List of Canadian number-one albums of 1979
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These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1979
as compiled, both dated for Saturdays, by RPM
(1964 – 2000) and Nielsen Soundscan (the latter published by Jam!
Canoe
, issued every Sunday and appearing in Billboard magazine
as Top Canadian Albums).
The two charts show some notable differences, with #1 albums one one chart often only reaching #2 on the other. At other times, the discrepancy is greater, as when on April 14 Boney M.'s Nightflight to Venus
was #1 on the Nielson Soundscan chart but only #9 on the RPM 100. Number one albums on the RPM 100 chart that did not top the Nielsen Soundscan version were: Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
, Minute by Minute
(The Doobie Brothers
), Bad Girls
(Donna Summer
), Cheap Trick at Budokan (Cheap Trick
) and Get the Knack
(The Knack
). Number ones on the Nielsen Soundscan chart that did not top the RPM 100 were: Nightflight to Venus
(Boney M.) and Go West (Village People
).
1979 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1979.-January–February:*January 1...
as compiled, both dated for Saturdays, by RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
(1964 – 2000) and Nielsen Soundscan (the latter published by Jam!
Jam!
Jam! is a Canadian website, which covers entertainment news. It is part of the CANOE online portal, owned and operated by Quebecor through its Sun Media division....
Canoe
Canadian Online Explorer
Canadian Online Explorer is a bilingual online news and information site from Canada.A subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Canoe.ca is a leading local and national interactive media provider of news, entertainment and services, helping to inform and connect Canadians...
, issued every Sunday and appearing in Billboard magazine
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
as Top Canadian Albums).
The two charts show some notable differences, with #1 albums one one chart often only reaching #2 on the other. At other times, the discrepancy is greater, as when on April 14 Boney M.'s Nightflight to Venus
Nightflight to Venus
Nightflight to Venus is the third album by the band Boney M, and was released in July 1978.The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, topping most of the album charts during the second half of 1978 and also became their first UK number one album...
was #1 on the Nielson Soundscan chart but only #9 on the RPM 100. Number one albums on the RPM 100 chart that did not top the Nielsen Soundscan version were: Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
- Chart positions :- Year-end charts :- Certifications :- References :...
, Minute by Minute
Minute by Minute
Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1978. The album contains their biggest hit, the Grammy-winning "What a Fool Believes". "Depending on You" and the title track were also released as singles...
(The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. The group has sold over 40 million units worldwide throughout their career. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.-Original incarnation:...
), Bad Girls
Bad Girls
Bad Girls may refer to:In film, television, and theater:* Bad Girls , a 1994 film by Jonathan Kaplan* Bad Girls , a pornographic film in the XRCO Hall of Fame* Bad Girls , a British television series...
(Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
), Cheap Trick at Budokan (Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
) and Get the Knack
Get the Knack
Get Knack is the debut album by The Knack, released in June 1979. The album was the fasting-selling debut album on Capitol Records since Meet the Beatles in 1964. It went platinum in just two months and spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
(The Knack
The Knack
The Knack was an American New Wave rock quartet based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, "My Sharona", an international number one hit in 1979.-Founding :...
). Number ones on the Nielsen Soundscan chart that did not top the RPM 100 were: Nightflight to Venus
Nightflight to Venus
Nightflight to Venus is the third album by the band Boney M, and was released in July 1978.The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, topping most of the album charts during the second half of 1978 and also became their first UK number one album...
(Boney M.) and Go West (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....
).
Chart positions: RPM 100
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | (no publication) | ( - ) |
| January 13 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - Chart positions :- Year-end charts :- Certifications :- References :... |
Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,... |
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | 52nd Street 52nd Street (album) 52nd Street is the sixth studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1978. It was also the first of many Joel albums to top the Billboard charts, along with his third and fourth Grammy win.... |
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... |
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | Blondes Have More Fun Blondes Have More Fun Blondes Have More Fun is Rod Stewart's ninth album, released in November 1978. This album was also released as a "picture disc", a vinyl album with the entire front cover picture embedded instead of thestandard label/black vinyl configuration... |
Rod Stewart Rod Stewart Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry.... |
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | Spirits Having Flown Spirits Having Flown Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees' fifteenth original album, released in 1979. It was the group's first album after their collaboration on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The album's first three tracks were released as singles which all went to no.1 in the US... |
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... |
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | Minute by Minute Minute by Minute Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1978. The album contains their biggest hit, the Grammy-winning "What a Fool Believes". "Depending on You" and the title track were also released as singles... |
The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. The group has sold over 40 million units worldwide throughout their career. The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.-Original incarnation:... |
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | Breakfast in America Breakfast in America Breakfast in America was seen as a departure for the band, with its pop sound deviating from the progressive rock stylings that defined their earlier work... |
Supertramp Supertramp Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music... |
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | Bad Girls Bad Girls Bad Girls may refer to:In film, television, and theater:* Bad Girls , a 1994 film by Jonathan Kaplan* Bad Girls , a pornographic film in the XRCO Hall of Fame* Bad Girls , a British television series... |
Donna Summer Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach... |
| July 7 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 28 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | Cheap Trick at Budokan | Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E... |
| August 18 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | Get the Knack Get the Knack Get Knack is the debut album by The Knack, released in June 1979. The album was the fasting-selling debut album on Capitol Records since Meet the Beatles in 1964. It went platinum in just two months and spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
The Knack The Knack The Knack was an American New Wave rock quartet based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, "My Sharona", an international number one hit in 1979.-Founding :... |
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | In Through the Out Door In Through the Out Door In Through the Out Door is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded over a three week period in November and December 1978 at ABBA's Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by Swan Song Records on 15 August 1979... |
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | The Long Run The Long Run (album) The Long Run is the sixth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1979 . This was the first Eagles album not to feature founding member Randy Meisner, who was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit.... |
Eagles |
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | In Through the Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |
Chart positions: Nielsen Soundscan
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | 52nd Street 52nd Street (album) 52nd Street is the sixth studio album by Billy Joel, released in 1978. It was also the first of many Joel albums to top the Billboard charts, along with his third and fourth Grammy win.... |
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... |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | Blondes Have More Fun Blondes Have More Fun Blondes Have More Fun is Rod Stewart's ninth album, released in November 1978. This album was also released as a "picture disc", a vinyl album with the entire front cover picture embedded instead of thestandard label/black vinyl configuration... |
Rod Stewart Rod Stewart Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry.... |
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | Spirits Having Flown Spirits Having Flown Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees' fifteenth original album, released in 1979. It was the group's first album after their collaboration on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The album's first three tracks were released as singles which all went to no.1 in the US... |
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... |
| February 24 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | Nightflight to Venus Nightflight to Venus Nightflight to Venus is the third album by the band Boney M, and was released in July 1978.The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, topping most of the album charts during the second half of 1978 and also became their first UK number one album... |
Boney M. |
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | Go West | 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.... |
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | Breakfast in America Breakfast in America Breakfast in America was seen as a departure for the band, with its pop sound deviating from the progressive rock stylings that defined their earlier work... |
Supertramp Supertramp Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music... |
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | In Through the Out Door In Through the Out Door In Through the Out Door is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded over a three week period in November and December 1978 at ABBA's Polar Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and released by Swan Song Records on 15 August 1979... |
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham... |
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | The Long Run The Long Run (album) The Long Run is the sixth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1979 . This was the first Eagles album not to feature founding member Randy Meisner, who was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit.... |
Eagles |
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |