United Kingdom Number 1 movies in 1979
| Title | Weeks | ||
| 17. |  | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | 2 |
| 16. |  | Rocky II (1979) | 4 |
| 15. |  | Life of Brian (1979) | 2 |
| 14. |  | Yanks (1979) | 1 |
| 13. |  | Quadrophenia (1979) | 2 |
| 12. |  | Scum (1979) | 3 |
| 11. |  | Alien (1979) | 3 |
| 10. |  | Moonraker (1979) | 6 |
| 9. |  | The Lord of the Rings (1979) | 3 |
| 8. |  | The Muppet Movie (1979) | 5 |
| 7. |  | The Warriors (1979) | 3 |
| 6. |  | The Kentucky Fried Movie (1979) | 1 |
| 5. |  | Battlestar Galactica (1979) | 3 |
| 4. |  | The Wiz (1978) | 1 |
| 3. |  | Every Which Way But Loose (1979) | 5 |
| 2. |  | Halloween (1978) | 5 |
| 1. |  | Superman (1978) | 3 |