The 1979 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards was held in 1980 for the 1979 music season.
The top 10 songs (十大中文金曲) of 1979 are as follows.
| width=40% | Song name in Chinese | width=20% | Artist | width=20% | Composer | width=20% | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 天蠶變 | Jimmy Lo Kwok Tsim | ||||||
| 加價熱潮 | Samuel Hui Peter Lai | ||||||
| 好歌獻給你 | Cheng Kwok Kong | ||||||
| 春雨彎刀 | Tang Wai Hung | ||||||
| 陌上歸人 | Ricky Fung | Cheng Kwok Kong | |||||
| 茫茫路 | Jimmy Lo Kwok Tsim | ||||||
| 眼淚為你流 | Cheng Kwok Kong | ||||||
| 楚留香 | |||||||
| 像白雲像清風 | Jimmy Lo Kwok Tsim | ||||||
| 橄欖樹 | Sanmao (三毛) | ||||||