Top 40 Hits of Early October 1979
| 1 | The Police | Message In A Bottle |
| 2 | Blondie | Dreaming |
| 3 | The Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star |
| 4 | Status Quo | Whatever You Want |
| 5 | Gary Numan | Cars |
| 6 | Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough |
| 7 | The Bellamy Brothers | If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me |
| 8 | Rainbow | Since You've Been Gone |
| 9 | Dollar | Love's Gotta Hold On Me |
| 10 | Kate Bush | Kate Bush On Stage EP |
| 11 | Nick Lowe | Cruel To Be Kind |
| 12 | The Commodores | Sail On |
| 13 | Electric Light Orchestra | Don't Bring Me Down |
| 14 | Sad Cafe | Every Day Hurts |
| 15 | Frantique | Strut Your Funky Stuff |
| 16 | Lena Martell | One Day At A Time |
| 17 | Madness | The Prince |
| 18 | Secret Affair | Time For Action |
| 19 | Al Hudson & The Soul Partners | You Can Do It |
| 20 | Dave Edmunds | Queen Of Hearts |
| 21 | Cliff Richard | We Don't Talk Anymore |
| 22 | The Crusaders | Street Life |
| 23 | The Dooleys | The Chosen Few |
| 24 | Bill Lovelady | Reggae For It Now |
| 25 | Squeeze | Slap And Tickle |
| 26 | The Jags | Back Of My Hand |
| 27 | Errol Dunkley | OK Fred |
| 28 | Boney M | Gotta Go Home / El Lute |
| 29 | Johnny Mathis | Gone Gone Gone |
| 30 | Donna Summer | Dim All The Lights |
| 31 | Dr Hook | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman |
| 32 | Charlie Daniels Band | The Devil Went Down To Georgia |
| 33 | Randy Vanwarmer | Just When I Needed You Most |
| 34 | The Tourists | The Loneliest Man In The World |
| 35 | John Du Cann | Don't Be A Dummy |
| 36 | The Skids | Charade |
| 37 | XTC | Making Plans For Nigel |
| 38 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk |
| 39 | Racey | Boy Oh Boy |
| 40 | The O'Jays | Sing A Happy Song |