List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1979
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number one in 1979.
See also: 1979 in music, R&B number-one hits of 1979 (USA)
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 6 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| January 13 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| January 20 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| January 27 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| February 3 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| February 10 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| February 17 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| February 24 | C'est Chic | Chic |
| March 3 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| March 10 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| March 17 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| March 24 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| March 31 | Instant Funk | Instant Funk |
| April 7 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| April 14 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| April 21 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| April 28 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| May 5 | 2 Hot | Peaches & Herb |
| May 12 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| May 19 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| May 26 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| June 2 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| June 9 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| June 16 | We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
| June 23 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| June 30 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 7 | Bad Girls | Donna Summer |
| July 14 | I Am | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| July 21 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| July 28 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| August 4 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| August 11 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| August 18 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| August 25 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| September 1 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| September 8 | Teddy | Teddy Pendergrass |
| September 15 | Midnight Magic | Commodores |
| September 22 | Midnight Magic | Commodores |
| September 29 | Midnight Magic | Commodores |
| October 6 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| October 13 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| October 20 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| October 27 | Ladies' Night | Kool & the Gang |
| November 3 | Ladies' Night | Kool & the Gang |
| November 10 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| November 17 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| November 24 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| December 1 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| December 8 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| December 15 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson |
| December 22 | Masterjam | Rufus and Chaka Khan |
| December 29 | Masterjam | Rufus and Chaka Khan |
