1979’s Biggest Artists and Songs |
| A Taste of Honey (1978 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1979) Bee Gees/Various (Grammy for 1978 Album of the Year) Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel (Grammy for Record of the Year) |
| New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Kate Bush, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, AC/DC, Kim Carnes, The Police, The Blues Brothers, Nick Lowe, Toto, John Cougar Mellencamp, Blondie and Dire Straits |
1979’s Retro Top 10 Hits |
| 1. Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seger |
| 2. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes |
| 3. Crazy Love – Poco |
| 4. Good Girls Don’t – The Knack |
| 5. I Do The Rock – Tim Curry |
| 6. Street Life – Crusaders |
| 7. Instant Replay – Dan Hartman |
| 8. Chase – Giorgio Moroder |
| 9. Cruel To Be Kind – Nick Lowe |
| 10. Lotta Love – Nicolette Larson |
1979’s ‘One Hit Wonders’ |
| 1. Pop Muzik – M |
| 2. Rainbow Connection – Kermit (Jim Henson) |
| 3. Born To Be Alive – Patrick Hernandez |
| 4. Just Another NIght – Ian Hunter |
| 5. Come To Me – France Joli |
| 6. Makin It – David Naughton |
| 7. Now That We Found Love – Third World |
| 8. Driver’s Seat – Sniff ‘n’ the Tears |
| 9. Hey, St. Peter – Flash In The Pan |
| 10. New York Groove – Ace Frehley |
1979’s Disco Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Y.M.C.A. – Village People |
| 2. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor |
| 3. Bad Girls/Hot Stuff – Donna Summer |
| 4. Ring My Bell – Anita Ward |
| 5. Heart of Glass – Blondie |
| 6. Heaven Must Have Sent You – Bonnie Pointer |
| 7. I Was Made For Dancin’ – Leif Garrett |
| 8. Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn |
| 9. Disco Nights (Rock Freak) – GQ |
| 10. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart |
More of 1979’s Disco Top Hits |
| Contact – Edwin Starr |
| Keep On Dancin’ – Gary’s Gang |
| Makin It – David Naughton |
1979’s Funk and Dance Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson |
| 2. September – Earth Wind and Fire |
| 3. I Got My Mind Made Up (You can Get It Girl) – Instant Funk |
| 4. Livin’ It Up – Bell & James |
| 5. Good Times – Chic |
| 6. Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now – McFadden and Whitehead |
| 7. Shake Your Groove Thing – Peaches and Herb |
| 8. Knock on Wood – Amii Stewart |
| 9. Boogie Wonderland – Earth Wind and Fire |
| 10. There But For The Grace of God Go I – Machine |
More of 1979’s Dance and Funk Hits |
| H.A.P.P.Y. Radio – Edwin Starr |
| Cuba – Gibson Brothers |
1979’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. My Sharona – The Knack |
| 2. I Want You To Want Me – Cheap Trick |
| 3. Good Times Roll – The Cars |
| 4. Dance The Night Away – Van Halen |
| 5. The Logical Song – Supertramp |
| 6. Renegade – Styx |
| 7. Head Games – Foreigner |
| 8. Every Time I Think Of You – The Babys |
| 9. Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’ – Journey |
| 10. Beautiful Girls – Van Halen |
More of 1979’s Top Pop Rock Songs |
| Good Girls Don’t – The Knack |
| I Wish I Could Fly Like Superman – The Kinks |
| 1979’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Highway To Hell – AC/DC |
| 2. Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band |
| 3. Rust Never Sleeps (Hey Hey My My Into The Black) – Neil Young |
| 4. Minute By Minute – The Doobie Brothers |
| 5. 5:15 – The Who |
| 6. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth – Meatloaf |
| 7. Song on the Radio – Al Stewart |
| 8. Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) – Pat Travers Band |
| 9. Lady Writer – Dire Straits |
| 10. Just Another Night – Ian Hunter |
More of 1979’s Album Rock |
| Rock and Roll Fantasy – Bad Company |
| Long Live Rock – The Who |
| Dancin Fool – Frank Zappa |
| Rubber Biscuit – Blues Brothers |
1979’s New Wave Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Pop Muzik – M |
| 2. One Way Or Another – Blondie |
| 3. Life During Wartime – The Talking Heads |
| 4. Roxanne – The Police |
| 5. Video Killed The Radio Star – The Buggles |
| 6. Take Me To The River – Talking Heads |
| 7. Hey, St. Peter – Flash &The Pan |
| 8. Driver’s Seat – Sniff N The Tears |
| 9. The Man With The Child In His Eyes – Kate Bush |
| 10. Frederick – Patti Smith Group |
1979’s Bubblegum Pop Music Top Ten |
| 1. Y.M/.C.A. – The Village People |
| 2. Rainbow Connection – Kermit |
| 3. I Was Made For Dancin’ – Leif Garrett |
| 4. We Are Family – Sister Sledge |
| 5. In The Navy – The Village People |
| 6. Pop Muzik – M |
| 7. Love Is The Answer – England Dan and John Ford Coley |
| 8. Big Shot – Billy Joel |
| 9. Music Box Dancer – Frank Mills |
| 10. Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love – Lobo |
PCM’s 1979 Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. YMCA – Village People |
| 2. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor |
| 3. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson |
| 4. We Are Family – Sister Sledge |
| 5. Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seger |
| 6. Hot Stuff/Bad Girls – Donna Summer |
| 7. Good Times – Chic |
| 8. Escape (The Oina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes |
| 9. Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now – McFadden and Whitehead |
| 10. September – Earth Wind and Fire |
