1979
- 06/01/79 French rock music
- 13/01/79 Ian Curtis/Bob Last of Fast Product/Here & Now ("Nationwide Ethnic Credibility Special '79")
- 20/01/79 Gang of Four (band)
- 27/01/79 Elvis Costello
- 03/02/79 Kevin Coyne
- 10/02/79 Jean-Jacques Burnel (of The Stranglers)
- 17/02/79 Village People
- 24/02/79 Dennis Brown
- 03/03/79 Graham Parker
- 10/03/79 Van Morrison
- 17/03/79 The Only Ones
- 24/03/79 Iggy Pop
- 31/03/79 The Human League
- 07/04/79 Nicky Tesco of The Members
- 14/04/79 The Mod revival
- 21/04/79 Linton Kwesi Johnson
- 28/04/79 Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks
- 05/05/79 Ted Nugent
- 12/05/79 British football
- 19/05/79 Bryan Ferry (then of Roxy Music)
- 26/05/79 The New Barbarians
- 02/06/79 Ian Dury
- 09/06/79 Dire Straits
- 16/06/79 Public Image Ltd
- 23/06/79 The Cramps
- 30/06/79 Steel Pulse
- 07/07/79 John Cooper Clarke
- 14/07/79 Devo
- 21/07/79 Squeeze
- 28/07/79 Talking Heads
- 04/08/79 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
- 11/08/79 Joy Division
- 18/08/79 John Peel
- 25/08/79 The Specials
- 01/09/79 The Police
- 08/09/79 The Slits
- 15/09/79 Feargal Sharkey of The Undertones
- 22/09/79 Stiff Little Fingers
- 29/09/79 Debbie Harry of Blondie
- 06/10/79 Ray Davies of The Kinks
- 13/10/79 The Clash
- 20/10/79 Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats
- 27/10/79 Jimmy Pursey of Sham 69
- 03/11/79 Paul Weller
- 10/11/79 Bob Marley
- 17/11/79 Secret Affair
- 24/11/79 John Lydon
- 01/12/79 Richard Jobson
- 08/12/79 Nick Lowe (although this issue was officially dated to Friday 7 December, not Saturday 8th)
- 15/12/79 Marlon Brando
- 22/12/79 Review of the year
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