act's ...
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1979 in Irish music
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Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...