Top 40 Hits of Late October 1979
| 1 | Lena Martell | One Day At A Time |
| 2 | The Buggles | Video Killed The Radio Star |
| 3 | Dr Hook | When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman |
| 4 | Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough |
| 5 | Sad Cafe | Every Day Hurts |
| 6 | The Police | Message In A Bottle |
| 7 | Blondie | Dreaming |
| 8 | The Dooleys | The Chosen Few |
| 9 | Abba | Gimme Gimme Gimme |
| 10 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk |
| 11 | Rainbow | Since You've Been Gone |
| 12 | Errol Dunkley | OK Fred |
| 13 | Status Quo | Whatever You Want |
| 14 | Dave Edmunds | Queen Of Hearts |
| 15 | Viola Wills | Gonna Get Along Without You Now |
| 16 | Charlie Daniels Band | The Devil Went Down To Georgia |
| 17 | Chic | My Forbidden Lover |
| 18 | Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
| 19 | Al Hudson & The Soul Partners | You Can Do It |
| 20 | The Jags | Back Of My Hand |
| 21 | Earth Wind & Fire | Star |
| 22 | XTC | Making Plans For Nigel |
| 23 | The Sex Pistols / Ten Pole Tudor | The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle / Rock Around The Clock |
| 24 | Kate Bush | Kate Bush On Stage EP |
| 25 | The Bellamy Brothers | If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me |
| 26 | Gary Numan | Cars |
| 27 | Suzi Quatro | She's In Love With You |
| 28 | Cats UK | Luton Airport |
| 29 | Selecter | On My Radio |
| 30 | Madness | The Prince |
| 31 | Nick Lowe | Cruel To Be Kind |
| 32 | The Ramblers | The Sparrow |
| 33 | The Nolans | Spirit, Body And Soul |
| 34 | Gloria Gaynor | Let Me Know (I Have A Right) |
| 35 | Herb Alpert | Rise |
| 36 | Dollar | Love's Gotta Hold On Me |
| 37 | The Stranglers | Nuclear Device (The Wizard Of Aus) |
| 38 | The Damned | Smash It Up |
| 39 | Dynasty | I Don't Want To Be A Freak |
| 40 | Secret Affair | Time For Action |