1979
1. Message in a Bottle, The Police
2. Highway to Hell, AC/DC
3. Brass in Pocket, The Pretenders
4. My My Hey Hey, Neil Young
5. Oliver's Army, Elvis Costello
6. What I Like About You, The Romantics
7. Refugee, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. Cruel to be Kind, Nick Lowe
9. Life During Wartime, Talking Heads
10. Cruisin, Smokey Robinson
*The weakest list I've had to assemble. I just really don't like this era, but the 80s (the decade I really grew up in) is coming up.
*The first commercial rap single, King Tim III, was released this year. It didn't do much, but was followed by the huge hit Rappers Delight, which almost made this list.
*I admire the Clash for their talent, but their sound just isn't my thing, although Train in Vain almost made this list.
*Several acclaimed albums with heavy disco influences (including MJ's Off the Wall) are missing entries on this list, due to my dislike of the genre.
https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/bg_hits/bg_hits_79.html
#1 songs of 1979 in chronological order:
"Too Much Heaven" – Bee Gees (2 weeks)
"Le Freak" – Chic (1 week)
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" – Rod Stewart (3 weeks)
"I Will Survive" – Gloria Gaynor (2 weeks)
"Tragedy" – Bee Gees (1 week)
"I Will Survive" – Gloria Gaynor (1 week) (Re-entry)
"What a Fool Believes" – The Doobie Brothers (1 week)
"Knock on Wood" – Amii Stewart (1 week)
"Heart of Glass" – Blondie (1 week)
"Reunited" – Peaches & Herb (4 weeks)
"Hot Stuff" – Donna Summer (1 week)
"Love You Inside Out" – Bee Gees (1 week)
"Hot Stuff" – Donna Summer (1 week) (Re-entry)
"Ring My Bell" – Anita Ward (2 weeks)
"Bad Girls" – Donna Summer (5 weeks)
"Good Times" – Chic (1 week)
"My Sharona" – The Knack (6 weeks)
"Sad Eyes" – Robert John (1 week)
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" – Michael Jackson (1 week)
"Rise" – Herb Alpert (2 weeks)
"Pop Muzik" – M (1 week)
"Heartache Tonight" – Eagles (1 week)
"Still" – Commodores (1 week)
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" – Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer (2 weeks)
"Babe" – Styx (2 weeks)
"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" – Rupert Holmes (1 week)
Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs
15: The Clash – London Calling
103: Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
146: The B-52's – Rock Lobster
224: Chic – Good Times
254: AC/DC – Highway to Hell
255: Blondie – Heart of Glass
298: Blondie – One Way or Another
301: Rod Stewart – Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
388: The Police – Roxanne
489: Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive