A breakdown of my top singles from 1979
Title
|
Artist
|
Pop
|
AC
|
R&B
|
Disco
| |
26
|
"Is She Really Going Out with Him"
|
Joe Jackson
|
21
| |||
25
|
"I Do Love You"
|
GQ
|
20
|
5
| ||
24
|
"Blow Away"
|
George Harrison
|
16
|
2
| ||
23
|
"Born to Be Alive"
|
Patrick Hernandez
|
16
|
1
|
||
22
|
"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
|
Journey
|
16
| |||
21
|
"Shine a Little Love"
|
Electric Light Orchestra
|
8
|
40
| ||
20
|
"A Little More Love"
|
Olivia Newton-John
|
3
|
4
| ||
19
|
"Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls"
|
Queen
|
24
|
Title
|
Artist
|
Pop
|
AC
|
R&B
|
Disco
|
|
18
|
"My Life"
|
Billy Joel
|
3
|
2
| ||
17
|
"Arrow Through Me"
|
Wings
|
29
|
29
| ||
16
|
"Heartache Tonight"
|
Eagles
| 1 |
38
| ||
15
|
"Boogie Wonderland"
|
Earth, Wind & Fire
|
6
|
2
|
14
|
|
14
|
"Cruel to be Kind"
|
Nick Lowe
|
12
|
36
| ||
13
|
"What You Won't Do for Love"
| Bobby Caldwell |
9
|
10
|
6
| |
12
|
"After the Love has Gone"
|
Earth, Wind & Fire
|
2
|
3
|
2
| |
11
|
"Morning Dance"
|
Spyro Gyra
|
24
|
1
|
60
|
All chart positions are peak positions from Billboard charts. These are my personal top 79 singles of those that peaked on the Billboard charts in 1979. The list is solely my opinion. Using Joel Whitburn's book, Pop Annual 1955-1999, I started with the 475 singles that peaked on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart in 1979. An initial pass through that list narrowed it down to 105 tunes, then listening, ranking, and editing began. The top 79 are presented here, in order.
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