These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1979 as compiled by RPM.[1]
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | (no publication) | (-) |
| January 13 | Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Barbra Streisand |
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | 52nd Street | Billy Joel |
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | Blondes Have More Fun | Rod Stewart |
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | Spirits Having Flown | Bee Gees |
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | Minute by Minute | The Doobie Brothers |
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 7 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 28 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | Cheap Trick at Budokan | Cheap Trick |
| August 18 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | Get the Knack | The Knack |
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | Breakfast in America | Supertramp |
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | In Through the Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | The Long Run | Eagles |
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | In Through the Out Door | Led Zeppelin |
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |