My Top 100 Singles of 1979
1. Chic - "Good
Times"
2. The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"
3. Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
4. The Clash - "London Calling"
5. Earth, Wind & Fire - "September"
6. The B-52's - "Rock Lobster"
7. Cheap Trick - "I Want You To Want Me (Live)"
8. Funkadelic - "(Not Just) Knee Deep"
9. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - "Bustin' Loose"
10. Gary Numan – “Cars”
11. The Cars - "Good Times Roll"
12. AC/DC - "Highway To Hell"
13. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Do Me Like That"
14. Jefferson Starship - "Jane"
15. Talking Heads - "Life During Wartime"
16. John Mellencamp - "I Need A Lover"
17. The Police - "Walking On The Moon"
18. Cheryl Lynn - "Got To be Real"
19. Led Zeppelin - "Fool In The Rain"
20. The Doobie Brothers - "What A Fool Believes"
21. Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now"
22. The Specials – “A Message To You Rudy”
23. Blondie - "Dreaming"
24. Mass Production - "Firecracker"
25. The Cure - "Boys Don't Cry"
26. Bauhaus – “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
27. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
28. Donna Summer - "Hot Stuff"
29. XTC - "Making Plans For Nigel"
30. Switch - "I Call Your Name"
31. Diana Ross - "The Boss"
32. Bobby Caldwell - "What You Won't Do For Love"
33. Prince - "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
34. Electric Light Orchestra - "Don't Bring Me Down"
35. The Police - "Message In A Bottle"
36. Van Halen - "Dance The Night Away"
37. Joe Jackson - "Is She Really Going Out With Him?"
38. Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive"
39. Rickie Lee Jones - "Chuck E's In Love"
40. Supertramp - "Take The Long Way Home"
41. Kenny Rogers - "The Gambler"
42. Kenny Loggins - "This Is It"
43. ZZ Top - "Cheap Sunglasses"
44. Styx - "Renegade"
45. Neil Young - "Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)"
46. Dire Straits -"Sultans Of Swing"
47. The Charlie Daniels Band - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
48. Blondie - "Heart Of Glass"
49. Pink Floyd - "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)"
50. Kiss - "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
51. Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"
52. Rufus & Chaka Khan – “Do You Love What You Feel”
53. Peaches & Herb - "Reunited"
54. Fleetwood Mac - "Tusk"
55. Chic - "I Want Your Love"
56. Van Halen - "Beautiful Girls"
57. The Specials – “Gangsters”
58. Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell"
59. The Eagles - "Heartache Tonight"
60. Supertramp - "The Logical Song"
61. Journey - "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
62. Billy Joel - "Big Shot"
63. Paul McCartney – “Wonderful Christmastime”
64. Bob Seger - "Old Time Rock And Roll"
65. Bad Company - "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"
66. The Knack - "My Sharona"
67. Patrick Hernandez - "Born To Be Alive"
68. Led Zeppelin - "In The Evening"
69. McFadden & Whitehead - "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
70. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "Accidents Will Happen"
71. M - "Pop Musik"
72. Foreigner - "Double Vision"
73. Earth, Wind & Fire and The Emotions – “Boogie Wonderland”
74. Bee Gees - "Tragedy"
75. Robert Palmer - "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
76. ZZ Top - "I Thank You"
77. The Cars - "Let's Go"
78. Village People - "In The Navy"
79. The Pointer Sisters - "Fire"
80. The Flying Lizards - "Money"
81. Supertramp - "Breakfast In America"
82. Bob Seger - "We've Got Tonight"
83. Foreigner - "Head Games"
84. Cheap Trick - "Dream Police"
85. Earth, Wind & Fire – “After The Love Has Gone”
86. Fleetwood Mac - "Sara"
87. The Jacksons - "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)"
88. Donna Summer - "Bad Girls"
89. Styx - "Babe"
90. Toto - "Georgy Porgy"
91. The Cars - "It's All I Can Do"
92. Instant Funk - "I Got My Mind Up (You Can Get It Girl)"
93. Sister Sledge - "He's The Greatest Dancer"
94. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "Oliver's Army"
95. Rupert Holmes - "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
96. Amii Stewart - "Knock On Wood"
97. Roger Voudouris – “Get Used To It”
98. The Eagles - "The Long Run"
99. Supertramp - "Goodbye Stranger"
100. Led Zeppelin - "All My Love"
2. The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"
3. Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
4. The Clash - "London Calling"
5. Earth, Wind & Fire - "September"
6. The B-52's - "Rock Lobster"
7. Cheap Trick - "I Want You To Want Me (Live)"
8. Funkadelic - "(Not Just) Knee Deep"
9. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - "Bustin' Loose"
10. Gary Numan – “Cars”
11. The Cars - "Good Times Roll"
12. AC/DC - "Highway To Hell"
13. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Do Me Like That"
14. Jefferson Starship - "Jane"
15. Talking Heads - "Life During Wartime"
16. John Mellencamp - "I Need A Lover"
17. The Police - "Walking On The Moon"
18. Cheryl Lynn - "Got To be Real"
19. Led Zeppelin - "Fool In The Rain"
20. The Doobie Brothers - "What A Fool Believes"
21. Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now"
22. The Specials – “A Message To You Rudy”
23. Blondie - "Dreaming"
24. Mass Production - "Firecracker"
25. The Cure - "Boys Don't Cry"
26. Bauhaus – “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
27. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
28. Donna Summer - "Hot Stuff"
29. XTC - "Making Plans For Nigel"
30. Switch - "I Call Your Name"
31. Diana Ross - "The Boss"
32. Bobby Caldwell - "What You Won't Do For Love"
33. Prince - "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
34. Electric Light Orchestra - "Don't Bring Me Down"
35. The Police - "Message In A Bottle"
36. Van Halen - "Dance The Night Away"
37. Joe Jackson - "Is She Really Going Out With Him?"
38. Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive"
39. Rickie Lee Jones - "Chuck E's In Love"
40. Supertramp - "Take The Long Way Home"
41. Kenny Rogers - "The Gambler"
42. Kenny Loggins - "This Is It"
43. ZZ Top - "Cheap Sunglasses"
44. Styx - "Renegade"
45. Neil Young - "Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)"
46. Dire Straits -"Sultans Of Swing"
47. The Charlie Daniels Band - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
48. Blondie - "Heart Of Glass"
49. Pink Floyd - "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)"
50. Kiss - "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
51. Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"
52. Rufus & Chaka Khan – “Do You Love What You Feel”
53. Peaches & Herb - "Reunited"
54. Fleetwood Mac - "Tusk"
55. Chic - "I Want Your Love"
56. Van Halen - "Beautiful Girls"
57. The Specials – “Gangsters”
58. Anita Ward - "Ring My Bell"
59. The Eagles - "Heartache Tonight"
60. Supertramp - "The Logical Song"
61. Journey - "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
62. Billy Joel - "Big Shot"
63. Paul McCartney – “Wonderful Christmastime”
64. Bob Seger - "Old Time Rock And Roll"
65. Bad Company - "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"
66. The Knack - "My Sharona"
67. Patrick Hernandez - "Born To Be Alive"
68. Led Zeppelin - "In The Evening"
69. McFadden & Whitehead - "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
70. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "Accidents Will Happen"
71. M - "Pop Musik"
72. Foreigner - "Double Vision"
73. Earth, Wind & Fire and The Emotions – “Boogie Wonderland”
74. Bee Gees - "Tragedy"
75. Robert Palmer - "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
76. ZZ Top - "I Thank You"
77. The Cars - "Let's Go"
78. Village People - "In The Navy"
79. The Pointer Sisters - "Fire"
80. The Flying Lizards - "Money"
81. Supertramp - "Breakfast In America"
82. Bob Seger - "We've Got Tonight"
83. Foreigner - "Head Games"
84. Cheap Trick - "Dream Police"
85. Earth, Wind & Fire – “After The Love Has Gone”
86. Fleetwood Mac - "Sara"
87. The Jacksons - "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)"
88. Donna Summer - "Bad Girls"
89. Styx - "Babe"
90. Toto - "Georgy Porgy"
91. The Cars - "It's All I Can Do"
92. Instant Funk - "I Got My Mind Up (You Can Get It Girl)"
93. Sister Sledge - "He's The Greatest Dancer"
94. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - "Oliver's Army"
95. Rupert Holmes - "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
96. Amii Stewart - "Knock On Wood"
97. Roger Voudouris – “Get Used To It”
98. The Eagles - "The Long Run"
99. Supertramp - "Goodbye Stranger"
100. Led Zeppelin - "All My Love"
The pinnacle of disco and the birth of hip hop as a commercial force (intertwined with the same bassline in the top 2, naturally), the song that really launched Go-Go, punk becoming too diverse to pigeonhole, Gary Numan leading the UK's charge towards synths, Prince and Michael clearing their throats before a decade of battling for the throne. Now we're really getting into years where I feel a little jealous of anybody who was alive, sentient, and listening to the radio at the time.
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