Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)

[janjensen]

Hi.

I am new to this forum. I have the official Danish Singles Chart from 1979 to 1992 as published in Danish newspaper, B.T.

I can see elsewhere that people are wondering whether Denmark had official charts in the 80's - we did. However, they were compiled by the Danish record companies and overseen by Danish lawyer, Johan Schlüter (he is mentioned in both Billboard and Music & Media). The charts were NOT consumer charts but still contain a lot of fun songs from the period.

I could put up the charts here if anyone is interested? I do, though, have a few questions.

1) Is this the place to put them?
2) Can I put them here without "getting into trouble"? (I guess they're copyrighted, but the chart IS defunct, though).

I don't have the album charts - yet. Only singles.

Anwyay, if anyone is interested I will see if I can find the time to put them up here.

[Passing_Stranger]

Hello Jan, welcome to the Forum! I for one will be absolutely delighted to see these charts - Danish chart info is a kind of mystery and if you put it here I'm sure everyone will be immensely grateful, you'll be a real hero! Share this info please-please-please!

And I don't think there should be any problem with putting the charts here.

[alfiebot]

Re: Historic Danish Singles Charts, interesting?

Yes please share it with us.

[janjensen]

Danish Chart(s) 1978

Okay - here goes then. I will post the charts here chronologically. But before I start - here's a little introduction.

In the years before 1979 there were no dedicated singles chart in Denmark. As seen in Billboard, the charts were a mix of albums and singles. However at the end of 1978 singles sales numbers were so high that IFPI Denmark decided to produce a singles chart (Top 10, later Top 15) from the beginning of 1979 published in Danish newspaper B.T.

I have been to the Royal Danish Library in Aarhus and the following was the first I saw regarding the Danish singles chart.

On 29 December 1978 a singles yearend chart was published and this was therefore the first real singles chart in Danish history.

1 - Mabel - Skateboard Rider
2 - Lone Kellermann & Rockbandet - Se Venedig Og Dø
3 - Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon
4 - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The Only That I Want
5 - Suzi Quatro - If You Can't Give Me Love
6 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child
7 - Baccara - Parlez-Vous Francais?
8 - Bonnie Tyler - It's A Heartache
9 - Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
10 - Johnny Reimar & Smølferne - Smølfesangen
11 - Eruption - I Can't Stand The Rain
12 - Bee Gees - Night Fever
13 - Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In
14 - ABBA - Summer Night City
15 - Smokie - Oh Carol
16 - Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
17 - Dee D. Jackson - Automatic Lover
18 - Smokie - For A Few Dollars More
19 - Sheila & B. Devotion - Singin' In The Rain
20 - Darts - Daddy Cool

Next up: 1979 and the first ever weekly Singles Top 10 in Denmark

[Lewis17]

Thanks for sharing, looking forward to seeing these charts

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, January (Source: BT/IFPI)

Here comes the Official Danish Singles Charts as published in Danish Tabloid Newspaper B.T.

Again, the chart were NOT consumer charts but compiled by the Danish record companies and overseen by Danish lawyer, Johan Schlüter.

For the non-Danish viewers:

- Smølf: Smurf
- Johnny Reimar: Danish schlager singer who later had a number one hit, "Halli Halli Hallo" when Denmark qualified for our first World Cup in Mexico in 1986.
- Gasolin': The biggest Danish rock band ever. Lead singer was Kim Larsen who had six numbers ones fra 1979 to 1992 which you will discover if you follow this thread ;-)

Danish Singles Chart 1979-01-05 [Week 1]
1) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
2) Johnny Reimar & Smølferne: Smølfesangen
3) Johnny Reimar: Jul Med Børnefavoritter
4) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
5) Peter Blake: Lipsmackin' Rock 'N Rollin'
6) Motors: Airport
7) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
8) Bonnie Tyler: My Guns Are Loaded
9) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
10) Lone Kellermann: Julepladen

Danish Singles Chart 1979-01-12 [Week 2]
1) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
2) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
3) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
4) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
5) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
6) Johnny Reimar & Smølferne: Smølfesangen
7) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
8) Amanda Lear: Follow Me
9) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: You're The One That I Want
10) Showaddywaddy: Pretty Little Angel Eyes

Danish Singles Chart 1979-01-19 [Week 3]
1) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
2) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
3) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
4) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
5) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
6) Showaddywaddy: Pretty Little Angel Eyes
7) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
8) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: You're The One That I Want
9) ABBA: Summer Night City
10) Marshall Hain: Dancing In The City

Danish Singles Chart 1979-01-26 [Week 4]
1) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
2) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
3) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
4) Luv': Trojan Horse
5) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
6) Gasolin': Bob-Shi-Bam
7) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
8) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
9) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John: You're The One That I Want
10) ABBA: Summer Night City

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, February (Source: BT/IFPI)

These were the charts in February 1979.

- Mabel were the Danish rock band formed by Mike Tramp winning the Danish "Melodi Grand Prix" with the song "Boom Boom" in 1978. This was the first Danish entry in Eurovision after a hiatus from 1966 to 1978.
- "Ud I Det Blå" was Kim Larsen's entry in the "Melodi Grand Prix" i 1979 losing to Tommy Seebach's "Disco Tango" which enters this chart in March.
- Grethe Ingmann was, of course, the Eurovision winner in 1963 with "Dansevise". "Alt Er Skønt" also a 1979 "Melodi Grand Prix" entry coming in at number two with Kim Larsen third.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-02-02 [Week 5]
1) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
2) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
3) Luv': Trojan Horse
4) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
5) Gasolin': Bob-Shi-Bam
6) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
7) Amanda Lear: Follow Me
8) Suzi Quatro: If You Can't Give Me Love
9) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
10) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

Danish Singles Chart 1979-02-09 [Week 6]
1) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
2) Luv': Trojan Horse
3) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
4) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
5) Gasolin': Bob-Shi-Bam
6) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
7) Suzi Quatro: If You Can't Give Me Love
8) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
9) Clout: Substitute
10) Boney M: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

Danish Singles Chart 1979-02-16 [Week 7]
1) Mabel: Saturday Show
2) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
3) Luv': Trojan Horse
4) ABBA: Chiquitita
5) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
6) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
7) Sailor: Stay The Night
8) Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
9) Clout: Substitute
10) Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights

Danish Singles Chart 1979-02-23 [Week 8]
1) Mabel: Saturday Show
2) ABBA: Chiquitita
3) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
4) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
5) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
6) Luv': Trojan Horse
7) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
8) Sailor: Stay The Night
9) Clout: Substitute
10) Grethe Ingmann & Bjarne Liller: Alt Er Skønt

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, March (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Tommy Seebach's Danish entry for Eurovision enters at the end of the month. At that time it was not allowed for Danish radio stations to play the winning song for weeks after the "Melodi Grand Prix" had taken place and you could also NOT buy it in the stores. Therefore the winning song entered a lot later then the other entries (Kim Larsen and Grethe Ingmann) when it finally did get released.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-02 [Week 9]
1) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
2) Mabel: Saturday Show
3) ABBA: Chiquitita
4) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
5) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
6) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
7) Luv': Trojan Horse
8) Sailor: Stay The Night
9) Sailor: Give Me Shakespeare
10) Grethe Ingmann & Bjarne Liller: Alt Er Skønt

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-09 [Week 10]
1) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
2) Mabel: Saturday Show
3) ABBA: Chiquitita
4) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
5) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
6) Luv': Trojan Horse
7) Sailor: Stay The Night
8) Bee Gees: Tragedy
9) Grethe Ingmann & Bjarne Liller: Alt Er Skønt
10) Earth, Wind & Fire: September

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-16 [Week 11]
1) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
2) Mabel: Saturday Show
3) ABBA: Chiquitita
4) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
5) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
6) Bee Gees: Tragedy
7) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
8) Sailor: Stay The Night
9) Earth, Wind & Fire: September
10) Grethe Ingmann & Bjarne Liller: Alt Er Skønt

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-23 [Week 12]
1) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
2) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
3) ABBA: Chiquitita
4) Bee Gees: Tragedy
5) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
6) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
7) Mabel: Saturday Show
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Luv': Trojan Horse
10) Sailor: Stay The Night

Danish Singles Chart 1979-03-30 [Week 13]
1) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
2) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
3) Bee Gees: Tragedy
4) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
5) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
6) ABBA: Chiquitita
7) Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro: Stumblin' In
8) C. W. McCall: Convoy
9) Luv': Trojan Horse
10) Blondie: Heart Of Glass

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, April (Source: BT/IFPI)

- A lot of the Eurovision songs, as you will see later on, entered the Danish Singles Charts in the 80's. Since these charts were not consumer based, one cannot tell if the Danes really did like Eurovision THAT much.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-04-06 [Week 14]
1) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
2) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
3) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
4) Bee Gees: Tragedy
5) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven
6) ABBA: Chiquitita
7) C. W. McCall: Convoy
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Luv': Trojan Horse
10) Earth, Wind & Fire: September

Danish Singles Chart 1979-04-13 [Week 15]
1) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
2) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
3) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
4) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
5) Bee Gees: Tragedy
6) C. W. McCall: Convoy
7) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
8) Eruption: One Way Ticket
9) Earth, Wind & Fire: September
10) Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven

Danish Singles Chart 1979-04-20 [Week 16]
1) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
2) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
3) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
4) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
5) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
6) ABBA: Chiquitita
7) Suzi Quatro: Don't Change My Luck
8) Bee Gees: Tragedy
9) C. W. McCall: Convoy
10) Eruption: One Way Ticket

Danish Singles Chart 1979-04-27 [Week 17]
1) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
2) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
3) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
4) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
5) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
6) Kim Larsen: Ud I Det Blå
7) Suzi Quatro: Don't Change My Luck
8) ABBA: Chiquitita
9) Eruption: One Way Ticket
10) Bee Gees: Tragedy

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, May (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Not a great month for Danish music. But the Eurovision wave moves on. Now with the Dutch entry "Colorado" by Xandra entering late this month.
- Another Dutch act, The Surfers, enters and "Windsurfing" spends 11 weeks in the chart peaking at number three.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-05-04 [Week 18]
1) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
4) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
5) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
6) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
7) Surfers: Windsurfin'
8) ABBA: Chiquitita
9) Eruption: One Way Ticket
10) Suzi Quatro: Don't Change My Luck

Danish Singles Chart 1979-05-11 [Week 19]
1) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
4) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
5) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
6) Surfers: Windsurfin'
7) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
8) Suzi Quatro: Don't Change My Luck
9) ABBA: Chiquitita
10) Eruption: One Way Ticket

Danish Singles Chart 1979-05-18 [Week 20]
1) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
4) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
5) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
6) Surfers: Windsurfin'
7) ABBA: Chiquitita
8) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
9) Eruption: One Way Ticket
10) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy

Danish Singles Chart 1979-05-25 [Week 21]
1) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
2) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
3) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
4) Surfers: Windsurfin'
5) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
6) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
7) Boney M: Dancing In The Street
8) Eruption: One Way Ticket
9) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
10) Xandra: Colorado

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, June (Source: BT/IFPI)

Last post for today. I will post the rest of 1979 during the weekend.

- The biggest hit of the year enters on June 8. Patrick Hernandez' "Born To Be Alive" spends 23 weeks on the chart and no less than 10 weeks at number one.
- Also the number two and number three of the year enter this month being "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Rod Stewart and "Pop Muzik" by M (Robin Scott).

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-01 [Week 22]
1) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) Surfers: Windsurfin'
4) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
5) Eruption: One Way Ticket
6) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
7) Xandra: Colorado
8) Tommy Seebach: Disco Tango
9) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
10) Luv': Casanova

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-08 [Week 23]
1) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
2) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
3) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
4) Xandra: Colorado
5) Luv': Casanova
6) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
7) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday
8) Surfers: Windsurfin'
9) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
10) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-15 [Week 24]
1) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
2) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
3) Luv': Casanova
4) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
5) Xandra: Colorado
6) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
7) Surfers: Windsurfin'
8) Milk And Honey: Hallelujah
9) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
10) Boney M: Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-22 [Week 25]
1) ABBA: Does Your Mother Know
2) Luv': Casanova
3) Xandra: Colorado
4) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
5) Eruption: One Way Ticket
6) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan
7) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
8) Clout: Save Me
9) Racey: Some Girls
10) Blondie: Sunday Girl

Danish Singles Chart 1979-06-29 [Week 26]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Eruption: One Way Ticket
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
5) Blondie: Sunday Girl
6) Racey: Lay Your Love On Me
7) Racey: Some Girls
8) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
9) Baccara: Body Talk
10) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan

More to follow ... :-)

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, July (Source: BT/IFPI)

Got some time right now, so here comes the rest of 1979. First July.

- Danish glam rock band Gert Magnus Band enter with their version of School's Out peaking at number five.
- South African girl group Clout enter with their second hit "Save Me" peaking also at number five.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-07-06 [Week 27]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Racey: Some Girls
3) Blondie: Sunday Girl
4) Eruption: One Way Ticket
5) Racey: Lay Your Love On Me
6) M: Pop Muzik
7) Rod Stewart: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Clout: Save Me
10) Surfers: Windsurfin'

Danish Singles Chart 1979-07-13 [Week 28]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) M: Pop Muzik
3) Blondie: Sunday Girl
4) Eruption: One Way Ticket
5) Racey: Lay Your Love On Me
6) Clout: Save Me
7) Racey: Some Girls
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Surfers: Windsurfin'
10) Gert Magnus Band: School's Out

Danish Singles Chart 1979-07-20 [Week 29]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Racey: Some Girls
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Racey: Lay Your Love On Me
5) Clout: Save Me
6) Eruption: One Way Ticket
7) Blondie: Sunday Girl
8) Gert Magnus Band: School's Out
9) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
10) Surfers: Windsurfin'

Danish Singles Chart 1979-07-27 [Week 30]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Racey: Some Girls
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Racey: Lay Your Love On Me
5) Gert Magnus Band: School's Out
6) Eruption: One Way Ticket
7) Clout: Save Me
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Blondie: Sunday Girl
10) Dschinghis Khan: Dschinghis Khan

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, August (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Frank Mills' "Music Box Dancer" enters. Later Danish Eurovision winner and guitarist, Jørgen Ingmann, covers it but doesn't make the chart.
- Not a single Danish song is on the chart this month.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-03 [Week 31]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Racey: Some Girls
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Racey: Lay Your Love On Me
5) Clout: Save Me
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Blondie: Sunday Girl
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Frank Mills: Music Box Dancer
10) Eruption: One Way Ticket

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-10 [Week 32]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Racey: Some Girls
5) Clout: Save Me
6) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
7) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
8) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
9) Blondie: Sunday Girl
10) Frank Mills: Music Box Dancer

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-17 [Week 33]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
3) Racey: Some Girls
4) M: Pop Muzik
5) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Dschinghis Khan: Moskau
8) Clout: Save Me
9) Blondie: Heart Of Glass
10) Blondie: Sunday Girl

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-24 [Week 34]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
3) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
4) M: Pop Muzik
5) Racey: Some Girls
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Smokie: Do To Me
8) Clout: Save Me
9) ABBA: Voulez-Vous
10) Surfers: Windsurfin'

Danish Singles Chart 1979-08-31 [Week 35]
1) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
2) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
3) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
4) M: Pop Muzik
5) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Smokie: Do To Me
8) Racey: Some Girls
9) Clout: Save Me
10) ABBA: Voulez-Vous

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, September (Source: BT/IFPI)

- football legend Kevin Keegan enters having a small hit in Denmark (according to the record companies, anyway)
- Kim Larsen enters with the second hit from his legendary album "231045-0637" (his birthday and "personal number")
- Racey top the chart the last two weeks of the month with their only Danish number one.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-09-07 [Week 36]
1) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
2) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
3) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
4) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
5) M: Pop Muzik
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Smokie: Do To Me
8) Patrick Hernandez & Hervé Tholance: Back To Boogie
9) Clout: Save Me
10) Kevin Keegan: Head Over Heels In Love

Danish Singles Chart 1979-09-14 [Week 37]
1) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
2) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
3) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
4) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
5) M: Pop Muzik
6) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
7) Patrick Hernandez & Hervé Tholance: Back To Boogie
8) Clout: Under Fire
9) Luv': Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
10) Kevin Keegan: Head Over Heels In Love

Danish Singles Chart 1979-09-21 [Week 38]
1) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
2) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
3) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
4) M: Pop Muzik
5) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
6) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
7) Clout: Under Fire
8) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
9) Luv': Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
10) Patrick Hernandez & Hervé Tholance: Back To Boogie

Danish Singles Chart 1979-09-28 [Week 39]
1) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
2) M: Pop Muzik
3) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
4) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
5) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
6) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
7) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
8) Clout: Under Fire
9) Luv': Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
10) Baccara: Ay-Ay Sailor

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, October (Source: BT/IFPI)

- ABBA get their second Danish number one of 1979. Boney M have three this year.
- Kim Larsen is the only Danish act this month.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-10-05 [Week 40]
1) M: Pop Muzik
2) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
3) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
4) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
5) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
6) Clout: Under Fire
7) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
8) Luv': Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
9) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
10) Baccara: Ay-Ay Sailor

Danish Singles Chart 1979-10-12 [Week 41]
1) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
2) M: Pop Muzik
3) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
4) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
5) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
6) Clout: Under Fire
7) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell
8) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
9) Baccara: Ay-Ay Sailor
10) Donna Summer: Hot Stuff

Danish Singles Chart 1979-10-19 [Week 42]
1) M: Pop Muzik
2) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
3) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
4) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
5) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
6) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
7) Baccara: Ay-Ay Sailor
8) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
9) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
10) Anita Ward: Ring My Bell

Danish Singles Chart 1979-10-26 [Week 43]
1) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
2) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
3) M: Pop Muzik
4) Baccara: Ay-Ay Sailor
5) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
6) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
7) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
8) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
9) Blondie: Dreaming
10) Boney M: Gotta Go Home

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, November (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Kim Larsen enters with his third hit of his 1979 album, "231045-0637".
- ABBA and Cliff Richard dominate the top of the chart and keep Kim Larsen away from the top spot for the rest of the year.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-11-02 [Week 44]
1) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
2) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
3) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
4) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
5) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive
6) Blondie: Dreaming
7) M: Pop Muzik
8) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
9) Roxy Music: Dance Away
10) Racey: Some Girls

Danish Singles Chart 1979-11-09 [Week 45]
1) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
2) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
3) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
4) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
5) Blondie: Dreaming
6) Roxy Music: Dance Away
7) M: Pop Muzik
8) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
9) Racey: Some Girls
10) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive

Danish Singles Chart 1979-11-16 [Week 46]
1) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
2) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
3) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
4) Roxy Music: Dance Away
5) Blondie: Dreaming
6) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
7) M: Pop Muzik
8) Kim Larsen: Blip-Båt
9) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
10) Racey: Some Girls

Danish Singles Chart 1979-11-23 [Week 47]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
3) Kim Larsen: Dagen Før
4) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
5) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
6) Roxy Music: Dance Away
7) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
8) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
9) M: Pop Muzik
10) Patrick Hernandez: Born To Be Alive

Danish Singles Chart 1979-11-30 [Week 48]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Kim Larsen: Dagen Før
3) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
4) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
5) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
6) Roxy Music: Dance Away
7) Racey: Boy Oh Boy
8) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
9) M: Pop Muzik
10) Richard Clayderman: Ballade Pour Adeline

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, December (Source: BT/IFPI)

- French singer, Amanda Lear, enters with her second (and last) hit in Denmark.
- Buggles enter and get ready for a great 1980 on the Danish Singles Chart!
- Gasolin' (although not together anymore in 1979) enter with a rock version of a famous Danish Christmas hymn.

Danish Singles Chart 1979-12-07 [Week 49]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Kim Larsen: Dagen Før
3) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
4) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
5) Roxy Music: Dance Away
6) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
7) M: Pop Muzik
8) Boney M: Gotta Go Home
9) Amanda Lear: Fabulous (Lover, Love Me)
10) Richard Clayderman: Ballade Pour Adeline

Danish Singles Chart 1979-12-14 [Week 50]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Kim Larsen: Dagen Før
3) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
4) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
5) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
6) Roxy Music: Dance Away
7) Suzi Quatro: She's In Love With You
8) Gasolin': Dejlig Er Jorden
9) Nick Straker Band: A Walk In The Park
10) Kiss: I Was Made For Loving You

Danish Singles Chart 1979-12-21 [Week 51]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Kim Larsen: Dagen Før
3) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
4) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
5) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
6) Gasolin': Dejlig Er Jorden
7) Racey: Such A Night
8) Smokie: Babe It's Up To You
9) Nick Straker Band: A Walk In The Park
10) Boney M: Gotta Go Home

[janjensen]

Danish Singles Charts 1979, Year-End Chart (Source: BT/IFPI)

On 28 December 1979 there was no regular Singles Top 10 in Danish newspaper B.T.

In stead the year-end chart was published - a top 25. Kim Larsen being the best Danish act at number six and Tommy Seebachs Eurovision entry second best at number nine.

1 - Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive
2 - Rod Stewart - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
3 - M - Pop Muzik
4 - Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan
5 - Boney M - Gotta Go Home
6 - Kim Larsen - Ud I Det Blå
7 - ABBA - Chiquitita
8 - Milk & Honey - Hallelujah
9 - Tommy Seebach - Disco Tango
10 - Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
11 - Surfers - Windsurfin'
12 - Blondie - Heart Of Glass
13 - Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
14 - Eruption - One Way Ticket
15 - Racey - Boy Oh Boy
16 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord
17 - Racey - Some Girls
18 - ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (a Man After Midnight)
19 - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
20 - Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In
21 - Clout - Save Me
22 - Racey - Lay Your Love On Me
23 - Bee Gees - Tragedy
24 - Luv' - Trojan Horse
25 - Suzi Quatro - She's In Love With You

Next up: 1980 :-)

[CatoFur]

Re: Historic Danish Singles Charts, interesting?

Fantastic - thanks for sharing

Cato

[andrej]

Thanks. Very Interesting. Please keep it going.

[janjensen]

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, January (Source: BT/IFPI)

Here comes 1980 another year with a singles Top 10 all year before being expanded to a Top 15 i 1981.
1980 is the year for a rare Dutch release that ends up on top the year-end chart along with a famous movie hit from UK and a German dance band...

For January this should be noted:

- Kim Larsen charts with yet another single from "231045-0637" before heading to the US for his great "adventure" (not)
- Grace Jones gets her debut with a number four hit.
- M's follow up to "Pop Muzik" doesn't get to be a very big hit. Only three weeks and a peak at number seven.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-01-04 [Week 1]
1) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
2) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
3) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
4) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
5) Gasolin': Dejlig Er Jorden
6) Racey: Such A Night
7) M: Moonlight and Muzak
8) Smokie: It's Up To You
9) M: Pop Muzik
10) Paul McCartney: Wonderful Christmastime

Danish Singles Chart 1980-01-11 [Week 2]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
3) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
4) Racey: Such A Night
5) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
6) Grace Jones: Do Or Die
7) M: Moonlight and Muzak
8) Clout: Oowatanite
9) Blondie: Union City Blues
10) Lone Kellermann: Lyngbyvej

Danish Singles Chart 1980-01-18 [Week 3]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
3) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
4) Luv': Yes I Do
5) Grace Jones: Do Or Die
6) Racey: Such A Night
7) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
8) Clout: Oowatanite
9) Blondie: Union City Blues
10) M: Moonlight and Muzak

Danish Singles Chart 1980-01-25 [Week 4]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Luv': Yes I Do
3) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
4) Grace Jones: Do Or Die
5) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
6) Nick Straker Band: A Walk In The Park
7) ABBA: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
8) Kim Larsen: Køb Bananer
9) Racey: Such A Night
10) Kiss: I Was Made For Loving You

[janjensen]

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, February (Source: BT/IFPI)

- First of only two Danish charts published on February 29. The second being in 2008.
- The month belongs to Buggles having four out of five weeks at number one.
- Schlager singer Bjarne Liller gets the biggest hit of his career with "Billet Mrk." (about placing an add in a newspaper and getting some booty...)
- Swedish band Secret Service get their first of five hits in Denmark.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-02-01 [Week 5]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Luv': Yes I Do
3) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
4) Boney M: I'm Born Again
5) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
6) Grace Jones: Do Or Die
7) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
8) Suzi Quatro: Mama's Boy
9) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
10) E.L.O.: Train To London

Danish Singles Chart 1980-02-08 [Week 6]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Luv': Yes I Do
3) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
4) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
5) Suzi Quatro: Mama's Boy
6) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
7) Boney M: I'm Born Again
8) Grace Jones: Do Or Die
9) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
10) Secret Service: Oh Susie

Danish Singles Chart 1980-02-15 [Week 7]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
3) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
4) Luv': Yes I Do
5) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
6) Suzi Quatro: Mama's Boy
7) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
8) Secret Service: Oh Susie
9) Hansie: Automobile
10) Squeeze: Cool For Cats

Danish Singles Chart 1980-02-22 [Week 8]
1) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
2) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
3) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
4) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
5) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
6) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
7) Secret Service: Oh Susie
8) Hansie: Automobile
9) Suzi Quatro: Mama's Boy
10) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang

Danish Singles Chart 1980-02-29 [Week 9]
1) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
2) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
3) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
4) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
5) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
6) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
7) Cliff Richard: We Don't Talk Anymore
8) Hansie: Automobile
9) Secret Service: Oh Susie
10) Suzi Quatro: Mama's Boy

[janjensen]

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, March (Source: BT/IFPI)

- Bjarne Liller tops for three weeks before quickly going out.
- Pink Floyd enter with their only singles hit in Denmark eventually peaking at number five.
- Goombay Dance Band mark their debut and get one of the biggest hits of the year.
- Jan & René make fun of 60's legend Peter Belli's "Ingen Regning" which doesn't chart.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-03-07 [Week 10]
1) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
4) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
5) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
6) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
7) Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
8) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
9) Hansie: Automobile
10) ABBA: I Have A Dream

Danish Singles Chart 1980-03-14 [Week 11]
1) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
4) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
5) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
6) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
7) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
8) ABBA: I Have A Dream
9) Hansie: Automobile
10) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica

Danish Singles Chart 1980-03-21 [Week 12]
1) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
4) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
5) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
6) ABBA: I Have A Dream
7) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
8) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star
9) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
10) Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight

Danish Singles Chart 1980-03-28 [Week 13]
1) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
4) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
5) ABBA: I Have A Dream
6) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
7) Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight
8) Squeeze: Cool For Cats
9) Jan & René: Ingen Faktura
10) Buggles: Video Killed The Radio Star

[janjensen]

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, April (Source: BT/IFPI)

- the "Melodi Grand Pirix" of the this year enters (Bamse) peaking at number one for three weeks.
- legendary songs from Nolan Sisters and Dolly Dots enter.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-04-04 [Week 14]
1) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
2) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
3) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
4) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
5) Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight
6) Jan & René: Ingen Faktura
7) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
8) Secret Service: Oh Susie
9) Suzi Quatro: Mama's Boy
10) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

Danish Singles Chart 1980-04-11 [Week 15]
1) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
2) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
3) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
4) Jan & René: Ingen Faktura
5) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.
6) Bamses Venner: Tænker Altid På Dig
7) Secret Service: Oh Susie
8) Donna Summer: On The Radio
9) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
10) Squeeze: Cool For Cats

Danish Singles Chart 1980-04-18 [Week 16]
1) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
2) Bamses Venner: Tænker Altid På Dig
3) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
4) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
5) Dolly Dots: Boys
6) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
7) Nick Straker Band: A Walk In The Park
8) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
9) Donna Summer: On The Radio
10) Bjarne Liller: Billet Mrk.

Danish Singles Chart 1980-04-25 [Week 17]
1) Bamses Venner: Tænker Altid På Dig
2) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
3) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
4) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
5) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
6) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
7) Nick Straker Band: A Walk In The Park
8) Dolly Dots: Boys
9) B. A. Robertson: Bang Bang
10) Donna Summer: On The Radio

[janjensen]

Official Danish Singles Chart 1980, May (Source: BT/IFPI)

- the Eurovision winner, Johnny Logan, enters and grabs the number one spot for four weeks.
- the swiss entry "Cinema" enters the chart (really?)
- so do entries from UK, Luxembourg and Italy...

Danish Singles Chart 1980-05-02 [Week 18]
1) Bamses Venner: Tænker Altid På Dig
2) Johnny Logan: What's Another Year
3) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
4) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
5) Boney M: I See A Boat On The River
6) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
7) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
8) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen
9) Bjarne Liller: Sol Og Sommer
10) Secret Service: Oh Susie

Danish Singles Chart 1980-05-09 [Week 19]
1) Bamses Venner: Tænker Altid På Dig
2) Johnny Logan: What's Another Year
3) Boney M: I See A Boat On The River
4) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
5) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
6) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
7) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
8) Paola: Cinema
9) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
10) Seebach Band feat. Debbie Cameron & Lecia & Lucienne: Copenhagen

Danish Singles Chart 1980-05-16 [Week 20]
1) Johnny Logan: What's Another Year
2) Bamses Venner: Tænker Altid På Dig
3) Boney M: I See A Boat On The River
4) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
5) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
6) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida
7) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
8) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
9) Prima Donna: Love Enough For Two
10) Paola: Cinema

Danish Singles Chart 1980-05-23 [Week 21]
1) Johnny Logan: What's Another Year
2) Bamses Venner: Tænker Altid På Dig
3) Boney M: I See A Boat On The River
4) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
5) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
6) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
7) Prima Donna: Love Enough For Two
8) Sophie & Magaly: Papa Pingouin
9) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
10) Gibson Brothers: Que Sera Mi Vida

Danish Singles Chart 1980-05-30 [Week 22]
1) Johnny Logan: What's Another Year
2) Boney M: I See A Boat On The River
3) Bette Midler: My Knight In Black Leather
4) Bamses Venner: Tænker Altid På Dig
5) Sophie & Magaly: Papa Pingouin
6) Prima Donna: Love Enough For Two
7) Nolan Sisters: I'm In The Mood For Dancing
8) Pink Floyd: Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
9) Goombay Dance Band: Sun Of Jamaica
10) Alan Sorrenti: Non So Che Darei